{"id":5698,"date":"2011-09-13T08:46:20","date_gmt":"2011-09-13T15:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5698"},"modified":"2011-10-17T05:17:55","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T12:17:55","slug":"10-tips-for-taking-flower-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/10-tips-for-taking-flower-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Tips for Taking Flower Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rose with Dew<\/p>\n

Taking flower photos is often seen as an easier aspect of photography. Even with a simple point and shoot camera you can have very good photos for little effort. However, these tips will enable you to get even better photos and push you into the ‘pro’ category.<\/p>\n

Taking flower photos is very much a learning experience. I have added an extra two tips at no extra cost \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Tips for Photographing Flowers<\/h3>\n

1. Shoot From Different Angles<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Taken from same height as flower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There’s a big difference between shooting down on top of flowers and shooting at the same level as a flower. Shooting at same level as a flower, means you might have to get down on your hands and knees but, it gives a more interesting less conventional perspective.<\/p>\n

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Same Flower from standard above position<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. For close ups Shoot with smallest aperture your lens will allow<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have a f\/5.6 lens use f5.6<\/p>\n

3. Try Macro Lens for really close shoot up.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A macro lens allows you to get exceptional close up shots. A macro lens has such shallow depth of field that when a photographing a flower, some petals at back can even be out of focus.<\/p>\n

4.Good Quality Tripod<\/strong><\/p>\n

A good quality tripod enables the sharpest picture, it also enables you to use smaller apertures and a longer exposure time.<\/p>\n

5. Other Tips to Reduce Camera Shake. <\/strong><\/p>\n