We wanted the focus to be directly on the flowers as well as the hand holding them. We chose a very simple background in the shade and framed it so we just had enough of the arm to show that it was a person holding them up. We didn’t want to them off entirely.
Center Framed
With busy details like this, we chose to focus on the center part of the bouquet with our single point autofocus since it helped us lock onto exactly what we wanted to be sharp. However, shooting this with multiple autofocus points wouldn’t have been a challenge either since the subject definitely stood out from the background.
Single Shot Autofocus
Single Point
The flowers
The way the EXIF is written out follows the common photographic method (with the inclusion of White Balance at the end). Here it is broken down:
Shutter Speed @ Aperture ISO White Balance.
We found an area underneath a terrace where the light was shaded which allowed us to work with really soft light. It also meant that we could have a balanced field of light across the whole image (from the flowers to the background).
Natural Light
With editing flowers or details, we try and keep the greens a bit more “healthy” looking since it compliments the flowers a lot more.
There was no particular challenge when creating this image.
No solutions to share here :)
Schloss Freudenstein
Castel Freudenstein Str. Masaccio, 39057 Appiano sulla strada del vino BZ, Italy
Castle
Italy
Take advantage of meeting the vendors and introducing yourself. It’s a great way to build connections, especially if you can shoot some pictures with them in mind.
If you want to go for a similar shot, remember to keep it simple. A busy background will be distracting and rather shoot a bit wider (and crop later on in post) than too close in.
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