Macros - Flowers - Thumbnails
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| Additional Information: I don't really shoot flowers much so I'll only be able to give a few tips. Flowers and plants are tough to shoot without using a flash and a quick shutter speed but these typically leave you with a dark background. If you try to shoot with a slower shutter speed, you will have to have a dead calm day (absolutely no breeze). If you try to get a close-up of a flower with a lower F-stop (larger aperture), the depth of field will be very thin and not all of the flower will be in focus. You could go up in the ISO setting but on most non-DSLR cameras using CCD sensors, the higher ISO will produce noisy/grainy photos. If you shoot in the bright sunlight, you will need to use fill flash to prevent having harsh shadows. If you go out to specifically shoot flowers, try to go on a bright overcast day with no breeze. If you are out on a day that's breezy, you can sometimes stabilize flowers by using something like a forked stick to help hold the flower steady. If you have a flower with a long stem that runs at a low angle, you can use the stick to support the stem just out of the frame. It will often hold it steady enough when the breeze is very light. Much of what applied to the macro photography in the previous information on this site also applies to flowers. There will be a bit more information on the individual pages when you click on the thumbnails above. |
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