Flowers and film are an unusually good match. Petals contain delicate color transitions, fine texture, luminous highlights, tiny imperfections, and shapes that can look completely different depending on the film, lens, light, and exposure you choose. Film adds another element:…
How to Photograph Sunflowers in Harsh Sunlight
Sunflowers seem made for sunshine. Their brilliant yellow petals, textured centers, tall stems, and dramatic fields can look spectacular under a blue summer sky. Yet the same bright light that makes a sunflower field glow can create one of the…

