How to shoot flowers?

To take pictures of flowers, we must first study and understand the growth habits and opening hours of various flowers in detail. China has a vast territory, with great differences in natural conditions such as geography and climate, and different flowers grow in different places. Only by mastering the growth habits, opening hours, etc. Among all kinds of flowers, we can make the best choice.

Shooting flowers should focus on the theme to highlight the main body, choose flowers with beautiful shapes, different postures and different verve as the main body to highlight, supplemented by corresponding branches and leaves as a foil to form a beautiful picture. If necessary, you can also do some gardening and trim off the dead leaves that hinder the main body, so that the composition is more beautiful and the main body is more prominent. Only by highlighting the theme can the theme be better expressed.

In order to highlight the main body and purify the background, that is, to eliminate the branches and leaves irrelevant to the main body in the background of the picture, it can be eliminated in the following ways: First, it can be eliminated by technical means, that is, the aperture of enlarger lens, which makes the background blurred and the main body prominent; The second is to use flannel and KT board as the background. In order to express the color of flowers well, in addition to the correct exposure, we should also consider the choice of background color. Choose the background color according to the color of flowers, such as white, pink, yellow, black and blue. The background is in contrast color, and the color of flowers is particularly bright; The background is similar in color, and the colors of flowers appear harmonious. No matter what color it is, the background should be simple and elegant; Third, when the flowers are too tall to set artificial background, natural conditions should be used as the background, such as taking pictures of magnolia, magnolia and kapok. If the tree is big and the flowers are high, it is necessary to use the blue sky as the background. You can also use the hidden wall under the eaves as the background. When shooting, the aperture will be opened to blur the background and highlight the flowers. Under the background of dark color, the flowers illuminated by sunlight have more prominent backlight effect, which adds extraordinary charm to the works.

Pay attention to the use of light when shooting flowers. Whether shooting outdoors in sunlight or indoors with lights, it is taboo to use flowers irradiated by sunlight, which are plain and lack charm. It is best to shoot with backlight, side backlight or side light, so that flowers, petals, branches and leaves have clear structure and transparent texture, showing a multi-level three-dimensional effect. When lighting, if you find that the light in a certain part is dim, you can use reflector, white KT board, white paper and flash lamp as auxiliary light to increase the brightness of the dark part.

In order to make the photographed flowers more colorful, it is advisable to spray a proper amount of water on the flowers to form dewdrops, so that the photographed flowers are more crystal clear and full of vitality. You can also add a starlight mirror in front of the camera to make the light spot formed by sunlight or light on the water droplets show radiant special effects.

Try to use a large aperture when shooting flowers. Opening the aperture can reduce the depth of field, thus highlighting the subject. Opening the aperture can also speed up the shutter time accordingly and avoid the image blur caused by wind when shooting outdoors. Sometimes, in order to be creative, we have to reduce the aperture and slow down the shutter time accordingly. In order to prevent the vibration caused by the slow door and improve the photo quality, a tripod should be used to ensure the clarity of the image.

What lens to use for taking flowers depends on everyone's economic conditions. If possible, it is best to use macro lens, close-up leather cavity or extended tube to capture the details of flowers. Then there are telephoto lenses and zoom lenses, which are very beneficial for shooting flowers in high places and far places, such as magnolia in high places and lotus in water. There is also a catadioptric lens worth mentioning. Although this lens has only one aperture, the photos taken have a unique charm, and the high light spots outside the picture will form a beautiful light ring! The artistic effect should not be underestimated.

Different lenses have different effects and styles. Any lens can produce good flowers. As long as it is used well, standard lenses and wide-angle lenses can also shoot flowers.

When you shoot flowers, you can shoot not only color films, but also black-and-white film. When shooting black and white film, you can also shoot flowers with unique effects by using good illumination angle, matching with filters and mastering exposure.

In short, if you want to take a good photo of flowers, you must grasp three main points: first, you should show the texture of flowers; The second is to reproduce the color of flowers; The third is to arrange the composition of flowers.