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May highlights in floral photography

May 31, 2017

We are ending the month with sunshine, peonies and unicorns, so it's hard to believe this low key set up was how I felt at the start of May.

I am trying a bouquet a week with leftovers and foragings from my garden. I'm getting more confident but they feel a bit triangular. I'll be working on going bigger and more freeform next month.

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May has been mostly about the ranunculus, at least until the peonies arrived:

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I have a new favourite backdrop from Capture By Lucy - it's called grey temple walls and adds a fabulous splash of texture and atmosphere:

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There has been plenty going on at Claire's field this month (PlantPassion):

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The peonies are here and don't they know it:

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1. Low ISO, 100 or 200.

2. Pick your aperture for the depth of field you want: the photo above was f11.

3. Let the camera choose the shutter speed (in this photo it was 1/2 second).

4. Manually focus.

5. Use a tripod (or a chair, or a pile of books) and the self timer.

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