How to Photograph Flowers

Here are good tips that will help you make the most of your flower photography this spring.

1.Use a shallow depth of field

2. Get closer
First, you can use a telephoto lens and zoom in to the flower. In this case, make sure you take note of the minimum focussing distance of the lens. This is usually marked on the outside of the lens. For example, my 70-300mm telephoto lens has a minimum focusing distance of 1.5 meters (or 5 feet). 

3. Make it sharp

Finally, check your focus and if necessary use manual focus to ensure the camera is focussed on the most important part of the subject.

4.My Best Lens for Flowers.
Most of the time I do not use a tripod, so, I need to use a high shutter speed, and that means a wide aperture, as I try to stay at low ISOs, mostly 100-400 ISO.

5.Use Contrasting Backgrounds
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Flower photography is not a mechanical thing. Once you understand how light works, flower photography is the result of sitting and watching. And waiting. And returning over and over to the same spots.
Now go and try it for yourself.


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