June 20th, 2012, 11:16 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Roanoke, VA (moving to Costa Rica June 18)
Posts: 551
Real Name: Bill Green billgreen's Gallery
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Originally Posted by ean10775
Question regarding flower photos - it seems like much of the time when shooting flowers, the strong colors seem to get clipped (especially with yellows) and what I'm left with is a photo with very saturated color, but no detail in the petals. I can always recover some in PP or I can underexpose the image when shooting to try and protect against the clipping, but is there a better way to capture the image in a way that it retains the detail in the colors? I always shoot RAW so reducing the saturation/increasing the contrast/etc. seems like it wouldn't matter. Obviously shooting in the morning/evening when the light can shape the flowers makes a difference, but is there anything specifically with exposure that I should be doing?
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IMHO you already do the most important thing....shoot raw. Beyond that I have 3 rules I follow when shooting flowers. 1) no direct sunlight 2) no direct sunlight, and 3) no direct sunlight. But seriously folks... I do avoid direct sunlight when shooting flowers. For me sunlight is a sure fire ticket to a harsh image with clipping that is difficult to process properly. Open shade, after sunset, or overcast conditions are my preference. Even with that precaution many sensors still have a bit of a hard time with reds. Along with flat lighting I underexpose by 1/3 or even 2/3 of a stop. Another technique I used is to "pull" the reddish channels a bit in LR. This sometimes helps.
Disclaimer: these are things that work for me. YMMV
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