How do you people to get flowers to stand up for pictures for a black background? I mean something like this, . I hope you dont mind JC_homola, I used your shot. I like it alot!
Im guessing a vase or glass will usually work nicely. For this shot I used a carpenters clamp to hold up the flower as it got detached from it's stem while shooting it.
go to a craft or hobby shop and pick up a block of green flower foam - it is what they use to hold flowers in displays - you can position the flower in any way you want. A block that is about the size of a brick will run about $2
How do you people to get flowers to stand up for pictures for a black background? I mean something like this, . I hope you dont mind JC_homola, I used your shot. I like it alot!
HI,
Thanks for the compliment
This is an amarylis that stands on it's own! really, not tricks no slight of hand, no standing on it's head. It's a tall stalk.
The black background is a dark red cloth, and the flower was positioned about 2 feet from it. ( I do this with black cloth also)
This was a "painted with light" shot, I used a small hand held flashlight (torch) to illuminate the front and was bouncing a small halogen desk lamp off the white ceiling for fill light.
You can go to a craft store and buy some small gage wire. It's what florists use to make wedding bouquets usually, wire and florists tape.
I won't go into the details of wiring a flower (nor will I ever admit where and why I learned how to do it ;o)) but a quick easy way is to insert the wire in the stem from the bottom. That way you can bend any way you like.
I put a block of green flower foam in a plastic bowl that they use in the floral arrangements.
I have also used just plain styrofoam packing.
Originally posted by tjuneau13:
go to a craft or hobby shop and pick up a block of green flower foam - it is what they use to hold flowers in displays - you can position the flower in any way you want. A block that is about the size of a brick will run about $2
