EN 23
Improving your shooting skills – Shooting guides
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Taking flower pictures
Flower scenery ranges from a bunch of flowers in the wild to a field of flowers. The way of
shooting differs depending on how you wish to capture the image.
Using white balance
There are many colors of flowers ranging from light to vivid ones.
Depending on the colors, subtle color shades may not be captured
as seen. When beautiful color shades are not reproduced, check
the light condition and change the white balance setting. The
default setting of white balance is auto as long as the camera
settings are not changed. Auto setting is fine but changing the
settings for different situations such as 5300 K for sunny days and
7500 K for an outdoor shaded area during sunny days will bring
out subtle color shades more effectively.
Using exposure compensation
When shooting a picture with background, select a background
that will bring out the shape and color of the flower. A simple
background will bring out the subject. When shooting bright and
whitish flowers, adjust [
F
] to – (minus) so that the flower stands
out from the dark background.
Changing shooting mode
The method to capture a subject changes according to the type of subject
you wish to emphasize, be it a field or a bunch of flowers. To change the
focus area, set to
A
(aperture priority shooting) mode and select the
aperture value.
•
When you open the aperture (decrease the aperture value), the camera
will focus within a shorter range (shallow depth of field), producing an
emphasized subject with a blurred background.
•
When you close the aperture (increase the aperture value), the camera
will focus over a wider range (more depth of field), producing a picture
with clear focus.
You can use the preview function to confirm the changes in the depth of
field when the aperture is changed.
Changing lenses
When the blooming flowers are few and sparse, use a telephoto lens to take the picture. A picture
taken with a telephoto lens will appear as though the flowers are blooming thickly and the
distance seen is closer. Using telescopic feature of the zoom lens also achieves the same effect
but it is easier to achieve the effect when the focus distance is longer such as 150 mm or 200
mm, rather than 54 mm.
g
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A
: Aperture priority shooting” (P. 26), “Preview function” (P. 29),
“Exposure compensation – Varying the image brightness” (P. 49),
“White balance – Adjusting the color tone” (P. 50)
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