I had my first ever indoor macro shoot yesterday and I love love loved it!!!! I used the flowers that were part of my Mother's Day present and decided to see what I could do with them indoors. I wasn't convinced I would enjoy the experience much as I thought it would be too man-made and unnatural but boy was I wrong!
I was so impressed with the results that I got. The sun was streaming in through our balcony doors so I simply laid some black fabric on the ground in the sunlight, arranged the flowers in a bud vase and went to town. And really, the results speak for themselves.
I didn't need to do any post-production editing at all, apart from cropping some down a little. I just can't get over the results that shooting indoors in the correct lighting can give!
One of my favourite photography books is Creative close-ups: digital photography tips and techniques. In it, the author Harold Davis expressed the same concern about shooting macro indoors that I had prior to yesterday ~ mainly that it just wouldn't be right and as "real" as outdoor macro photography. He was converted after his first indoor macro experience and despite my scepticism I have been converted as well. Guess this means someone will have to continue buying me lots more lovely flowers so that I can keep practicing!
Wow, they are really lovely. Very delicate, well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks mumsie! I'm feeling very very proud of them :)
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