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08/18/2008 10:10:42 PM · #1 |
My girlfriend recently purchased a flower shop, so i am, of course, tasked with photographing the arrangements for the brochures and the website.
Since i don't feel like building a photo studio there, or hauling too much lighting equipment with me, what are some pointers you can give on getting good pictures? |
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08/18/2008 11:29:06 PM · #2 |
| Take them home and shoot them there where all your lighting is? |
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08/19/2008 05:07:28 PM · #3 |
| Have your wife make a nice display of a particular group of flowers and then do the photo.....do you have an external flash that will mount to your camera like a Nikon SB-600?....take it |
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08/19/2008 06:38:37 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by rbryan22:
Have your wife make a nice display of a particular group of flowers and then do the photo.....do you have an external flash that will mount to your camera like a Nikon SB-600?....take it |
Nice advice you give here!  PlayWithFire states his girlfriend buys the flower shop and wants him to take photos, and then you tell him to have his wife show up at the flower shop and make some nice arrangements. :-) Not sure a lot of photography will get done with this plan. Can I assume the SB-600 is for self defense? |
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08/19/2008 06:47:42 PM · #5 |
^ Oh man, that's funny! :D
Flowers...well you shouldn't have any troubles with inspiration on DPC.
Like others have said, do you have a speed light like an SB600 or 800? If so then use that and experiment away. I would most likely approach it with shallow DOF and some dramatic lighting in the back of the arrangement with the sb providing fill up front. Or something along those lines...
Is the interior of the shop decorated unique enough that you can us it as a backdrop?
Message edited by author 2008-08-19 18:51:17.
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08/19/2008 11:10:22 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by ErikV:
Originally posted by rbryan22:
Have your wife make a nice display of a particular group of flowers and then do the photo.....do you have an external flash that will mount to your camera like a Nikon SB-600?....take it |
Nice advice you give here! PlayWithFire states his girlfriend buys the flower shop and wants him to take photos, and then you tell him to have his wife show up at the flower shop and make some nice arrangements. :-) Not sure a lot of photography will get done with this plan. Can I assume the SB-600 is for self defense? |
hehe :)
@Nald, The shop doesn't have any interesting background, so i'll just work with shallow DOF
And it sounds like i need to buy an external flash.
I have a gear wish list in my head, and i was gonna buy a new lens, but i think i would benefit more from a flash.
I appreciate the advice, everyone.
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08/19/2008 11:16:23 PM · #7 |
| Take a small light tent with you. If you don't have one, they can be had cheap on ebay (I got a 3 foot square one on for $5). For arrangements, you don't want anything arty with dramatic lighting, etc. What the customers want to see is what the arrangement looks like straight up. Get as much detail as possible, showing a vase if it's included or the way the flowers would be wrapped if the vase isn't included. Go to FTD's website and check out the arrangements for sale, that should give you an idea of what people are looking for when ordering online. |
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08/19/2008 11:26:34 PM · #8 |
One nice thing about floral arrangements in a shop is they don't move; so speedlights are unnecessary. Seriously. Floods are fine. Light tents are possibly to restrictive. You can scrim floods with translucent material and soften light nicely.
R.
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