PLANT PORTRAIT

IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS

A major reason why some flower images fail is an untidy setting. Be sure to clear distracting vegetation from the frame edges and background, without damaging the environment

REVEALING PERSPECTIVE

Choose a point of view that effectively displays the essential structures of the subject, or which highlights characteristic features, such as colour or petal shapes

BEST SPECIMEN

An often missed step – be sure to select the most attractive subject that is most representative of the species or variety. These will be easier to sell

ARTISTIC OR SCIENTIFIC

Choose between a focus on subject beauty, for selling to mass-produced

publications, or structure detail for more descriptive or educative products. An example consideration may be creatively shallow or detailenhancing depth of field