Flower photography is one of the most beautiful aspects to taking photos. Not only are flowers abundant, but they are the incarnation of splendor. It's effortless to produce a striking flower photo, however every so often we come across a problem.
In order to photograph beautiful flower photos we first have to be able to retain a target in mind. This means we must know what the outcome is i.e. in what way we want the final image to appear. A terrific way to do that is to retain a list.
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 light, and given that your flowers are in gardens, you need to examine the lighting carefully. If you photograph in brilliant sun you can potentially overexpose the shot. Alternatively you can retain too much shadow areas within your shot. Both of these things can absolutely 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? Enter Lightroom. Lightroom is owned by Adobe who also designed Photoshop. Lightroom is another photo editing program. I find it the greatest photo editing program I have ever put my photos through. You can trial it without charge for thirty days at Adobes site.
Lightroom has sections called panels. These panels are made of controls. These controls are in the appearance of sliders you can move from either side- left to right. Each of these sliders controls different elements of light. The Highlights slider increases or decreases 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 an adjustment that adjusts how bright your white areas appear in the 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 little panel referred to as Detail. Once you open this small 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 regulate the sharpness. The ideal way is to reposition the sliders to the right hand side until you see the image has sharpened to the way you like it. "Amount" means how much sharpening you create as a result 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 regions that doesn't really need as much sharpening. Areas of black and deep navy 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 charming flower photos it is ideal to photograph in subdued light (from an overcast day), and use a tripod to position the camera immobile. Even if you use the auto setting on your camera, it may not matter too much. The important thing is that good lighting will give you the best results.
In order to photograph beautiful flower photos we first have to be able to retain a target in mind. This means we must know what the outcome is i.e. in what way we want the final image to appear. A terrific way to do that is to retain a list.
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 light, and given that your flowers are in gardens, you need to examine the lighting carefully. If you photograph in brilliant sun you can potentially overexpose the shot. Alternatively you can retain too much shadow areas within your shot. Both of these things can absolutely 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? Enter Lightroom. Lightroom is owned by Adobe who also designed Photoshop. Lightroom is another photo editing program. I find it the greatest photo editing program I have ever put my photos through. You can trial it without charge for thirty days at Adobes site.
Lightroom has sections called panels. These panels are made of controls. These controls are in the appearance of sliders you can move from either side- left to right. Each of these sliders controls different elements of light. The Highlights slider increases or decreases 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 an adjustment that adjusts how bright your white areas appear in the 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 little panel referred to as Detail. Once you open this small 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 regulate the sharpness. The ideal way is to reposition the sliders to the right hand side until you see the image has sharpened to the way you like it. "Amount" means how much sharpening you create as a result 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 regions that doesn't really need as much sharpening. Areas of black and deep navy 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 charming flower photos it is ideal to photograph in subdued light (from an overcast day), and use a tripod to position the camera immobile. Even if you use the auto setting on your camera, it may not matter too much. The important thing is that good lighting will give you the best 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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