Flowers

by Joseph T. Sinclair

Flow­ers are so easy to pho­to­graph, and they are so beau­ti­ful. It’s a no-brain­er. Shoot some flow­ers and liv­en up your pho­to repertoire.

First, be care­ful of your focus. If you get too close—and you should get some close-in shots—make sure you’re not too close to be out of focus.

If you shoot a group of flow­ers, some may be in focus while oth­ers are not. You have to decide which flow­ers you want to be in focus.

Sec­ond, be care­ful of your shad­ow. Flow­ers can look great in direct sun­light, but your shad­ow may get in the way.

Third, find a place where flow­ers accen­tu­ate the neighborhood.

Fourth, try dif­fer­ent angles. Always shoot­ing from a stand­ing posi­tion may ren­der your flower pho­to col­lec­tion bor­ing. Get down to the flower lev­el (or even below) for some of your shots.

Fifth, avoid over­ex­po­sure in bright sun­light. If your phone cam­era has expo­sure com­pen­sa­tion, dial in –1 or what­ev­er works to keep the light-col­ored flow­ers from burn­ing out.

Get out and take some flower photos.