Would like some advice on taking photos of plants inside the house ??
Over recent years we have started collecting 'Orchids' and although i thought these would be very hard too keep and look after infact they have become the easiest plants and the conditions inside the house must suit them as they are just started flowering again in of course stunning colours.
Have never taken any plant images before,so asking for some help from the experts,the camera that i mainly use in the Nikon D3300 with standard lens and 200mm lens,so the lens of choice would be the standard one,the camera would be mounted on a tripod for stability,but of course i cannot take the picture of these plants on the window ledge as the light from the flash would bounce back i guess ?? So should i rig up a temporary setup with say a black non glare backround and use a table lamp as additional lamp and also the camera flash as well ?? And of course i would then place the Orchid plants into the temp setup and then take a few pictures using various settings ??
When taking these type of plant images would one just take a picture/s of the actual blooms close up for maximum colour capture or also include the plant pot in the image as well,or prehaps just get stuck in a give it a try using various different shot scenarios.
One can tell that one is a beginner,its not so much problems with using the camera but my way of thinking is that as all these Orchids are coming into flower at different stages,it would be a great subject for taking some images of these gorgeous looking plants,so combining 2 interests plants and digital photography together.
Any help,advice would be most welcome.Thanks
Over recent years we have started collecting 'Orchids' and although i thought these would be very hard too keep and look after infact they have become the easiest plants and the conditions inside the house must suit them as they are just started flowering again in of course stunning colours.
Have never taken any plant images before,so asking for some help from the experts,the camera that i mainly use in the Nikon D3300 with standard lens and 200mm lens,so the lens of choice would be the standard one,the camera would be mounted on a tripod for stability,but of course i cannot take the picture of these plants on the window ledge as the light from the flash would bounce back i guess ?? So should i rig up a temporary setup with say a black non glare backround and use a table lamp as additional lamp and also the camera flash as well ?? And of course i would then place the Orchid plants into the temp setup and then take a few pictures using various settings ??
When taking these type of plant images would one just take a picture/s of the actual blooms close up for maximum colour capture or also include the plant pot in the image as well,or prehaps just get stuck in a give it a try using various different shot scenarios.
One can tell that one is a beginner,its not so much problems with using the camera but my way of thinking is that as all these Orchids are coming into flower at different stages,it would be a great subject for taking some images of these gorgeous looking plants,so combining 2 interests plants and digital photography together.
Any help,advice would be most welcome.Thanks