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Originally Posted by Island Girl
Thank you Rosie! That really was very helpful!  |
One other thought... distance between the flower and the backdrop, compared to the distance between the flower and the camera (specifically the focal plane of the camera) can be important in whether you pick up the backdrop in the photos.
It's complex to explain the reason if you are not familiar with the depth-of-field concepts. However in simple terms, if you are picking up too much of the backdrop texture then try moving the plant further from the backdrop. There are plenty of places on the web that explain the depth of field concept far better than I ever could
It's difficult with compact cameras to get a depth of field of anything much less than infinity, which makes it very difficult to properly smudge out the backdrop texture (at least it was with our compact even though it had fully manual settings). This is due to the tiny distance between the lens and the focal plane of the camera. This is the main reason my husband and I finally gave up with the compact and got a DSLR. We had started to understand what we needed/wanted and couldn't get it out of the camera.
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