Taking beautiful flower photos is one of the most beautiful aspects to photography. Not only are flowers abundant, but they are the incarnation of beauty. It is easy to create a stunning flower photo, although from time to time we come across a setback.
In order to create exquisite flower photos we first must be able to retain a goal in mind. In other words we must know how we want the final photo to look. A wonderful way to do that is to retain a list of things to follow before shooting.
On your list ought to be methods that facilitate creating beautifully sharp flower shots. On top of your inventory should be what lighting is best to shoot in. (More on this in a jiffy). Also, it is a clever idea to have a sturdy tripod so your camera is kept as motionless as possible. The sturdy tripod permits for clear photos. Lastly, take photos using RAW instead of Jpeg. When you take photos using RAW you get the finest quality in your shooting and the image will stay in good condition for many years.
Photography is all about lighting, and since your flowers are in gardens, you need to inspect the lighting vigilantly. If you shoot in brilliant sunlight you can possibly overexpose the photo. Alternatively you can retain too much shadow within your shot. Both of these things can entirely ruin your flower photo.
From time to time we shoot a flower that is resting right in brilliant sun. We might not have control over the lighting or the flowers location. (Taking pictures in the botanical gardens is an illustration.) If your flower is white, light yellow or soft pink, then too much brightness can over saturate some or every single one of the flowers petals. When we have too much brightness on our flowers, the flower loses finer details due to this colour saturation.
What can be done about this? Go into Lightroom. Lightroom is owned by Adobe who also designed Photoshop. Lightroom is another photo editing software program. I find it the greatest photo editing program I have ever come across. You can trial it free of charge for thirty days at Adobes website.
Lightroom has sections called panels, made of various controls. These controls are in the form of sliders you can move from left to right. Each of these sliders controls various areas of light. The Highlights slider increases or lessens the amount of stark, bright light in your photo. Exposure controls the amount of bright and dark the photo has (literally controls the exposure of the image). Whites is a control that adjusts how the white areas of your photo.
In the case of an overexposed flower, we want to use these three various controls. If you want to decrease any of these aspects of the photo all you have to do is shift the slider toward the left. The flower photo will look less stark and have a lesser amount of harsh, bright light within it.
How about increase in the sharpening in your flower photo? Lightroom has a handy little panel referred to as Detail. Once you open this little panel you will then see four sliders that influence sharpening of the photo:
1. Amount 2. Radius 3. Detail 4. Masking
All these four sliders have a large influence over the sharpness of your flower photo. To see this in action, move the sliders to the right hand side until you see the image has increased in sharpness. "Amount" refers to how much sharpening you create as a consequence of moving the slider. "Radius" relates to how big the region of sharpening is. "Detail" means how much detail you want the sharpening to have. "Masking" merely removes sharpening over the areas that probably will not really need as much sharpening. Areas of deep black and deep blue would be an example.
Would you be interested to see how I have done this myself in Lightroom? Now you can I have done a video that you can see at Digital Photography Secrets that teaches how to complete this process from beginning to end.
In order to take begin photographing take beautiful flower photos it is preferable to shoot in gentle light (from an overcast day), and employ a sturdy tripod to position the camera motionless. Even if you make use of the auto setting on your digital camera, it doesn't matter too much. The significant thing is that good lighting will give you the greatest results.
In order to create exquisite flower photos we first must be able to retain a goal in mind. In other words we must know how we want the final photo to look. A wonderful way to do that is to retain a list of things to follow before shooting.
On your list ought to be methods that facilitate creating beautifully sharp flower shots. On top of your inventory should be what lighting is best to shoot in. (More on this in a jiffy). Also, it is a clever idea to have a sturdy tripod so your camera is kept as motionless as possible. The sturdy tripod permits for clear photos. Lastly, take photos using RAW instead of Jpeg. When you take photos using RAW you get the finest quality in your shooting and the image will stay in good condition for many years.
Photography is all about lighting, and since your flowers are in gardens, you need to inspect the lighting vigilantly. If you shoot in brilliant sunlight you can possibly overexpose the photo. Alternatively you can retain too much shadow within your shot. Both of these things can entirely ruin your flower photo.
From time to time we shoot a flower that is resting right in brilliant sun. We might not have control over the lighting or the flowers location. (Taking pictures in the botanical gardens is an illustration.) If your flower is white, light yellow or soft pink, then too much brightness can over saturate some or every single one of the flowers petals. When we have too much brightness on our flowers, the flower loses finer details due to this colour saturation.
What can be done about this? Go into Lightroom. Lightroom is owned by Adobe who also designed Photoshop. Lightroom is another photo editing software program. I find it the greatest photo editing program I have ever come across. You can trial it free of charge for thirty days at Adobes website.
Lightroom has sections called panels, made of various controls. These controls are in the form of sliders you can move from left to right. Each of these sliders controls various areas of light. The Highlights slider increases or lessens the amount of stark, bright light in your photo. Exposure controls the amount of bright and dark the photo has (literally controls the exposure of the image). Whites is a control that adjusts how the white areas of your photo.
In the case of an overexposed flower, we want to use these three various controls. If you want to decrease any of these aspects of the photo all you have to do is shift the slider toward the left. The flower photo will look less stark and have a lesser amount of harsh, bright light within it.
How about increase in the sharpening in your flower photo? Lightroom has a handy little panel referred to as Detail. Once you open this little panel you will then see four sliders that influence sharpening of the photo:
1. Amount 2. Radius 3. Detail 4. Masking
All these four sliders have a large influence over the sharpness of your flower photo. To see this in action, move the sliders to the right hand side until you see the image has increased in sharpness. "Amount" refers to how much sharpening you create as a consequence of moving the slider. "Radius" relates to how big the region of sharpening is. "Detail" means how much detail you want the sharpening to have. "Masking" merely removes sharpening over the areas that probably will not really need as much sharpening. Areas of deep black and deep blue would be an example.
Would you be interested to see how I have done this myself in Lightroom? Now you can I have done a video that you can see at Digital Photography Secrets that teaches how to complete this process from beginning to end.
In order to take begin photographing take beautiful flower photos it is preferable to shoot in gentle light (from an overcast day), and employ a sturdy tripod to position the camera motionless. Even if you make use of the auto setting on your digital camera, it doesn't matter too much. The significant thing is that good lighting will give you the greatest results.
About the Author:
Amy Renfrey is a professional photography teacher. She is the author of several photography ebooks and a monthly photography emagazine. She shows you how to take stunning photos every single time, even if you have never used a digital camera before. Click here to see her amazing photography ezine.
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