flower photography tutorial
DESCRIPTION
This is a thorough covering of flower photography, with an emphasis on composition and aesthetics. Many examples show what to do and what not to do. There is a lot of visual humor used, to make the presentation entertaining as well as informative.TRANSCRIPT
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Flower PhotographyBy Dave Shafer
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Objectives of my flower pictures
• Show something new • Entertain or amuse • Create Beauty
• Express my personality
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Here’s to self-expression!
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Flower Photography is not that difficultBasic principles can be taught
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Principles of my flower photography • Basic competence • Closeup is best – more interesting• Simplify composition• Optimize background• Experiment with composition • Look for some different take • Extreme closeup• Unusual perspective• Anthropomorphic composition• “Art” - flowers as shapes and colors• Stereo photos
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My 105 mm macro lensfor my Pentax K-10 camera
Fully extended, 1.0X magnification
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• Usually f/8 to f/16, for large DOF• Often hand-held, with image
stabilization, in bright sunlight• Always natural lighting, no flash• All flower photos shown are by me• Mostly in last two years• All digital• Most were taken at home
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Now some thoughts, to break the ice
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I try to keep up with the latest technology
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Times have changed
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You don’t want to feel out of it
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Don’t wait for the perfect camera
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Your eye is more important than your camera
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Taking good photos can be a piece of cake
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It is really relatively simple
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You can get good advice from books
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There are lots of “how-to” books
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But you can’t believe everything you read
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My favorite tabloid headline
“Skydiver eaten by starving birds”
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There are clubs where you can learn
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It is probably best to just dive in and start taking photos
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Give it your best shot
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There will be a few salacious images shown this evening
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I apologize to any prudes, like those who want to cover up tree crotches
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Nude or semi-nude photography is exciting
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But flower photography can also expose you to new experiences
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I’m going to squeeze in a lot of images so let me know if I am packing in too much
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Groups of flowers tend to be static
Hard to be interesting with groups of flowers – very pretty, but static
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Closeup is more interesting
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Closeup is more intimate
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Distance makes us voyeurs, not participants
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Closeup draws you right into the picture
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You get pulled right in by the close foreground
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Use macro lens to show detail
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SimplifyNo single focus of interest Single point of interest
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OK to break rules if image is striking enough
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Or if you really like the composition
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Or if there is a dynamic composition
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Simple compositions are best
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But too much symmetry is static
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Balance simplicity versus interest
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Optimize backgroundPretty , but distracting background Much better
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Try different colors for background
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Black is more dramatic but also is cold
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Choice can be tough to make
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Like this Scottish dilemma
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Background should add but not dominate
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Remove clutter from background
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Clutter is distracting
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Even the foreground can be distracted by the background
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But background can provide context
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Experiment with composition A shadow can add interest
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Try reversing the image
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“Read” pictures from left to right
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Often choice is pretty arbitrary
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Diagonal lines are good
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Look for tension in your composition
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Opposing shapes right and left
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Better – not quite as symmetrical
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Consider dramatic lighting
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Or atmospheric lighting
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Too much symmetry
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You don’t have to show the whole blossom
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Less is more, in an arresting photo
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Part of a dogwood is just as good
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Isolate most interesting part
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Focus can be used to isolate
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White details are hard to bring out
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Lighting direction for white is important
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Oblique lighting is best
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Mistakes are common
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Mistakes – too much photoshopLooks a little like a plastic plant Too much color saturation
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Photoshop is a powerful tool that can turn on you
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Colors and contrast are too strong
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Too garish a color combination
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Looks unreal – too dramatic
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Maybe too simple
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Two centers of interest are not good
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Eye keeps going back and forth
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Unless one is out of focus
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Or if the two centers of interest are related to each other
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And have some obvious connection
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Three are better than two
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Not just with flowers
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Two usually makes a static composition
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Sometimes you want the eye to go back and forth
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Within Reason
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Vase can also add interest
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And add color contrast
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Cheating is allowed
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You can crimp, bend, cut, twist, etc.
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After basic competence, strive for something new
• Extreme closeup• Unusual perspective• Anthropomorphic composition• “Art” – flowers as shapes and colors• Stereo photos
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I hope I still have your attention
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Extreme closeupAfrican violet center
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Surprising details emerge
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Pollen can be interesting
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Pollen closeups can be bizarre
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A poppy center has lots of detail
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Unopened buds can be interesting
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There is tension in an unopened bud
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A little suspense is good
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Buds can have interesting detail
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Closeup flower texture
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Surface texture depends on lighting
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Unusual Perspective
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Unusual perspectives are interesting
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Different taking point can transform picture
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Unusual perspective can add humor
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Drama can be added to the familiar
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Unusual perspective can be puzzling
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Your imagination is engaged
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Back of flower + cropped and flipped
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Back of flower, flowers through glass
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Light can be from back or front
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Back of daffodil is less familiar
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Back of leaf can be interesting
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As well as front of leaf
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This needs work on background
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Improved image
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Unusual colors on some leaves
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Decay can add interest (except in people)
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Try other orientations and settings
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Top of orchid, back of calla lilyCalla Cobra
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Base of carnation
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Cropped, simplified, improved
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Try to surprise with an image
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To make a splash
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And turn heads
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You want photos with impact
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Images that surprise
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Challenge expectations
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Give the familiar a new twist
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Imagine interesting combinations - Goldilocks and papa bear
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Unusual perspective and unusual combination
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Don’t get stuck in a conventional rut
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Bugs can add interest
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But bugs usually detract from the beauty of the flower
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Unless it is a butterfly
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Bugs can add life to a static picture
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Iris and fly
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Flowers as higher life forms
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There are “faces” everywhere
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Look everywhere for the human element
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Tree Lady
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It takes very little to suggest a face
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Just peeling a potato might turn one up
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Look for suggestive patterns
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Even abstract emotion can be expressed
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Anthropomorphic photosElephant head violet Orchid man
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Books are best for telling a story
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Photos can also tell a story: in a crisis it’s time to send in the clowns
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A photo story goes beyond what is shown
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Even shadows can be part of the story
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“Let me help” and “The Gossips”Found arrangement
Set up arrangement
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“Dancing Orchid Ladies” and “Diamond Lily”
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Orchid Lady has amazing human detail
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As does randy orchid boy
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Sealife-like center, sinuous curves
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Daffodil Marriage Spat
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Crocodile Leaf
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Backyard Giraffe
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Flower Candy
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Pond reflections of fall leaves
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Foggy morning with super saturated colors
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“Art” – flowers as shapes and colors
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African violet center, Hosta leaves
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You can “paint” with colors, shapes and composition
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Flower shapes as semi- abstract forms
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Shapes and colors
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Simple “art” compositions
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Simplicity is key
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“Art” requires simple background
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Color can carry the day with very simple compositions
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Less is more, in art
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Unless you’re into tatoos
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Stereo images
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This is a lot of material to remember
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But don’t worry, there’s no quiz
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Had enough?
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The End