How to Take and Print Flower Photos


Bonny made a specific request after our pet photo article last Wednesday. She asked the following: “Thank you for all your good advice about pet photos. However, my best pets are my potted paio flowers but I encounter problems with lighting: shade is too dark; from interior looking out is too bright, with loss of color; from outside looking in, loss of plants in the rear. I would appreciate any advice on floral pictures. I have been using stock paper - thanks for your tip about using photo paper” ....Bonny it is with real pleasure that we dedicate the following tips and links to great flower photography sites, along with printer ink and printing tips.

Flower Photography Tips:

Tip 1 - Lighting: Walk around the flower to see how it looks with light coming from different directions. Watch carefully when the light (usually, the sun) is behind the flower, coming toward the camera. Often, the petals will glow with beautiful iridescence. This is called "backlighting" because the light is coming from the back of the subject (in this case, the flower). Backlighting is often the best type of lighting for translucent subjects like petals. However, don't despair if there is no sun. Gray and overcast days provide great opportunities for flower photography. The lighting is more even and there are no shadows. Rain turns colors more intense. Even night photography is an option. You'll be surprised at how attractive a flower photo can be when illuminated by flash.

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Tip 2 – Photography Equipment: Another key player for great flower photos is to have much more than just your camera. It is important to have available a Tripod so your shots come out steady, even a slight breeze outside can make the photo come out blurry. Another good thing to have is a remote shutter release, which will eliminate the possibility of movement from the camera, if you don’t want to spend extra use the timer function of your printer. A Reflector can be a graphic reflector, a piece of cardboard covered with crinkled aluminum foil or even a piece of white foam-core board. One last item that adds a drama to a flower shot is to sprinkle it with water with a spray bottle.

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Tip 3 – Previous preparation – You must do some previous homework so you get the best results, ask yourself some of the following questions: how to crop it – get in close or take a wider angle shot? what is the focal point/point of interest? Insect, stem, color, texture, shape etc? Which flower is the best specimen for your photo?, what distractions are there in the background and foreground?

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Printing Tips:

Well the same tips we shared for the pet photos can apply to flower shots. Meaning make sure you have plenty of ink or toner available for best results.  To add we’d like to share some previous post related to best printing practices.

What does RGB mean, and it’s relation to Pixels?

Should you print photos with an inkjet or a laser printer?

Posted by Karla Arostegui - Content Mgr. at 7/23/2010 11:09 AM
Categories: Ink and Toner Cartridges:Printing Tips and Crafts
Tags: photo printing
 

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