Comments on: How to create intimate portraits of nature http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-create-intimate-portraits-of-nature/ tips and tutorials for digital nature photography Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:29:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stuff You’ll Like | Chuqui 3.0 http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-create-intimate-portraits-of-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-13841 Stuff You’ll Like | Chuqui 3.0 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:50:38 +0000 http://photonaturalist.net/?p=2577#comment-13841 [...] Steve Berardi: How to create intimate portraits of nature [...] [...] Steve Berardi: How to create intimate portraits of nature [...]

]]> By: Phil http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-create-intimate-portraits-of-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-13109 Phil Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:07:18 +0000 http://photonaturalist.net/?p=2577#comment-13109 Hi Steve, if you had shot a single flower, the first one might have been my first choice, but the overhead shot of the second one reveals a symmetry and balance that is more appealing to me. Also the bokeh in the second one includes more detail that gives the flower a sense of connection. Just how I saw it. :-) Hi Steve, if you had shot a single flower, the first one might have been my first choice, but the overhead shot of the second one reveals a symmetry and balance that is more appealing to me. Also the bokeh in the second one includes more detail that gives the flower a sense of connection.
Just how I saw it. :-)

]]> By: Sangeeth VS http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-create-intimate-portraits-of-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-13087 Sangeeth VS Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:42:58 +0000 http://photonaturalist.net/?p=2577#comment-13087 I like the first one for its composition. But I couldn't feel the intimacy towards it :( I like the first one for its composition. But I couldn’t feel the intimacy towards it :(

]]> By: Howard http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-create-intimate-portraits-of-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-13054 Howard Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:15:34 +0000 http://photonaturalist.net/?p=2577#comment-13054 I like the first one. I think it shows off the stature and shape of the plant better. I like the first one. I think it shows off the stature and shape of the plant better.

]]> By: Jenny Marie http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-create-intimate-portraits-of-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-13048 Jenny Marie Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:22:44 +0000 http://photonaturalist.net/?p=2577#comment-13048 I like the second one better, I have always felt a tighter cropped photo was more intimate. The further away you the less connected you feel I like the second one better, I have always felt a tighter cropped photo was more intimate. The further away you the less connected you feel

]]> By: Zack Jones http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-create-intimate-portraits-of-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-13018 Zack Jones Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:28:57 +0000 http://photonaturalist.net/?p=2577#comment-13018 I like the first one but usually shoot them like the second one. It's interesting that the camera settings are the same - I would have bet the first one was shot using a different aperture than the second one. Your point about getting down low is a very good one. One question though, what, if anything, do you use to protect your clothes? I've been toying with the idea of bringing along an opaque shower curtain so I could (1) use it to diffuse the light, if needed and (2) put it on the ground to lay on. Not that I mind getting down on the ground and getting a little dirty but I'm not so sure my wife would go for that :). I like the first one but usually shoot them like the second one. It’s interesting that the camera settings are the same – I would have bet the first one was shot using a different aperture than the second one.

Your point about getting down low is a very good one. One question though, what, if anything, do you use to protect your clothes? I’ve been toying with the idea of bringing along an opaque shower curtain so I could (1) use it to diffuse the light, if needed and (2) put it on the ground to lay on. Not that I mind getting down on the ground and getting a little dirty but I’m not so sure my wife would go for that :) .

]]> By: Sue, Vancouver, BC, Canada http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-create-intimate-portraits-of-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-13013 Sue, Vancouver, BC, Canada Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:37:22 +0000 http://photonaturalist.net/?p=2577#comment-13013 I also prefer the second one. I like that I can see the center detail more and also the angle shows the leaf growth part beautifully. I also prefer the second one. I like that I can see the center detail more and also the angle shows the leaf growth part beautifully.

]]> By: Vicky, Greece http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-create-intimate-portraits-of-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-13012 Vicky, Greece Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:21:58 +0000 http://photonaturalist.net/?p=2577#comment-13012 Very helpful!!! Thank you for posting so many interesting thinks! I liked the first one but didn't realize why!!! Very helpful!!! Thank you for posting so many interesting thinks! I liked the first one but didn’t realize why!!!

]]> By: Alfredo http://photonaturalist.net/how-to-create-intimate-portraits-of-nature/comment-page-1/#comment-13010 Alfredo Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:00:42 +0000 http://photonaturalist.net/?p=2577#comment-13010 Actually, I liked the one on the right better! I think there's a few things that draw me to that photo: One is that the pattern of the leaves is more interesting. Another is that the plant takes up more of the space. And another is actually the background: It is less washed out, but still blurred, so its fuzzy structure presents a nice contrast to the plant. (I guess I don't see the flower only as the subject, but more the whole plant). And the foreground is also out of focus on the right, less so than on the left, so the plant stands out more. Actually, I liked the one on the right better! I think there’s a few things that draw me to that photo: One is that the pattern of the leaves is more interesting. Another is that the plant takes up more of the space. And another is actually the background: It is less washed out, but still blurred, so its fuzzy structure presents a nice contrast to the plant. (I guess I don’t see the flower only as the subject, but more the whole plant). And the foreground is also out of focus on the right, less so than on the left, so the plant stands out more.

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