Photographing WILD FLOWERS | Soft Ethereal MACRO Flower Photography | Geoff Moore Photography

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

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[@larrycitra300]

👍 nicely done!

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thank you

[@coeurvision33]

These images are great, thank and best continuation with flowers 🌻

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thank you, pleased to read you enjoyed the video

[@HaliSowle]

Great images. This was my first time visiting your page, and I'm so pleased I did! I'd love to know more about your post processing to create the high key ethereal look!

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thank you @hali - I will consider how I might do this in an upcoming video.

[@GregJorgo]

Very nice work

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

thank you

[@janmartin4864]

Your work is amazing loving your style so much

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thank you so much! That's so very kind of you to say.

[@terryroberts2901]

Thanks Geoff...excellent. So much to enjoy in that little patch...and using that diagonal in the fence was very good indeed...many would have found it a distraction but it worked perfectly

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thanks 👍Terry. I committed myself to processing that diagonal fence beam, by the time I had finished with it in PS I kinda wished I hadn't lol :) - All joking aside it worked well and it added some additional interest to the image for me.

[@willfoster7]

Great images, Geoff! I really like the total effect and especially the backgrounds! Thanks for sharing!

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Many thanks! not long now till spring and i might do an updated version of this video.

[@Images-by-Ramona]

I like how you point out light direction

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thank you. I hoped it would help illustrate the environment I was shooting within. :)

[@frankleap]

Absolutely beautiful shots and edits! I love the look! Thanks for the tips!

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thank you Frank, and your more than welcome. If the tips come good i'd love to see the results of them and please share the video to anyone else you think might benefit from it.

[@JamieOverland]

Beautiful images there Geoff - love the way you've processed these

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thank you Jamie. Well worth an hour done the park I think :)

[@LeeHallphotography]

Fantastic video absolutely love your style 👌

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Hey Lee, thank you for your lovely comment. I must say high-praise indeed coming from a man of your flower and Macro photography talents - Your comment has made my day! I hope you can find a little more time to stop by and check out some of the other videos I have produced.

[@mikeysteam]

Nice 'calm' collection of images Geoff. Well done.

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thank you Mike, that's exactly the mood I was hoping to convey with them.

[@Valentascream]

Great shots Geoff love the softness to them just goes to show how you can achieve great photos on your doorstep.

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thank you Mark, yes it really does and I'm the first to lament about there being nothing to photograph locally... goes to show, you just need to use your eyes and change your expectations, and the imagery finds you.

[@lisajeanlevin]

The 2 red poppy images are beautiful! ANd I like the division of the fence between the pools of daisies.

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thank you. The poppies came out really nice. I have several more images that I didn't include in the video, that I will probably upload to my Flickr and Facebook account in the upcoming days. As for the Fence, well, I knew it would be a bit of pain when I took the photo and committed to myself to editing out the fencing, what was in my minds eye a 10 min job, became a labour of love, still the result was worth the effort.

[@lisajeanlevin]

Well, I am not on Facebook, and I deleted my Flickr account… But I will definitely keep up with your KZbin channel. I really enjoy the videos.

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

@@lisajeanlevin Thank you! - Will have some more videos soon, just trying to decide on what my next one will be about.

[@andrewrouse1120]

Love the video Geoff and the concept behind the images. Presentation of said images within the video excellent, especially the triptych that aligns to three equal images.... liked that! 👍👏

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thanks Andy, now you mentioned it I can see how that would please you with your engineering background :) - I'm glad to read that you enjoyed the video and the images as well. Cheers!

[@mike.photography]

Complimenti 🇮🇹 Grazie!

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

thank you

[@MarineThePlantMachine]

Beautiful!!

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thank you Marine. Kind of you to say.

[@janmartin4864]

Stunning I will be following you ❤

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thank you Jan. I really need to get out and about and do a video on flowers again, quite taken with snow drops at the moment so that might be a good subject to cover or if i wait a little longer it wont be long before spring!

[@robjenkins6181]

Hi. Nice video and photos. How did you create the ethereal effect in post process. Thanks

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thanks Rob, I'm putting together a video on the editing process that I hope will answer your questions. Regards Geoff

[@traveltheworld3573]

I really love this style. Maybe you can make a post-production video to teach how to get this softness and blur.

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thank you. Yes its been requested a few times. I'll give it some thought. I might be able to rustle something up from the footage and images taken.

