Tips
Try Something Different!
Try a Different Angle
Try a Different Light
Scale Can Be Useful
Don’t Ignore the Small
Include Pollinators or other insects
Patience and Planning is important
But Don’t Miss an Opportunity!
Shooting Philosophies Spray-and-Pray vs. Getting Exactly What You Want
A Tale of Photographic Horror aka Always Make Sure You Have a Backup!
This slide is deliberately blank in honor of photos lost…
Hardware Tips Know your Hardware a great place to start is the manual! practice with your equipment check your equipment before you go on a shoot (clean, charge, clear)
Hardware Tips Have plenty of memory with you the best photo may not happen early Be sure the memory card is blank! today’s pictures should add to your old ones, not replace them…
Hardware Tips Be prepared… The cable you suddenly need? …it’s probably the only one you didn’t bring with you A spare battery that isn’t used is better than not having one and missing a shot.
Practice Ideas We have a showy spring here, but there are times when things are not as exciting… Greenhouses Botanical Gardens Road Trips Houseplants
Shooting for Identification Have pity on your identifier!
A Series of Shots Is Often More Useful Photo by Daniel Tenaglia
Photos by Daniel Tenaglia
A scanner is also a camera.
The most important tip of all… Love what you’re doing and have fun! It will show in your pictures.