Photographing Flowers!
In a recent article by Hana Tavener for I-News – The Essential Daily Briefing, she listed five suggestions to help you photograph flowers.
1 – Get Close
2 – Focus/Depth of Field
3 – The Whole Wide World (or field of view)
4 – Timed To Perfection (Time lapse)
5 – Vary Your Conditions
You can learn more by reading the entire article.
Let me suggest that you look over the 5 topics listed above. Do you see anything that says walk up to a flower and push the button? Of course not. To create good photography, you need to to use the gray matter between your ears – your BRAIN. Learning a little about photography also helps. That means reading to learn about your camera, exposure, composition and of course shoot and shoot and shoot some more. You can’t create art by buying the most expensive camera and simply point it at a subject.
First of all let’s get down to basics – your smart phone is NOT smart! You are a “Human” with the power to learn and think. That also means applying what you’re thinking and learning. So by all means, read. Then go out and apply what you read by shooting. That’s how you become a better photographer (vs. a “pitcher-taker”).
In addition, search for well known photographers. read what they write and study their work. It really helps. Good luck and keep shooting.
Purple Cone Flower shot in author’s back yard.
