Jul 30 2008
Using A Flash To Photograph Flowers
It’s overcast and rainy here in Seattle today. Last night I set my alarm clock to wake me at 5:00 am in the hopes of a nice sunrise shoot, but the gray clouds promised nothing exciting. So I decided to work instead. Just couldn’t keep my mind on work so decided to play a little with the camera and flowers in the front yard.
I did a comparison test photographing flowers using no flash (it’s a nice overcast day with lots of diffused light – perfect for capturing colorful flowers).
Then I tried with with the cameras on-board flash. It’s not very strong so I thought it would punch up the contrast a little.
Just for comparison sake I thought I’d diffuse the flash by using a flash diffuser sold at clovercityphoto.com
All three photos are unretouched (I did resize them but they not even cropped).
I can see a difference. I like the flash with diffuser. It tones down the contract just a notch witch gives the photo a more natural, even look.
