When taking photos of flowers, you want them to look their best. And since you like sunny days it is easy to get the idea that those sunny days also provide the best conditions for making pictures of your flowers and garden.
But wait! That bright sunlight is actually not the best for showing your flowers at their very best. Rather, try a slightly overcast day. The softer light on such a day is easier to handle.
There are several more ways to make your flower photos stand out. Here are some methods that professional photographers use to make their pictures look good:
Create a shadow by using a piece of cardboard. Place it where it will throw a shadow on some of the backdrop. This method will darken the background, so as to make it more subdued and less distracting.
Take a mirror, or a piece of aluminum foil, and use it as reflector. Hold it so that the flower will get extra light, this will make it stand out against a darker backdrop. (Adjust the camera setting to get the flower, rather than the background, correctly exposed.)
Need to soften up that harsh sunlight? Then make a diffuser - take a white plastic bag or some other semi-opaque stuff, and stick it to a frame made of a bent wire coat hanger. Use this to diffuse the sun's rays and create a more subtle effect.
Using the sun as a back lightning for flower photos can prove to be quite interesting. In order to get the best effect, you can try placing the sun right behind the flower. This is not an easy task, but once you get the hang of it, then you can use it to your advantage. Some types of flowers will look semi-transparent when lit from behind.
Avoid making pictures around noontime, since this is the time of day when the light of the sun is the least flattering. Rather, make arrangements to take photos either in the morning or close to the time of sunset. Doing this when making pictures of flowers is a great way to show them at their best.
Does your camera have a zoom lens? Most modern digital cameras have that, even really simple ones. Using the zoom function, you can handle a distracting background. Zoom in, or in other words, change to a telephoto setting; and you can then easily crop out any distracting stuff that may be sitting somewhere behind your subject of interest.
Just because you may not be a professional photographer, doesn't mean that you can't capture your subject the way they do it. It will take practice and patience to get the photos to look their very best, but since you can take a lot of pictures with a digital camera at no extra cost you will be able to experiment until you get everything right. - 17943
But wait! That bright sunlight is actually not the best for showing your flowers at their very best. Rather, try a slightly overcast day. The softer light on such a day is easier to handle.
There are several more ways to make your flower photos stand out. Here are some methods that professional photographers use to make their pictures look good:
Create a shadow by using a piece of cardboard. Place it where it will throw a shadow on some of the backdrop. This method will darken the background, so as to make it more subdued and less distracting.
Take a mirror, or a piece of aluminum foil, and use it as reflector. Hold it so that the flower will get extra light, this will make it stand out against a darker backdrop. (Adjust the camera setting to get the flower, rather than the background, correctly exposed.)
Need to soften up that harsh sunlight? Then make a diffuser - take a white plastic bag or some other semi-opaque stuff, and stick it to a frame made of a bent wire coat hanger. Use this to diffuse the sun's rays and create a more subtle effect.
Using the sun as a back lightning for flower photos can prove to be quite interesting. In order to get the best effect, you can try placing the sun right behind the flower. This is not an easy task, but once you get the hang of it, then you can use it to your advantage. Some types of flowers will look semi-transparent when lit from behind.
Avoid making pictures around noontime, since this is the time of day when the light of the sun is the least flattering. Rather, make arrangements to take photos either in the morning or close to the time of sunset. Doing this when making pictures of flowers is a great way to show them at their best.
Does your camera have a zoom lens? Most modern digital cameras have that, even really simple ones. Using the zoom function, you can handle a distracting background. Zoom in, or in other words, change to a telephoto setting; and you can then easily crop out any distracting stuff that may be sitting somewhere behind your subject of interest.
Just because you may not be a professional photographer, doesn't mean that you can't capture your subject the way they do it. It will take practice and patience to get the photos to look their very best, but since you can take a lot of pictures with a digital camera at no extra cost you will be able to experiment until you get everything right. - 17943
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