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How to Photograph Flowers

Preparation is key

Getting your gear together and in working order, choosing the right lens, having a tripod set up and then preparing to take the image. Pause and examine your subject before pressing the shutter. Some questions to ask:

  • how to crop it – get in close or take a wider angle shot?
  • what is the focal point/point of interest? Insect, stem, colour, texture, shape etc?
  • what angle will you shoot from to get the best perspective?
  • how much depth of field do you want?
  • how is the subject lit?
  • which flower is the best specimen for your photo?
  • what distractions are there in the background and foreground?
  • which is the best format to shoot in? (horizontal or vertical)

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How to shoot ghost effect

ghost effect

This tutorial is intended for beginner. Please don’t mind the terms I used if you are not one.

It is for sure making your model transparent is a piece of cake using Photoshop. One just need to select the model, and slide the transparency slider. Got it.

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How to shoot light trails

Images of light trails often shot in evening to night time is always impressive. Be it a driveway filled with cars’ headlights or brake lights, or even a “drawing” using flashlight.

Here’s a step-by-step on how to shoot the drawing using flashlight. Please bear in mind that this is just a guide. Any improvisation is greatly welcomed. Just keep repeating until you get your desired shots.

light trail

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How to shoot “zoom effect”

zoom effect

The above is one of the examples of so-called zoom effect. Don’t worry, it’s pretty easy:

  1. Decide on the subject (you can try a model).
  2. Set the shutter speed to anything longer than 1 second.
  3. Click the shutter.
  4. Twist the focusing ring (zoom in or zoom out you can experiment on that).
  5. Enjoy the result, repeat until you get your desired output.

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