If you have access to a flower garden, you probably want to make some nice flower photos. And most likely you will choose a nice, warm, sunny day to take out your camera.
However, people who think that they need that sunlight to take a good picture are sadly mistaken. When it comes to taking photos of flowers in a garden, an overcast day may actually work better.
That was the first practical photo tip in this article. And here are a couple more:
Create a shadow by using a piece of cardboard. Place it where it will throw a shadow on some of the backdrop. This method will darken the background, so as to make it more subdued and less distracting.
Maybe you need more light on your favorite flower? Then borrow the bathroom mirror and use that to reflect the light to where you want it. Favorite trick of the professionals.
Another thing you can do if you do not want to wait for the clouds is to make your own. Use a sheet of semi-opaque plastic, or a piece of white cloth. Secure this to a coat hanger made of wire. (The hanger should be formed into the shape of a square to make it serve better as support.) Then take this object and place it above the flower so that it provides some shade from the sunlight.
Some professional photographers use a technique where they have the sun coming in from behind the subject. This one of those techniques you might need to work with in order to get it just right. Experiment with it, and you will like the results. The effect of this technique, called "backligtning" is very special.
Avoid taking photos of flowers in the middle of the day. That is when the sunlight is the most unforgiving. Instead, try to take photos early in the morning or right before the sun goes down.
Does your camera have a zoom lens? Most modern digital cameras have that, even really simple ones. Using the zoom function, you can handle a distracting background. Zoom in, or in other words, change to a telephoto setting; and you can then easily crop out any distracting stuff that may be sitting somewhere behind your subject of interest.
All these methods are stuff the pro's use all the time, and some of the reasons their results look so fantastic. You too can make photos like that if you learn their secrets. - 16463
However, people who think that they need that sunlight to take a good picture are sadly mistaken. When it comes to taking photos of flowers in a garden, an overcast day may actually work better.
That was the first practical photo tip in this article. And here are a couple more:
Create a shadow by using a piece of cardboard. Place it where it will throw a shadow on some of the backdrop. This method will darken the background, so as to make it more subdued and less distracting.
Maybe you need more light on your favorite flower? Then borrow the bathroom mirror and use that to reflect the light to where you want it. Favorite trick of the professionals.
Another thing you can do if you do not want to wait for the clouds is to make your own. Use a sheet of semi-opaque plastic, or a piece of white cloth. Secure this to a coat hanger made of wire. (The hanger should be formed into the shape of a square to make it serve better as support.) Then take this object and place it above the flower so that it provides some shade from the sunlight.
Some professional photographers use a technique where they have the sun coming in from behind the subject. This one of those techniques you might need to work with in order to get it just right. Experiment with it, and you will like the results. The effect of this technique, called "backligtning" is very special.
Avoid taking photos of flowers in the middle of the day. That is when the sunlight is the most unforgiving. Instead, try to take photos early in the morning or right before the sun goes down.
Does your camera have a zoom lens? Most modern digital cameras have that, even really simple ones. Using the zoom function, you can handle a distracting background. Zoom in, or in other words, change to a telephoto setting; and you can then easily crop out any distracting stuff that may be sitting somewhere behind your subject of interest.
All these methods are stuff the pro's use all the time, and some of the reasons their results look so fantastic. You too can make photos like that if you learn their secrets. - 16463
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