A Suggested Work Flow

1. Get familiar with your camera’s operation

• Close up mode & manual focusing with point n shoot camera

• Aperture priority mode and changing equivalent film speed for digital SLR camera
• Tripod adjustments

2. Spot a flower or flower group of interest

3. Allow yourself an hour of time, preferably in the morning

4. In the field

• Decide what attracts you to the flower

• Look for perspectives that best highlights what attracts you
• Try to eliminate distracting backgrounds

5. Stake flower, if needed

6. Set up camera on tripod

• Position camera for best perspective

• Look for perspectives that best highlights what attracts you
• Carefully check viewfinder for distracting background or other unintended elements

7. Check that automatic focus is proper, switch to manual if needed

8. Try taking a photo with an aperture around f/5.6

9. Review the photo on the back display

• Exposure OK? (if too dark, + exposure compensation, too light, - compensation)

• Subject in focus?
• Background OK?

10. Make adjustments and repeat, repeat, repeat

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