Flower power

Flower and landscape photography are a match made in heaven, especially at this time of year. All the bright and colourful flora is coming into bloom and the landscapes are being evenly lit by the sun (with some cloud coverage, of course). Never is there a better time to shoot the alluring flowers in their natural habitats, than in the spring.

But it can be tricky to know where to begin, with so much potential everywhere. Fear not, as I’ll show you how to find the best local blooms (even if that’s your own garden), figure out the best times to shoot them, and share my compositional and shooting tricks for stunning shots.

We’ll take a closer look at how we can photograph everything from basic buds to nature’s awe-inspiring carpets of colour. Starting at the beginning – since the first and fundamental necessity is always composition – we’ll look at how to design pleasing floral images. While fields of flowers and gardens may look magnificent in person, they can seem a little bit lacking when reproduced in two-dimensional form, which doesn’t necessarily make the best images, so we’ll discover how to inject some creativity into our shots.

And remember, just because a lot of this is for landscapes, that doesn’t mean that you can’t apply these techniques to your own garden! So without further delay, let’s immerse ourselves in the natural beauty that surrounds us.

Edyta Rice

Edyta Rice is a landscape photographer based in Newport, South Wales. She is an avid hiker, nature lover and outdoor photographer, who immensely enjoys travel and culture.

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THE BASIC SETUP

Photographing fields of flowers and gardens does not require special or expensive camera equipment. Of course, a DSLR or mirrorless camera system (such as my Nikon D850 and Z 6) is going to take better shots than a point-and-shoot camera or mobile phone, but that does not mean you cannot shoot flowers with less