Monday, December 15, 2008

Make Your Flower Pictures Look Fantastic

By Jeff Johnson

When making pictures of a flower garden, learn some tricks from the professionals. This article shows you some simple things you can do to enhance the quality of your flower photos a great deal.

Taking flower photos does not require a lot of sunlight as some people may think. If you take pictures in strong sunlight, you may end up with harsh shadows showing up in the image, which is not a pleasing result.

Your eyes can adapt quickly to different levels of light, but the camera has a more limited capability to capture strong contrasts. Harsh contrasts between sunlit and shadowy areas are not what you want in a good flower picture.

Overcast days may be less pleasing for you, but they do produce a type of light which tends to give pleasing results for your flower photographs. Therefore, try shooting flowers on such days, and notice the result.

You can use various other techniques to get the right background and the right type of lighting for pictures of flowers and gardens.

For instance, you can learn how to make your own clouds. This only takes a white garbage bag (unused) or a white t-shirt. Along with that, you will also need a hanger that can be shaped into a square. Attach the hanger to the t-shirt or the garbage bag, then hold the contraption above the subject to shade it from the direct sunlight.

The professionals have a knack for making pictures at special times of day, such as early in the morning or near sunset. This is because the light is very special then, and the pictures are likely to be more pleasing. You can try this technique also, and add new qualities to your photos.

Finally, if you don't have enough light on the subject, like in case of a flower in a very shady spot, you can use a mirror or a piece of aluminum foil. Hold it so that it reflects extra light on the subject, to make it stand out better. This will help focus the attention on the flower that you are trying to capture. - 2361

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