Flower Photography

What is macro photography?
1. What's the main advantage of macro photography? You can get very close to your object and meanwhile most of the digital cameras have such a macro mode, that allows coming very close, already built in.
2. What are the limitations? The very narrow depth of field is a limitation. Since it is at such a close shot very short, the picture attends to blurr easily. Another limitation is the slow shutter speed. The aperture is so small in macro mode, that it takes longer to take the picture.

Photographing flowers in nature - Mind the sun
3. What are the best lighting conditions for shooting flowers outside? Bright but overcast days

Be careful of the wind
4. What are two things you can do to minimize the effects of the wind? One way would be to stand between the flower and the wind another is to just be patient and wait till the breeze is less strong.

Get up close
5. What does the writer suggest for the number of flowers to get in the frame? The number in the frame should be an odd number of flowers, because that appears more to the eye. 3 or 5 flowers are a good amount.

Watch for shadows
6. What are three things that might cast bad shadows? It could be a tree, building or even you yourself that might cast bad shadows.

Use a tripod
7. What are some of the advantages of using a tripod? the tripod steadies your camera. Because of the macro mode we have a longer exposure time and the tripod reduces the chance that the picture will turn out blurry. It also helps if you want to shoot something out of a position that would be very uncomfortable for us.

Choose your background carefully
8. What's the main thing to avoid with the background? If the background is too similar in color

Respect the environment
9. What's the main idea of this section? First it tells you if you want to take pretty pictures in nature you need to keep it pretty. It also encourages to just care more about the environment.

Photographing flower gardens10.
What might you want to do with a flower garden? to get a big picture you may want to switch from macro mode to landscape mode.