Talking about how to shoot flowers.

In all parts of the northern hemisphere, there are showers in April and flowers everywhere in May. Further north, maybe spring has just begun, but no matter where you are, you will find flowers that can be photographed everywhere. Don't go out after reading this article. Flowers are a good subject, but they won't be there forever!

When you want to shoot flowers, you need to make several important decisions.

Take pictures of any flowers.

In all parts of the northern hemisphere, there are showers in April and flowers everywhere in May. Further north, maybe spring has just begun, but no matter where you are, you will find flowers that can be photographed everywhere. Don't go out after reading this article. Flowers are a good subject, but they won't be there forever!

When you want to shoot flowers, you need to make several important decisions.

Although you can take good close-up photos with a hand-held camera, we still recommend using a tripod as much as possible.

. Especially when the flowers are swaying in the wind, if the focus is changing all the time, you'd better not let the camera shake to add new trouble to you. Use a tripod and be patient. The most common situation is that the wind will stop from time to time, and the flowers will stand quietly, as if they were posing for you in an instant. This is the time to shoot!

As for the wind, here are some suggestions: if the wind is strong and keeps blowing, the flowers may keep shaking badly, which will bring great pressure to your shooting. You can consider waiting until next time and shooting the next day. Maybe the wind will stop then. If you have to shoot in the blowing wind, you can set up a temporary shelter around the flowers. A few signs may be enough. (Of course, don't take anything that blocks the wind into the photo! ) or tie the flower stem to a thin rod (this kind of thin rod can be found in any gardening center).

How should you expose photos? The simple way is to trust your exposure meter. In this case, it can usually give you quite accurate readings. However, for more accurate exposure, we recommend that you use a gray board or measure the incident light. These alternatives have been explained in the course. If you are not familiar with this, you can review it again. By using one of the above alternatives, you will finally get an accurate exposure that meets the light requirements and will not be affected by the color or reflectivity of flowers.

Macro photography can take very beautiful pictures of flowers. But if you want to turn an ordinary macro photo into an unusual one, try adding something interesting. What is this? How about bees collecting pollen? Or did a spider crawl into the heart of a flower? Or a butterfly? Not only are the photos beautiful, but now you have something to catch the audience's attention. This type of photo may be difficult to take, so you have to wait for the animals to appear. But if you can wait long enough, your patience will be rewarded, and finally you can take really good photos.

Then let's consider taking a single flower. The macro perspective we are talking about also applies here. Just like before, you can't take such a close picture with a stupid camera with film. Besides, you'd better try to use a tripod.

Also, you should remember that you don't have to bend down to take a picture of a flower in the garden. Over the years, many photographers have taken wonderful still life works of flowers in a windless studio environment.

Photographers can precisely control the lighting. Whether taking pictures indoors or outdoors, you can get more accurate exposure if you use a gray board or read the incident light. And if you can add a reptile to the photo, the photo will often be better.

Good focusing is still very important, but not as important as macro shooting. A good focus range is now several inches away, not just a shallow inch. So, although you still want to focus well, you don't need to take focus so seriously.

Another thing you have to decide about this type of photo is to consider the direction of light. It is possible to take very attractive photos in the direction of normal light, that is, let the light shine on the flowers from behind you. But you might as well give full consideration to backlighting, that is, the light shines from behind the flowers to the camera. Because petals are usually translucent, backlight can make flowers gorgeous, highlight the color of flowers, and make the flowers in photos more vivid.

We want to remind you here. First of all, when the light shines from behind you, you should pay careful attention to your own shadow. Usually, you want to avoid casting shadows on flowers. Second, when you shoot flowers from behind, be careful to dazzle them. You don't want the light to go straight into the lens and make it as black as a ghost. You can change the position of the camera so that the light does not directly shine on the lens, or block the lens with your hand or hat or any other opaque thing. Just make sure that the shadow object is outside the picture frame. )

Again, the best answer is up to your eyes. When you walk around the flowers and look at the changes of light from different angles, you should also look at how the flowers look from the viewfinder at different heights. Don't be too lazy to lie down and look at the flowers from the perspective of squirrels. Stand up and lift the tripod to see the flowers from the perspective of bumblebee. Let your eyes decide the angle you like. Besides the light, you should also consider the background color that will be displayed in the photo. Dark green grass or blue sky can bring a completely different feeling to photos.

If you are patting a flower bed, look around. Maybe a child playing in the flowers will make the photo much more interesting. Or the house after the flower, or the apple tree in the foreground? Or a fence in the background. Or anything you find attractive and interesting.

If you look around, you may find many potential themes, which will add considerable interest to your photos.

To sum up the above contents: flowers are colorful. When you get close to shooting and make them full of pictures, flowers can become beautiful shooting objects. When you are shooting far away from flowers, you'd better find another subject to set off with flowers.