[@traveltheworld3573]

@@GeoffMoorePhotography Sounds great! Cant wait to watch it

[@JenniferLupine]

Hello - new friend here, came over from Howard Grill Photography. Yes, I love flowers and your soft images. How can I choose a favorite? We’re the red ones poppies? I think I’ll choose those with the color contrast.... nice to meet you 😊😊

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thank you Jennifer, yes the red one were poppies, each year I plan to go out and photograph a field of them, each year I fail to do so lol .. Still I try to make up for that failing with capturing some wild flowers, and I have to admit It was really enjoyable doing so. On a related note I was hoping to be out this weekend doing another video, unfortunately, car has been in the garage for nearly 3 weeks and that's limited me in my options. Would you like to see more flower photography videos, woodland or landscapes?

[@JenniferLupine]

@@GeoffMoorePhotography Well, flowers really are my favorite... 💕💕... but what I am enjoying with KZbin is seeing the different areas that people live and the beauty all around. I hike so I also love the forests and landscapes... I was impressed at how you stuck out photographing in the rough weather at the Isle of Skye! That’s dedication!

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

@@JenniferLupine Ha thank you! I'm afraid toughing it out was an easy decision. It was that or walk back 500 mile home lol - Again sharing the experience with other members of the group really helps the enjoyment of the rather inclement weather.

[@JenniferLupine]

@@GeoffMoorePhotography 👍👍

[@plantman6245]

Nice post Can u please briefly describe how u achieve ethereal effect in Lightroom? Also have heard very good reviews of canon 28mm macro that pairs with M50 have u ever tried this lens on your camera ? Regards Isaac Isaac

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Hello Issac, I shoot Pentax as my primary stills camera with the Canon M50 for my video work. In order to get the soft and ethereal images I have produced above, its really important to get a decent subject and plenty of light, shooting at mid day is a good option. I use a wide aperture around f/2.8 and control my exposure with a high shutter speed, keeping a close eye on the histogram not to blow the highlights. Post Processing: I use a combination of LR and PS but you should be able to get 80/90% the way in LR alone. look to reduce your highlights and whites to suit. You should also look to increase the saturation of reds, oranges, cyan, blues and pinks but decrease cyans and blues vibrancy, however you will need to experiment to see what works best for your subject. Radial filters and negative clarity and sharpening are then used to create the desired soft feeling around the frame. You will need to use adjustment brushes etc to control clarity and sharpness. I hope this helps. I might do a video on the post production if there is a enough demand. Regards Geoff moore.photos

[@janmartin4864]

Ki key stunning will you be doing any on line tutorials please do as I live in a remote# e area darwin Australia and I would love to try your style. I’m 70 years old and very keen

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Hey Jan, its something I have considered, but there are so many tutorials online and on youtube, which would be better than anything I can produce, I'm not sure anyone would get any value out of what i could show. Never say never though, and who knows with spring on its way i might feel differently about it in the next few weeks. I will be making an update version of this video however, so stay tuned for that.

[@mcddetectrespect.7467]

Would love to see a video on how you edit them , great photos.

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thank you. a video on editing is something that I'm considering for the future, im not sure to make it part of the photo taking video as in back to the studio, or to do a dedicated video on the editing part. What would you prefer to see?

[@mcddetectrespect.7467]

@@GeoffMoorePhotography would love to see a dedicated video on flower editing, some of the results are amazing .thanks.

[@smiffy5467]

I would like to see a dedicated video on how you edited these, I'm assuming you used/created a lut?

[@JulesMoyaert_photo]

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[@wcwendychapman]

Nicely done Geoff. I like the filmy look you created and the softness is lovely too. Did you add a texture to create the almost mist like look?

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thank you Wendy. The images were over exposed on purpose and then additional exposure was dialled in. The whites/highlights and colour luminosity were reduced, which helps bring a softer feel to the image. I did think about applying a texture but actually didn't in these images.

[@wcwendychapman]

@@GeoffMoorePhotography Thank you. They turned out very well without making those extra steps with added textures.

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

@@wcwendychapman Thank you. I think on my next foray into this style of photography I will explore the texture aspect a little more. I have seen some images produced where its does add an additional feel and mood to the image which I quite like.

[@MikePageKaltenberg]

Nice. It would have been great to see some of your post processing here too, or is it a state secret?

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Thanks Mike, no, no secret at all. just not sure if anyone other than yourself is that interested in watching me push a mouse about a desk and waffle on about light room and photoshop :) - If this is of interest to my channel and viewers then i'm happy to consider it for future videos.

[@michaeldutsonlandscapephot2184]

Wonderful ethereal images Geoff and top marks on the processing. How did you go about getting permission to photograph them, you didn't say? Keep up the great work!

[@GeoffMoorePhotography]

Ha! Due to PII legislation I can give out the details of the individuals, whose's permission I need to seek, what I can say is that they belong to the 'Lesser Community' movement group! Still, the result from the exercise has proved fruitful, a set of images I really like and are pleasing to the eye. They also make for great desktop backgrounds :)