Colourful Dandelion macro photography – Watch on YouTube Dandelions are a common flower, and a common subject to try out in macro. As summer approaches, they come out in force, spreading their seeds in the breeze. If you can find a dandelion clock intact before these seeds blow away, try bringing it indoors for some…
Simple flower photography tutorial with Tulips – Watch on YouTube Tulips have a very recognisable silhouette. Rather than go exploring the insides of the flower as we did in our recent hellebore shoot, we wanted to capture the iconic shape of the tulip. We have put together a simple flower photography tutorial to walk you…
Creative Lighting for Flower Photography – Watch on YouTube The Hellebore is a beautiful flower for some macro photography experimentation. We set out to make the most of the pink and purple pattens of the petals in this shoot. We have used a couple of techniques to get light into the flower to illuminate it…
Watch on YouTube – Using potpourri for colourful creative macro photography A lot of homes have at least a little Potpourri, but not everyone uses their dried out plant matter for photography. Creative macro photography comes in all shapes and sizes, just like Potpourri! That’s what makes this such an interesting macro photography subject -…
Watch on YouTube – Lighting flowers using a flexible macro flash system Of course, flowers are already beautiful. When trying to photograph them though, certain technical hurdles can get in the way. How do you get light down into the right spots? Do you use flash, continuous or natural light? Well with our new Flash…
Watch on YouTube – Macro Flower Photography – Gypsophila Macro flower photography is likely one of the most popular genres out there. Flowers come in all shapes and sizes, giving photographers a lot of variety to choose from. And that’s our challenge today… size. Macro Flower Photography – Gypsophila Gypsophila flowers are very very small,…
Watch on YouTube – Eryngium (thistle) – plant macro photography tips After looking at the beautiful Clematis a couple of weeks ago, we wanted to explore another flower. The Eryngium thistle we are shooting today is a really interesting macro photography subject. It provides lots of colour, interesting spikes and textures, and lots of unique…
Watch on YouTube – Clematis Flower Photography Tutorial As we move into the summer here in the UK, we are going to be shooting more flowers! Let’s begin with a pretty common one with this Clematis flower photography tutorial. Lets take a quick look at how we got these shots! Clematis Flower Photography Tutorial The…
Watch the Video on YouTube – Shooting Fluorescent Flowers Under Ultraviolet Light Before you get started, you may wish to read our Introduction to UV fluorescent photography, a breakdown all about UV photography. When it comes to choosing a subject for ultraviolet induced visible fluorescence photography (UVIVF), fluorescent flowers are a pretty good starting point. Most living…
Watch on YouTube – Getting Started with UV Fluorescence Photography. What is UV Photography With our EFX Lighting Arm kickstarter project in full swing (update: Kickstarter is over), we wanted to take the time to look at the technique of UV fluorescence photography that can be achieved easily with the new UV Lighting arms for Adaptalux…