Introduction: Why Take Pictures Of Flowers
Lesson 1 from: The Art of Flower PhotographyKathleen Clemons
Introduction: Why Take Pictures Of Flowers
Lesson 1 from: The Art of Flower PhotographyKathleen Clemons
Lesson Info
1. Introduction: Why Take Pictures Of Flowers
Lessons
Introduction: Why Take Pictures Of Flowers
02:28 2Lenses For Flower Photography
16:13 3Accessories For Flower Photography
12:09 4Lighting For Flower Photography
18:10 5Exposure And Aperture Choice
18:33 6Figuring Out Where To Focus
20:27 7Flower Photography Composition
13:16 8Flower Photography Black Background
19:10Learning To See Your Subject
09:52 10Shooting Flower Life Stages And The Flower Dance
09:04 11Add Textures To Photos In Post Processing
09:19 12Tips For Choosing Flowers For Photography
10:12 13Flower Photography Tips
03:54 14Botanical Gardens Flower Photo Shoot
18:59 15Photo Critiques
48:42 16Clip Art Everyday
01:17Lesson Info
Introduction: Why Take Pictures Of Flowers
This class will be valuable for you whether you're a beginner, a more advanced flower photographer. I think I can show you some techniques and some different ways of photographing flowers. We're going to start with gear and lighting and I'll show you exactly what I use when I visit a garden or even shoot at my own home. We'll talk about composition, exposure, and I'll spend some time talking about specific flowers and best practices to photograph them. And I want to teach you how I see a flower. So let's start with why flowers. Why would anybody want to shoot flowers. I think every beginning photographer starts with flowers at some point. I'm attracted to flowers because of their color, shape, lines, and textures. And especially their curves. I didn't start out planning to be a flower photographer. I started shooting sunrises on my front lawn. I had a busy life with three little children and found that if I got up before they did and my house faces east that I could shoot sunrise. And ...
I had one lens. That taught me actually, a lot about photography. It taught me about light and how quickly light can change. And I understood composition quite well. I seem to have a natural eye for composition but I did not understand aperture. So I took a photography class online. I'm a big believer in online education. And the first week of the class I ended up in a hospital with a stubborn kidney stone. For four days. Got out of the hospital, it's mean, it's February, and I need to choose a subject to shoot for aperture. My husband had bought me roses and that changed my life. I became just fascinated with flowers and it was a wonderful subject to learn aperture on. Seeing how close I could get, what a different... What F2.8 would do? What F8 would do for the flowers? And the more that I studied them the more I fell in love with them. And sort of turned into a specialty for me though it wasn't anything that I planned.
Class Materials
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Ratings and Reviews
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What a fantastic class! Kathleen Clemons' presentation was well-organized and offered exceptional how-to advice along with actual gear and beautiful slides which demonstrated her points. I felt as though she were talking to me personally and truly wanting me to be successful. Her explanations of technique, accompanied with video of her in the gardens using the camera was very helpful. In addition, I found her critiques most enlightening, and I learned a great deal about how to improve my own images from them. In short--this was an exceptional class, and Kathleen Clemons is an amazing teacher. I have watched the class twice and plan to purchase it for continued review and reflection. Anyone who wants to photograph flowers artistically needs this class. Thank you, CreativeLive, for this wonderful presentation by Kathleen Clemons.
Julianne Carlson
Thank you Kathleen for taking the time to share your wonderful knowledge and technique's with us through this 5 star course. Your breathtaking ethereal images are a true inspiration and I can't wait to get out there and practice with my new Lensbaby velvet. Not only was this course a wonderful tutorial for photographing flower subject but much of your instruction can be used when photographing all of nature. This is the best Creative Live class I have taken yet!
Cheryl Tarr
I love the way Kathleen sees flowers and captures their essence. I watched a free Creative Live course that Kathleen taught and became an instant fan, and when I saw this course advertised I knew right away I wanted to have it in my course collection. She has so many tips and tricks for capturing soft, artistic renderings of flowers and I appreciate that she is so willing to share these with others. She is very clear in explaining what she does - an excellent teacher as well as an outstanding and original photographer. I highly recommend this for anyone who wants to explore flower photography.