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This is in my grandma's garden, where I have a project to capture all the very best it has to offer in the different seasons....
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This is in my grandma's garden, where I have a project to capture all the very best it has to offer in the different seasons.
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Location
I took this in my Grandma's garden, where I have a project to try and capture all the different flowers and life within her garden in case she moves out, so she has some nice photos to look back on.Time
I took this in the mid afternoon, hoping that when I walked around the garden the strong winds that day wouldn't bother me, as the shutter speed would have risen to a level where motion blur wasn't an issue. It looks like this was taken in 'the golden hour' but that's just the post processing.Lighting
As you can seen from the photo the sun is giving each flower and each bush in the background a nice back light, allowing for some very clear focus and vibrant colours. The original image didn't have the same colours at all, so I think as long as it's taken in regular yellow or orange sunlight then it should be fine after some post processing.Equipment
For this I used my 4:3 Olympus OMD E-M5 mark 2 with a 45mm prime lens.Inspiration
It was a 'in the moment shot' like essentially all of my previous shots. This leads to unpredictability and can be a mistake, but it allows me to have the maximum fun taking and processing this image. So I would have to say that the only real inspiration is other shots featuring multiples where the focus isn't on the closest thing.Editing
For this photo I decided I wanted the 'golden hour ' effect and raised the saturation of pretty much every colour in the photo, being careful to not over saturate purple and magenta, as this would only serve to destroy all the mid tones that could appear.In my camera bag
For shooting in a place I know, I would carry around my beloved 45 mm prime lens, and my 12 mm prime lens (90 mm and 24 mm in SLR format). My Olympus OMD E-M5 mark 2 has been superb as a small camera that can take high quality photos, and it's the only one I have. Occasionally I carry around my tripod, for any slow shutter shots I might be attempting, but that wasn't needed here. I take some ND and UV filters as well to protect the lenses and to help control the exposure.Feedback
My tip would be to not try and focus on the closest thing possible, as in this case the fact that the focus is on a flower further away draws the eye to it more, and allows for people to appreciate the yellow and green bokeh in the background. I used f 1.8 for this, like most of my shots, and I would discourage using higher f numbers for this type of shot as you don't get a lack of depth, which I think is so important for a picture that included multiple objects in relatively close proximity. Raising the saturation is a must for me, as it makes the previously bland image very noticeable.
