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1) I shot this photo horizontally to capture as much of the flower as I could. I also wanted to make use of the organic lines and shapes that this flower conveys. The pattern that this flower makes leads the viewer's eye to the center of the flower.
2) The subject which is the green flower contrasts in hue against the pink flower in the background. I also created a shallow depth of field; this was because I shot in macro mode with a 3.4 f-stop.
3) There was very soft light on the flowers. I accomplished this by keeping the flowers near a window on a very cloudy day. The light is coming in from the right of this shadow. I wanted to demonstrate soft light while shooting extremely close.
4) I struggled to get a focused shot of this flower due to the lack of a tri-pod while shooting in macro mode. I compensated by setting my camera on top of a stack of books which placed the camera just above the subject. This was my first real macro shot I've ever tried to get so I had some issues getting only what I wanted to stay in focus. I shot in aperture priority mode and as stated above my aperture was at 3.5. My white balance was set to the cloudy setting because it was an overcast day and it gave me the truest color.
5) My mom is coming down for Easter this weekend so I went and got her a bouquet of flowers. After I purchased them I decided to use them for my macro shot which I was most excited for. Although these flowers are inside in a vase, the story behind this is "spring."
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1) I shot this photo horizontally to capture as much of the flower as I could. I also wanted to make use of the organic lines and shapes that this flower conveys. The pattern that this flower makes leads the viewer's eye to the center of the flower.
2) The subject which is the green flower contrasts in hue against the pink flower in the background. I also created a shallow depth of field; this was because I shot in macro mode with a 3.4 f-stop.
3) There was very soft light on the flowers. I accomplished this by keeping the flowers near a window on a very cloudy day. The light is coming in from the right of this shadow. I wanted to demonstrate soft light while shooting extremely close.
4) I struggled to get a focused shot of this flower due to the lack of a tri-pod while shooting in macro mode. I compensated by setting my camera on top of a stack of books which placed the camera just above the subject. This was my first real macro shot I've ever tried to get so I had some issues getting only what I wanted to stay in focus. I shot in aperture priority mode and as stated above my aperture was at 3.5. My white balance was set to the cloudy setting because it was an overcast day and it gave me the truest color.
5) My mom is coming down for Easter this weekend so I went and got her a bouquet of flowers. After I purchased them I decided to use them for my macro shot which I was most excited for. Although these flowers are inside in a vase, the story behind this is "spring."