< P > O n e o f t h e e a s i e s t w a y s t o e n d u p w i t h a f r a m e w o r t h y p h o t o g r a p h i s t o p h o t o g r a p h f l o w e r s . T h e i r s y m m e t r y a n d b e a u t y m a k e s e v e r y c l o s e u p p h o t o g r a p h a j o y t o b e h o l d . F l o w e r s a n d p h o t o g r a p h e r s a r e e v e r y w h e r e a n d s i n c e a l m o s t e v e r y d i g i t a l c a m e r a h a s a m a c r o l e n s s e t t i n g , t h i s p h o t o g r a p h i c s u b j e c t i s o f t e n o v e r d o n e a n d s e e m s t o p r e s e n t n o c h a l l e n g e t o t h e a s p i r i n g p h o t o g r a p h e r . < / P > < P > A u c o n t r a i r e , I s a y . T h e r e i s n o l i m i t t o t h e l e v e l o f c o m p o s i t i o n a n d t r e a t m e n t y o u c a n g i v e y o u r f l o w e r p i c t u r e s . Y o u c a n g o f o r a c o l o r s c h e m e t o m a t c h y o u r c u r r e n t d c o r , y o u c a n c h o o s e a f a m o u s a r t i s t a n d e m u l a t e h i s s t y l e . Y o u r c r e a t i o n s m a y c o n t a i n t w o , t h r e e , f i v e o r m a n y b l o o m s ( t r y t o s t a y a w a y f r o m t h e o n e b i g b l o o m i n t h e m i d d l e ) . A t t r a c t i v e c o m p o s i t i o n s c a n c o n t a i n t w o f l o w e r s , o n e l a r g e , o n e s m a l l f o r m i n g a d i a g o n a l . T h r e e b l o o m s c r e a t e a t r i a n g l e w i t h o n e a c t i n g a s t h e m a i n s u b j e c t a n d t h e o t h e r t w o a s t h e i r c o u n t e r p a r t s . R a c e m e s o f f e r a b u i l t i n c u r v e a n d s p e c i e t u l i p s a r e i n a c l a s s o f t h e i r o w n . < / P > < P > P h o t o s h o p a n d t h e i r l i k e o f f e r t h o u s a n d s o f w a y s t o i m p r o v e y o u r f l o w e r p h o t o g r a p h s . U n w a n t e d i t e m s i n t h e b a c k g r o u n d c a n b e c l o n e d o u t , f l o w e r h e a d s m a y l o o k b e t t e r m o v e d o v e r t o a b e t t e r l o c a t i o n a n d a d d i t i o n a l b l o o m s c a n b e a d d e d t o f i l l i n a n e m p t y s p o t . D o n t n e g l e c t t h e e d g e s , f o r s p e c i a l t r e a t m e n t s l i k e b e v e l s , c h a l k b o r d e r s a n d f a d e d o u t v i g n e t t e s c a n a d d i n t e r e s t t o t h e p i e c e . W i t h d i g i t a l p h o t o g r a p h y t h e r e a r e n o l i m i t s t o a t t a i n i n g t h e i m a g e c r e a t e d i n y o u r m i n d . < / P > < P > I n t h e f i e l d , s p e c i a l a t t e n t i o n m u s t b e p a i d t o t h e o v e r a l l l o o k o f t h e p i c t u r e . T r y t o d e c i d e w h a t i t i s a b o u t a p a r t i c u l a r s c e n e t h a t g r a b s y o u f a n c y . I s i t t h e u n u s u a l l i g h t d e s c e n d i n g o n y o u r s u b j e c t , t h e q u a l i t y a n d t o n e o f a d i f f e r e n t l o o k i n g b a c k g r o u n d , o r i s i t j u s t t h e w a y y o u r s u b j e c t s r e l a t e t o e a c h o t h e r ? C h o o s e o n e q u a l i t y a n d t r y t o c a p t u r e t h e p e a k o f t h a t e s s e n c e i n y o u r d i g i t a l c a m e r a . I f y o u a r e s u c c e s s f u l i n t h i s r e s p e c t a t t h e e x p e n s e o f a n o t h e r f a c e t o f t h e p i c t u r e , i t c a n b e f i x e d l a t e r o n y o u r c o m p u t e r . < / P > < P > A r b o r e t u m s a n d b o t a n i c a l g a r d e n s a r e a b o n a n z a o f o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r t h e n a t u r e p h o t o g r a p h e r . E v e n t h e p o l l i n a t i n g i n s e c t s c a n g e t i n t o t h e a c t . T h e s u b j e c t o f f l o w e r p h o t o g r a p h y m a y b e t h e e a s i e s t t o g e t s t a r t e d o n , b u t c a n b e t h e m o s t r e w a r d i n g f o r t h e c r e a t i v e a r t i s t . < / P >
Author: Kenneth C. Hoffman
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Kenneth C. Hoffman
A retired portrait and wedding photographer, I enjoy writing photography and how to articles, creating computer art from photography, bicycling and quartet singing. I also collect antique sheet music suitable for playing or framing.
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