How to best photograph tulips.
May 2, 2018 22:48:33 #
Rick gave you excellent advice, and I hadn't heard of plamp before, so "thanks" Rick!
May 3, 2018 07:21:39 #
Learn to use your flash for photos like this.. For example if your shooting in manual, choose a setting that gives you an even exposure. Now up to you depending on your DOF either adjust the aperture or shutter speed till your several stops darker than the correct exposure. Now use your flash to capture the photo. You will have to adjust the flash of coarse so not to be too bright, but now that your flash is the primary light source, it will in fact Freeze the motion of the wind blown tulips...... The lower your able to turn down the flash power, the more motion the flash will freeze. I use the method mostly in macro photography, but works Great for wind blown flowers.
P.S. make sure you have some sort of diffuser on hand for your flash. For an on camera flash, use a simple white napkin or paper towel. If your prepared of coarse you can have something better suited as a diffuser.
P.S. make sure you have some sort of diffuser on hand for your flash. For an on camera flash, use a simple white napkin or paper towel. If your prepared of coarse you can have something better suited as a diffuser.
May 3, 2018 08:09:42 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Does your digital camera not have an ISO adjustmen... (show quote)
I don't think the OP cares to discuss ISO for some unknown reason. Perhaps he needs to start over with Peterson's "Understanding Exposure" or some other basic concepts of photography book or course.
May 3, 2018 10:30:46 #
Due to the windy conditions at the time I was in Holland, MI, I was concentrating on close up photos of the tulips using a Canon 5DM4 with a 100-400 at an iso of 400. The results were very acceptable. However, I intend to go back next week and try to get photos in more favorable wind conditions covering a broader expanse using a much wider lens at the Tulip Farms where the flowers are in rows that seem to go for very long distances. If the wind is not an issue, I may try to take multiple exposures with different focus points and stack the images in PS. I am not sure yet if I will use a wide angle lens or the 24-70. Maybe I will try both.
May 3, 2018 17:39:22 #
wmpark wrote:
Due to the windy conditions at the time I was in H... (show quote)
The best way to learn is by making mistakes and push success to the point of failure. Then you know what doesn't work and what did or if nothing worked then you can try something different next time. But you are learning by doing!
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