Ive been taking photos of flowers this week. My sister has some potted Pansies in the window, so I've been experimenting with different techniques, using the flowers as my subject.
I had to get very close to the flower, so my auto focus had trouble focusing on the part of the plant i wanted. I put the camera into manual focus, which helped a lot, but i had to keep moving the camera about the get it just right.
I put a piece of plain white paper behind the flowers so there wasn't anything in the background to distract from the subject. I made sure that the sun light could still reach the flowers, as this was the only light source i was using.
My camera was set to fully manual mode. I set the aperture to F5, and used shutter speeds between 1/100 and 1/200, depending on the amount of light available. I didnt need a tripod as there was more than enough light to be able to use a fast shutter speed, meaning i could hand hold my camera.
The photos i have posted here are a few of my favorites, and have not been edited. Tho i have added a couple edited versions to my Flickr page.
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteReally like the fists and last one, lighting and colour are fantastic.
John
Thanks, those are my favorites too.
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