I like to take flower portraits. I have found there are a few key elements to making a great flower portrait. You must have precise focus on the pistils and stamen of the flower and you must have a frame filled with the flower.
Use a tripod and a macro lens plus a plant clamp may be needed to ensure stability of your subject. The flower must be immobile.
Try to find a day with an overcast sky, this will make things much easier for the portrait.
I also found a new technique that can create a different type of look, an impressionist portrait. Take a look at this page and you will find an explanation of this technique.
Most important, have fun! http://www.squidoo.com/adviceonflowerphotography
Thursday, May 7, 2009
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