Photographing gardens

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Anyone know the best time of day to shoot plants and flowers? are there any filters that would be useful? I have a shoot next weekend. Any other garden photography tips would be appreciated.


my arsenal:

canon 350XT
kit lens
50 mm 1.8
CZJ MC Sonnar 135/3.5

[aam1234]

Plants are like humans. When they "wake up" in the morning they look very fresh (we are talking about when the sun rises).

[neil_r]

When they "wake up" in the morning they look very fresh (we are talking about when the sun rises).

OMG what am I then, when I wake up I look like $**t :D

If you are going to be taking pictures of individual flowers dont forget to take a reflector

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I had hoped to get more responses to this. anyone else? tomorrow's the big day. :)

[robertwgross]

Plants are different.

There are some flowering plants that look best in early morning with dew. Others look best at mid-day. Others look best in the late afternoon when you can bounce in a little extra warm sun glow before sunset.

There are some flowering plants that only bloom at night, and the bloom is gone by early- to mid-morning.

---Bob Gross---

[Tom W]

Myself, I'd be looking at when the light is best in terms of the sun being in a position that will not cast unwanted shadows (but will cast wanted ones), and will not be in front of the camera unless you want that effect. There's that old "rule of thumb" that shooting during the high-noon sun is a bad idea, but there is no law that says you have to heed that rule. If the high-noon sun lights things the way you want, then go with it.

You might want to scout out the area where you'll be shooting to get some idea of how the light hits the gardens throughout the day.