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If you are looking to capture some striking floral photographs, look no further than your local conservatory. Most large metropolitan locales can boast of an indoor conservatory, and even rural areas offer numerous hothouses or greenhouses. In the following article, you will learn why an indoor conservatory offers significant advantages over shooting floral images in an outdoor park or garden.
Great images start with great subjects
In the first place, the typical conservatory is filled with exotic, colorful flowers, many of which you will not find in the average garden. Tropical plants usually exhibit bold, intense colors, which can elevate a simple snap-shot into an eye-catching image. At the same time, flora from foreign lands is often formed in strange and wonderful shapes. So a good conservatory will offer up an almost unlimited array of vivid subjects.
Conservatories offer studio grade lighting
The next advantage is lighting. Oddly enough, most plants grow best in the same conditions that produce excellent photographs. Not every green house offers wonderful lighting, but the illumination in the majority of these glass palaces is terrific for photography. Often, you can get away without adding any artificial lighting. There is so much glass and open space that there is no need to fill-in the shadows with a flash. The abundance of shadow-free light can make anyone look like a professional photographer.
The flowers are arranged to look fantastic
If the conservatory you are shooting at is aimed at attracting the general public, you can expect that the plants will be arranged to compliment each other against an attractive background. This makes it simple to compose an memorable image, since the horticulturists have already laid out everything to look good. All you have to do is find an interesting viewpoint, and you can walk away with some seriously lovely photographs.
No need to worry about the wind
Finally, because you will be shooting indoors, there is no breeze to disturb the leaves and petals. I love capturing outdoor nature photos. But when you are trying to produce razor sharp close-ups, any kind of breeze becomes a frustration. You arrange the focus just right, then a cats-paw of wind comes up and shifts your subject.
Inside a conservatory, there are no sudden gusts, so the flowers remain stationary while you set up your shot. You can take all the time you want to compose your image, confident that the focus and subject will not suddenly shift.
Now that you know all the benefits a conservatory can offer, grab your camera, a study tripod and all your memory cards. Head for the nearest conservatory. I guarantee you will be happy with the results.`
Visit http://alphatracks.com/orchids/ to see Tom Bonner's photo gallery from the Orchid Conservatory at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens.
Tom Bonner is the author of the Sony Alpha DSLR-A300/A350 Digital Field Guide. He provides photography and web design services to clients in the Gastonia, North Carolina area. You can find out more about Tom at http://adventuresindesign.com.
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