September 28, 2009
Digital Photography Tips and Tricks
In this issue...
The Color of Flower, Shooting Like a Pro!
Flowers blossom during the spring and summer and they make the world look beautiful by their bright colors and unique flavors. Many photographers have discover taking photos of flowers are not as easy as you think. So what is the big deal about shooting flowers. Well, they are colorful, beautiful and unique and can make a great picture to hang on the wall of someones home or maybe a art exhibit.
One an average day, if you were to go to park or lake there may be many beautiful flowers in site for your view pleasure. You are probably looking down at them staring at how lovely they are. Flowers are not easy to shoot as expected although they are just sitting there. It required learning a few techniques to get them right the first time.
If you want to create flower shots with some professional visual interest, you have to shoot them from an angle. This usually means not shoot down on them, instead getting down low and shooting them from an angle.
Shooting Flowers with a Zoom Lens Zoom lens work wonders for shooting flowers for the following reasons: (1)you can often zoom in tight enough to have the flowers nearly fill the frame, and (2)it's easy to put the background out of focus with a zoom lens, so the focus is on the flower. Try shooting in aperture priority mode (set your mode dial to A), then use the smallest aperture numbers your lens will allow (in other words, if you have an f/5.6 lens, use f/5.6).
Try to isolate one flower, or small group of flowers that are close together, and focus on just that flower. If you do this, it puts the background out of focus, which keeps the background from distracting the eye and makes a stronger visual composition.
Macro Lenses
A macro lens lets you get a 1:1 view of your subject and reveal flowers in a way that only macros can. A macro lens has a very shallow depth of field - so much so that when photographing a rose, the petals in the front can be in focus and the petals at the back of the rose can be out of focus.
If you are unable to afford a macro lense, adding a Close-Up lense also know as two-element close-up diopters are cheapers than buying a full-blown macro lens, plus adding it to your zoom gives you zoom capability, as well.
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See you next month!
Marvin
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