Rise Above

I'm having a lot of fun trying to shoot from different angles. If you haven't seen it, I wrote an article on how to start shooting flowers. Go check it out! The APN Guide: How To Shoot Flowers Big or small, with many shapes, sizes, and colors. Flowers can be an amazingly diverse subject matter to shoot. You can find them just about anywhere. Around your neighborhood, at a local park, or your front yard. You can even visit a local plant nursery.  Because flowers are easy to access they are a great subject to practice learning how to set up composition in your photos.
Here are a few tips to help you get started.

Picking your flower

One of the most important parts of floral photography is picking your flower. You will want to think carefully about this question. Does the flower you choose have petals missing? Does it have little holes from a bug eating it?  Do you want to highlight these imperfections or are you looking for a more pristine flower to shoot?  If you are in a place with many different types of flowers, you might be a little overwhelmed at what to choose.  Think about what part of the flower you l

Here are some other recent flower shots I've done!