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Flowers are popular subjects for macro photographers, especially when the photographer is new and just learning about color and shape, light and shadow. I was no different when I was a beginner. As an avid gardener, my first passion gave rise to my second: flower photography. I wanted to document the flowers in my garden, which, at the time, included eighty varieties of roses and twenty different varieties of clematis, among others.
Choosing the right kind of flowers and arranging them properly is very important when photographing flowers to highlight their translucency. Look for flowers with petals that allow light to shine through in order to make the most of the backlight. In my experience, the best kinds of flowers for this are calla lilies, tulips, daffodils, peonies, magnolias, poppies, irises, dogwood, cherry blossoms, hydrangeas, and alstroemeria, among others.
Flower photography composition is one of the most important elements of any genre of photography. In photo light box photography, there are different approaches one can adapt. An eastern flower arrangement style, such as Ikebana, focuses on simplicity and emphasizes lines and form. A western-style, however, shows an abundant use of flowers as a mass. My style lies somewhere in between these two. I tend to use as many flowers as possible, but I pay attention to the spacing between the subjects.
Give some thought to what kind of arrangements please you. Start with a rough sketch on a piece of paper. For me, arranging flowers becomes spiritual and meditative. I found that it becomes an internal, non-technical process. Express yourself in various arrangements using the same bunch of flowers. What is your vision? How will you build your images?
Select your flowers for the shoot and keep them in water until the last possible minute or use florist water tubes to keep them hydrated. Once you start arranging them on your light box, you must move quickly, otherwise they start wilting.
With your flowers arranged on or in front of the light box, shoot your first series of bracketed images (3 or 5). The first one should be +2 stop overexposed, the second at +1, the third at +3 stops. These settings are not written in stone. Use them as a baseline and tweak them as you see fit.
Open all of the bracketed images in Photoshop as layers. Starting with the lightest frame on the bottom and the darkest frame on top, select all the layers and auto-align them. Using layer masks, bring in the details of the flowers from the rest of the layers.
Now that you know the flower photography secrets of creating jaw-dropping artistic fine art photos, all you have to do is give it a go. Feel free to share you own tips and techniques in the comments below.
Padma Inguva is a flower photographer who first picked up a camera to capture the fruits of her labor in her New Jersey garden. Her curiosity and perfectionism have driven her to spend thousands of hours in shooting and processing floral portraits and she loves sharing her gained insights with others. Her Meetups, webinars, workshops, and mentoring sessions cover topics like equipment selection, composition, lighting, and post processing. Her hope is that through photography, others can learn to see the beauty in little things and create for themselves an oasis in this constantly demanding life.
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This was a very informative post on using light to illuminate flowers. Thank you for providing the necessary equipment, set up and camera settings. The images are awesome and I will be following to see future posts. ThNk you.
More importantly, note the quality of light. By that I mean, notice how the shadows are still present to the left of the center of the flower but are not as prominent. Also be aware of how nicely the shadows are filled in from the bottom.
Flowers are soft. They are feminine. When we tell stories about our subject, we want to convey that feeling. One of the ways we convey feelings in photographs is in how we use light. Notice how the feel is different in the photos with the fill card and without. The second exposure feels softer and more feminine, and thus, supports the story of a feminine flower.
How does this feel to you now? Notice how I brought the exposure of center of the flower up, just by doing a little light painting. If you ever worked in a darkroom, you will notice this is similar to manipulating an image in an enlarger called, burning, but we are doing it live at the capture stage.
Flowers are a popular subject for photography, full of color, texture, patterns and personality. This time of year many of us begin to count the days until spring arrives. As a nature photographer specializing in flower photography, I look forward to the time when the earth comes to life again and the spring flowers appear. Although my preference is to photograph flowers outdoors, I can still enjoy flower photography in the winter months. During the winter I find plentiful subjects in greenhouses, conservatories and by bringing flowers home from my neighborhood florist to photograph in natural window light.
My hope is that you can practice some of these skills indoors before heading outdoors when spring finally arrives, or perhaps you are one of the lucky ones who live in a warmer climate and enjoy flower photography outdoors year-round.
I think most people would agree that being in nature is a kind of therapy. Train your eye to notice details, look for interesting lines, sensuous curves, a unique curl of a petal or leaf. Learn to see your subjects more abstractly, in terms of lines, color, texture, patterns and mood. Slowing down will sharpen your visual skills and help you find more interesting and unique subjects. You will create work that is more impactful, work that evokes feelings and perhaps even stories. For me, the process of finding and capturing images is equally important as the end product. By focusing on the process and enjoying the process, we will more likely convey those feelings to others.
Light is one of the most important elements in all genres of photography and key to beautiful flower portraits. Just like we need to slow down and learn to see to find interesting subjects, we also need to learn to recognize the quality and the direction of light best suited for photographing flowers. Generally speaking, you want to photograph flowers in soft, diffuse light. Although there are a few exceptions when using strong sunlight in backlighting can be beautiful, you want to avoid the harsh highlights and deep shadows that strong light produces.
If you are new to macro or flower photography, the best way to advance your learning and to understand what your lenses are capable of is to experiment with aperture. Depth of field is one of the most important elements in learning macro photography. Depth of field is determined by your aperture, how close you are to your subject, how far away your background is, and what lens you are using. There is no cookbook method to teach what aperture is going to work best to bring your vision to life. It comes from a lot of experimentation and experience. I tell beginning macro photographers to shoot a flower in a range of apertures and study the results.
That being said, there are times when I want to capture each and every detail of a flower and shoot in higher apertures to achieve that. Again, by asking yourself those important questions of what drew you to the flower, how does it make you feel, and what do you want to convey will help you determine aperture. Experiment!
That is the question! This may seem like a silly question, as many photographers feel it is essential to be on a tripod to produce good macro images. Many people are surprised to learn that I do a large percentage of my work hand-held. I am blessed with a steady hand and I am often working in the lower apertures where plenty of light enters my lens, which means high shutter speeds and less possibility of camera shake. I love the freedom of hand-holding so that I can easily get into difficult positions and angles. However, I do not recommend hand-holding to everyone, however.
Certainly if I am working in lower light situations or in higher apertures, I always use my tripod. A good, sturdy tripod is absolutely essential to macro flower photography, whether you use it all the time or part of the time. I recommend that all beginning photographers work on a tripod. It slows you down, helps you compose more carefully and thoughtfully, and allows you to experiment with aperture easily. When using a tripod, use a shutter release cable and Live View to manually focus. Zoom in through Live View and focus on the area that is most important in your composition. Once you are completely comfortable with using your camera and lenses, try hand-holding to see if it works for you. As a rule of thumb, you should use a minimum shutter speed equal to the focal length of your lens. For example, with a 100 mm lens, use a shutter speed of at least 1/100th. Having a lens with image stabilization will help, as well.
I hope these tips will inspire you to get out and try some flower photography. Flowers are readily available and beautiful, joyful subjects to photograph. I look forward to sharing lots of other ideas with you in future posts.
Note: Some species mayhave a flower response in the near-infrared (nIR) as well. Fewoccurrences of this are yet documented, but Ranunculusficaria mightserve as an example. I haven't yet decided whether or not IRaspects should be addressed in these studies. More test shots areneeded to assess the potential of adding IR to the study. Sincemy UV work receives no external funding, I have limits as to theefforts and time which can be spent on documenting these flowerfeatures.
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