How to Photograph Spring Flowers

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By Virginia Allain
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Photograph Spring Flowers

Grab your camera and capture the beauty of springtime. After the dull colors of winter, the bright colors of tulips, lilacs and forsythia brings joy and freshness to our lives. Here's how to get beautiful spring flower photos.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Find the flowers, wherever you can. Maybe you're lucky enough to have a yard full of daffodils, crocus and iris. If not, take a photo walk around the neighborhood or to a park. People usually don't mind someone taking photos of flowers along the sidewalk. Don't venture into anyone's yard though.
Step 2

Take some overall shots where there are broad swathes of color. These tulips were in entrance to the Wichita Botanical Gardens for all to see without paying admission. I'm sure there were more lovelies inside the garden, if I'd had more time.
Step 3

Get up close and personal with the flowers. Isolate a particularly gorgeous specimen and take photos from several angles. Take photos from the side, from the top, and from underneath.
Step 4

Go out early in the morning and late in the afternoon to get the special light on the flowers at those times. The sun at noon is not good for photos. You want that luminous look and shadows to create good photos.
Step 5

Don't forget the flowering trees. They are a treat in the spring. Stand back to get the full view. Then get in close and get a macro of a clump of flowers on a branch. To get a macro, set your camera on the close-up setting. On most digital cameras, that is the one with the flower icon.