Featuring the tiny, close up
My wife has been buying sunflower blooms of late to decorate the home… convenient photography subjects! Capturing a few of them together in a photograph can be tricky though (in terms of composition and achieving the right depth of field and focus). I read some online recommendations about using a blue background to complement the bright yellow of the sunflowers. In the end, I made a blue makeshift background out of a yoga mat that we had at home!
It may be Tulipmania at Gardens By The Bay currently but blooming daffodils and narcissuses are displayed as an interesting contrast. Collectively, tulips, daffodils and narcissuses are spring-flowering bulbs. Compared to the tulips, narcissuses are trickier to photograph. Patiently waiting for the right lighting conditions is the key!
Not only could we see beautiful tulips at the Tulipmania display at the Gardens By The Bay, visitors over this weekend were also treated with take-home tulip blooms… good enough for a nice exercise of still-life photography at home, using window-light and a dark background to bring out the glow in the colourful blooms!