Heart of the Flower by Virginia Allain
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My Flower Close-Up Photos
It didn't stop there. Soon I took the camera everywhere with me; for walks, shopping, visiting friends. You never know when you might see a flower to capture with the camera. Now I have thousands of photographs and I've picked out a few to share with you here.
White Tulips
Photo by Virginia Allain
Close-Up of a Rose
Photo by Virginia Allain
Heart of a Red Tulip
Close-Up Photo by Virginia Allain
Pink Hibiscus Close-Up
Photo by Virginia Allain
Red Bromeliad at Cypress Gardens, Florida
Photo taken by Virginia Allain
Pink Roses
Photo taken by Virginia Allain
My Tips on Taking Flower Photos
I'm Inspired by Other Photographers Like This One
Short Video of Flower Macro Photos
Pink Rose Macro Photo
Photo taken by Virginia Allain
Do You Take Flower Photos?
Heart of a Pink Rose
Macro Photo by Virginia Allain
Another Bromeliad
Photo by Virginia Allain
White Tuberous Begonia
Flower Photo by Virginia Allain
Don't Steal These Photos
You must ask permission if you want to use one of these photos on your web site.
Anyway, wouldn't it be more fun to take your own!
Pink Roses
Photo by Virginia Allain
Red Begonia
Macro Photo by Virginia Allain
Calla Lily
Photo by Virginia Allain
Learn How to Take Flower Photos
Book available from Amazon
Description from Amazon: For the photographer who wants to progress beyond mere snapshots, Sue Bishop's Digital Flower Photography offers an irresistible invitation to explore digital's unlimited artistic possibilities. Covering equipment, basic and advanced techniques, and computer image processing in straightforward lessons, this is the ideal course for beginner or experienced hobbyist. Technical subjects such as lens selection and the difference between JPEG, TIFF, and RAW files are made crystal-clear. And thanks to examples of the author's breathtaking work on virtually every page, the focus is always on achieving beautiful results.
Are You Intrigued at the Thought of Taking Flower Photos?
Please add your own prediction
vallain predicts:
I predict that you'll get out your camera and give it a try...
Gala98 predicts:
I already do, regularly - macro button was my whole reason for getting my first digital camera & haven't stopped since! Some nice photos here, well done :)
skiesgreen predicts:
You are inspiring many to improve photography skills
spikey64 predicts:
I definately will be trying this.
MiddleSister predicts:
I will to get down to Longwood Gardens again, and do my amateur thing.
sorana predicts:
You are spot on with your prediction.
HelenHoliday predicts:
Gorgeous! You're a real pro with a camera!
jseven predicts:
I have tried and love it! Yours are great and I love the pink roses. :)
Oliversbabycarecouk predicts:
i predict that i will be doing that!
wordstock predicts:
that I will copy and paste your photos.(Kidding) They are beautiful.
RitaK predicts:
I predict you are so right! I would love to take as beautiful pictures as you have of my garden flowers. Can't wait until Spring arrives!
I Turn My Photos into Zazzle Products
These make great gifts for friends (and yourself)
Start with a Digital Camera
Here's a Selection from Amazon
Geranium Buds
Photo by Virginia Allain
Train Your Eye for Flower Photos by Looking at Photos by Many People
Here's a sampling from Flickr Photos
These flower photos are updated every day.
What Do You Usually Photograph?
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lisadh
May 27, 2012 @ 1:04 pm | delete
- Beautiful work! I usually shoot landscapes and action shots, but I'm recently been trying to work on close-ups. Did you use fill-flash on any of these or is it all natural lighting?
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vallain May 27, 2012 @ 2:50 pm | delete
- Lisa - I just use the natural light. For me, it seems that flash bleaches the colors too much. There's so much I still need to learn.
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Annamadagan
May 17, 2012 @ 5:09 pm | delete
- Beautiful shots! I love taking macro photography of flowers and plants.
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genispyphoto
Jan 17, 2012 @ 10:30 pm | delete
- Hi Virginia,
I like your photos very much! I also love taking pictures of them, it never gets boring. What camera and lens do you have? I have a Canon 40D with a Canon 17-85mm f4/5.6 lense. Would like an aperture of f2.8 but can't afford that yet. My work on flickr is at http:/www.flickr.com/people/geni-spy.
Take care and happy shooting, Geni
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- I use a Canon SX20is. Point and shoot, but excellent zoom and good macro capability.
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Jewelsofawe Jan 16, 2012 @ 2:21 pm | delete
- Love your flower photography! I love flowers!
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skiesgreen
Jan 7, 2012 @ 8:59 pm | delete
- Super lens and such wonderful photos. *-*Blessed*-* and featured on Blessed by Skiesgreen 2012. Hugs
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Wedding_Mom
Nov 11, 2011 @ 7:34 am | delete
- Wow, these photos are magical and you really are good with your camera. I will try and see if i can get to the heart of the flowers myself. Good job!!
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spikey64
Oct 22, 2011 @ 3:30 pm | delete
- Your pictures are awesome. Can't wait to have a go at this myself.
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MiddleSister
Aug 20, 2011 @ 1:08 pm | delete
- Your pictures are absolutely lovely. Thank you!
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