Five tips for flower photography?

Flower photography looks simple, is it true? I mean, they are static, colorful and very attractive. People like to look at flowers. There is little skill in tak

Flower photography looks simple, is it true? I mean, they are static, colorful and very attractive. People like to look at flowers. There is little skill in taking good pictures of flowers. But is this really the case? Of course not. Here are some flower photography skills I have compiled for your reference.

Flower photography skills 1, don't photograph it.

In daily life, when you walk in the field and see wild flowers, or walk on the garden path in Shang Huashi, you will bend over and look at those flowers carefully. If we stand by and look down on the flowers in our daily way, the photos we take will be ordinary. Why? If you want to take a photo with visual impact, you must take it from an angle that we rarely look at every day. In other words, don't shoot down, but squat down and choose an angle that is level with them. There is one thing that professional photographers often do, but amateur photographers ignore it. If you want to shoot flowers well, you should be prepared to get your hands dirty or at least your knees dirty. The above picture shows their differences: the left picture is a typical aerial photo; The picture on the right shows that 30 seconds after the photo on the left is taken, the same flower is shot with the same focal length lens under the same light, but * * * one knee * * is shot from the side, not from above. You can see the difference between photos taken from unconventional angles. So, if you want to shoot flowers well, at least don't shoot them. By the way, when you are squatting there, try to be * * * lower than the flower * * *, and then shoot it from a charming angle.

Flower photography skills 2, shooting with a zoom lens

Flower photography does not need macro lens * * * close-up lens * * *, and it can also take good flower photos with zoom lens for two reasons:

*** 1*** You can often enlarge the flowers to almost fill the whole picture;

* * * 2 * * When shooting with a zoom lens, the focal length cannot be aimed at the background, only at the flowers.

First select the aperture priority mode * * * and set the mode dial to A***, then use the minimum aperture value allowed by the camera * * * That is, if your lens is f/5.6, use f/5.6***. Then focus on a flower or a dense cluster of flowers. When doing this, the background is blurred, so the picture has a strong visual impact.

Tip: Protect your knees.

If you plan to shoot a lot, there is a very cheap accessory that you can't buy in the camera equipment store, and that is knee pads. They are very useful. You can buy it in a well-equipped household goods store, convenience store or garden store.

Flower photography skills iii. Focus at close range with macro lens

Do you find it strange that professional photographers can usually see bees spreading pollen in close-up photos? Actually, they took it with a macro lens. The macro lens can reproduce the images of the subject and flowers at the ratio of 1: 1, which only the macro lens can do. The macro lens has a shallow depth of field. When you shoot a rose, the petals in front are very clear, and the petals in the back are naturally blurred. I'm not talking about a bunch of roses in a vase, but a rose. Remember, remember, when using a macro lens, you must use a tripod to shoot. Take a picture with your heart, and any slight jitter will ruin the picture. You can refer to the sharpening technology in the first chapter to show amazing macro flower photography.

Tip: Use a macro lens instead of a zoom lens.

It's very simple, just add a close-up lens to your daily zoom lens * * * We'll talk about it on the next page. As I said, this close-up lens * * * is also called binary close-up diopter * * * which is cheaper than the complete macro lens. Just add it to the zoom lens and it will have zoom function. You can buy a unit close-up filter. Although the edges of photos are generally not very clear, it doesn't matter for taking flowers.

Flower photography skills 4. Is macro lens too expensive? How about a close-up

I learned this trick from my old friend Moose Peterson, who is a famous outdoor and natural scenery photographer. He can convert a long-distance zoom lens into a macro lens, the price is only 1/4, and the weight and volume are only110. It looks like a thick filter * * * about 1 inch thick * * *. By combining Nikon and Canon lenses like traditional filters, the zoom lens is turned into a macro lens. The advantages of this close-up are as follows:

*** 1*** is small and does not occupy space;

***2*** is only a few ounces * *1ounce =28.35g***, which is very light;

***3*** The most important thing is that it is very cheap compared with an original macro lens of at least 4000 RMB.

It's called Canon Close-up * * * Even a Canon lens can be combined with a Nikon lens. This is what I know. Canon equipment can be used in combination with Nikon equipment. I matched the Canon close-up 500D with Nikon 70~200mm anti-shake lens * * * 77mm * *, and the effect was very good * * *. How much is this combination trick? Depending on the lens size you want, it ranges from 560 to 1 100 RMB. That's good, right?

Flower photography skills 5. When will it be taken?

There are three ideal shooting times.

* * *1* * cloudy. After clouds cover the sun, the shadows are softer, and the bright colors of flowers will not be diluted by direct sunlight. So cloudy days are the favorite weather for flower photographers. In fact, there may only be another time that is more suitable for shooting than cloudy days. What is this?

* * * 2 * * Shortly after the rain. For flower photography, this is a very magical moment. At this time of shooting, there were clouds in the sky and rain beads on the flowers. Of course, in order to protect the camera and yourself, don't shoot when it rains. If you have a macro lens, taking pictures with it will have amazing effects at this time. When you shoot with a macro lens, don't forget to take pictures of rain beads on leaves and stems, which can set off the color and delicacy of flowers. * * * Of course, if you use a macro lens, don't forget to shoot it with a tripod.

***3*** If shooting in sunny days, try to choose morning and dusk. In order to make full use of the light at this time, shooting with a long zoom lens, you have to stand in the background of flowers, so as to shoot a very magnificent background light, which is of course limited.