Hi Pam- I can see why you love them! Great color selection and saturation! What I am missing is the toning so I get the sense of their forms and details. Take another look at this photo. On the actual cross section of flower in the middle bottom you can see that some petals are darker than others as do the shorter stamens in the middle. Adding some appropriately placed darker tones will help convey that some petals/stamens are in front and some are recessed and some areas are in more light than others. It would be true for all the views you have done. Another spot to look at is the top left view. The area of the stem under the flower would be in shadow so it should be toned under there in addition to cylindrical toning on all of the stems to give them form. If this flower is still available to you, observe how light and shadows give it form. It may help to take a picture of them in black and white as that can help you see tones easier. This is a great start and a little toning could take it to the next level!
Thanks for uour helpful comments, Doug. I do have trouble with toning especially on small light coloured flowers. Well probably on all flowers! Will try to take a black and white photo of another coltsfoot flower. I noticed that on the photograph the cut specimen looked much darker than in real life. I will try another specimen.
So fun – the first sign of spring. Love them
Hi Pam- I can see why you love them! Great color selection and saturation! What I am missing is the toning so I get the sense of their forms and details. Take another look at this photo. On the actual cross section of flower in the middle bottom you can see that some petals are darker than others as do the shorter stamens in the middle. Adding some appropriately placed darker tones will help convey that some petals/stamens are in front and some are recessed and some areas are in more light than others. It would be true for all the views you have done. Another spot to look at is the top left view. The area of the stem under the flower would be in shadow so it should be toned under there in addition to cylindrical toning on all of the stems to give them form. If this flower is still available to you, observe how light and shadows give it form. It may help to take a picture of them in black and white as that can help you see tones easier. This is a great start and a little toning could take it to the next level!
Thanks for uour helpful comments, Doug. I do have trouble with toning especially on small light coloured flowers. Well probably on all flowers! Will try to take a black and white photo of another coltsfoot flower. I noticed that on the photograph the cut specimen looked much darker than in real life. I will try another specimen.