This is another picture from my afternoon of “house
photography”. In other words, messing around with my new filters whilst seeking
something to take pictures of around my house.
In this picture, I have used a close up filter in
conjunction with my macro lens. I decided to use this to try to get closer to
the flower in the hope of being able to see finer details that you would
normally miss without zooming in and losing quality. I used the widest aperture
possible to take this picture as I only wanted the tips of the foremost petals
in focus.
I tried to use a
relatively low ISO to minimise the amount of noise in a shot, and a relatively
fast shutter speed to allow me to use flash. I decided to use flash as I wanted
the top few petals to be illuminated, creating more interesting shadows on the
underside.
After, I edited the picture in Photoshop. I increased the
contrast so the shadows and highlights on the petals became more defined. I
then sharpened the image to make sure that the area I had focused on was
prominent. I’m really pleased with this picture, considering I didn’t plan for
it to be anything special. So far the close up filters are definitely my
favourites! (no surprise there…). Mat and I will be covering a local festival
this weekend, so make sure you check back!
Bex
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