41 Delicious Flower Photographs
This guestpost was submitted by Martin Gommel from the German Blog KWERFELDEIN (flickr).
Photographing flowers can be one of the hardest things to do. I have deep respect for any photographer who manages to do it well.
In these days I am trying different new things and shooting flowers is part of my adventure. To get myself inspired I collected some of the best photographs of flowers that I could find on flickr. I hope that you enjoy these 41 delicious flower photographs as much as I do. Enjoy and get inspired!
Photo : floridapfe
Photo: rosemary*
Photo : davebluedevil
Photo : Gary*
Photo : rosemary*
Photo : Mr Geoff
Photo : Steve took it
Photo : rosemary*
Photo : rosemary*
Photo : rosemary*
Photo : lichtmaedel
Photo : Gary*
Photo: rosemary*
Photo : Mr Geoff
Photo : OneEighteen
Photo : konaboy
Photo : kimtojin
Photo : natureloving
Photo : Leviathor
Photo : Daniela_Fran
Photo : floridapfe
Photo : rosemary*
Photo : Sara Heinrichs (awfulsara)
Photo : kimtojin
Photo : Chris (archi3d)
Photo : Mr Geoff
Photo : alonsodr
Photo : straightfinder
Photo : dsevilla
Photo : glueslabs
Photo : Philippe Sainte-Laudy
Photo : yoshiko314
Photo : Sara Heinrichs (awfulsara)
Photo : Sara Heinrichs (awfulsara)
Photo : Steve took it
Photo : rosemary*
Photo : rosemary*
Photo : ~jjjohn~
Photo : floridapfe
Did this post inspire you to do some flower photography? Or do you have interesting photographs of flowers? Let us know and share your flower photographs in our Forum.
62 Responses to “41 Delicious Flower Photographs” - Add Yours
June 6th, 2008 at 1:00 am
i’ve got two words for you: DEE LISH. those photos are delicious. well, they are amazing. thanks for sharing.
June 6th, 2008 at 1:29 am
One of them is not a flower :)
(Hint: it’s a seashell)
June 6th, 2008 at 1:40 am
lovely
June 6th, 2008 at 1:43 am
The shots by Steve took it are great! These are some serious flower photographers! Thanks =)
- Raymond Chan
http://chanraymond.net
June 6th, 2008 at 2:02 am
I LOVE shooting flowers, because of the challenge, but also because of the almost limitless variety of shape form and colour they offer. They are also incredibly beautiful.
Here are some of my flower photos on Flickr.
To be a bit unique, I’ve also experimented with 3D flower photography, something I really want to do more of.
The selection you have found for us is truly inspiring and beautiful! I think I’ll have to shoot some more flowers this weekend :) Thank you!
June 6th, 2008 at 2:06 am
While mine aren’t as good as these, I’ve got a couple interesting flower photos.
http://www.invisiblegreen.com/index.php?x=browse&category=6
June 6th, 2008 at 2:09 am
I have one photo similar with water drops and the reflection of the flower, :D
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raypg/2542953399/
June 6th, 2008 at 3:47 am
Stunning shots (all of ‘em)!
June 6th, 2008 at 3:59 am
Thank you for those pictures.
STUNNING beauty, I am again inspired
June 6th, 2008 at 4:01 am
I LOVE taking flower shots and these have inspired me to take (lots) more
Jan
June 6th, 2008 at 4:02 am
Oh, I meant to publish my address too: http://www.simplyfabphotos.co.uk
:)
June 6th, 2008 at 4:12 am
Quiet an interesting collection you put together!
I have a few flowers, I know I have a long way to go…
http://sergeolivier.smugmug.com
June 6th, 2008 at 4:33 am
These are quite lovely. But there are SO many flower photos out there, because so many of us love looking at them and trying to capture what we see. So how do we make our flower photos better?
June 6th, 2008 at 5:23 am
I just discovered how interesting plant photography can be a few years ago. This collection is exquisite and superbly refeshing. I look for flower subjects frequently and now am inspired to look for more.
June 6th, 2008 at 6:42 am
I recently finishing viewing the flower photos and I would like to know the data on how these photos were made. After all we are in school. I can get the data on the photos I take but not on other peoples. Your help would be appreciated.
June 6th, 2008 at 8:20 am
Wow, gorgeous bunch of shots!
June 6th, 2008 at 8:39 am
I agree with Cappy1927. We are all learning. When pictures
are submitted, we would love to hear how it was taken. All
the pictures were great. The man holding a Pentex camera caused me to wonder what the “handles ” were on the camera.
Is this common for pentex cameras? I thought the handles sure would help stablize hand held shots—right?
June 6th, 2008 at 8:50 am
I love it when you do posts like these. Please, keep them up!
June 6th, 2008 at 9:09 am
My tips on photographing flowers:
1. get down on your knees or even flat on the ground; that’s where the flowers are. It’s like photographing kids, get down to there level.
2. take the time to look at them, turn around and around for more point of view and you’ll see your shot taking shape.
3. find the light! fill flash is often great to capture more details of these beauties.
4. watch the background… often shooting slightly downwards remove a whole lot of undesired stuff behind. Keeping a very narrow depth of field will also help achiving this.
Happy shooting!
June 6th, 2008 at 9:48 am
I’ve also got a Flickr flower photo gallery here:
http://flickr.com/photos/weskroesbergen/sets/72157605452737072/
June 6th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Brilliant snaps! Makes me want to go out and take some more pics :)
June 6th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Very nice shots… I can see how this can inpire you to buy that next macro lens….
June 6th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Here’s one i think should be in this post. Picture by our very own teewinot
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahhallphotography/2437169256/in/set-72157602992021197/
June 6th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
One of them is not a flower :)
Which one are you referring to? If you’re talking about the black and white shot, it’s calla lily leaves, which is not a flower, but it’s also not a shell…?!
June 6th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Hi !
All the photos are great.
Had a nice effect on me to go shooting the flowers.
thanks.
June 6th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Truly inspiring but also makes one think whether one should just give up now!!! Great shots.
June 6th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
very inspiring shots – I love the ones by rosemary especially. thanks for posting these!
June 6th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Very beautiful and inspiring. Thank you God for creating so much beauty!
June 6th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
I give the credit firmly to mother nature, and of course the extremely talented photographers who captured the beauty.
June 6th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Fantastic shots. I love the ones with the reflections in the water droplets.. truly inspiring stuff. I have been photographing quite a lot of flowers myself lately and this just gives me more reason to do some more.
June 6th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Maybe my next lens will be a macro lens.
June 6th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
My 14-year-old nephew picked up my digital camera yesterday and took some of the most beautiful pictures of flowers I’ve seen. I would love to share these with this site because he doesn’t even own a camera. I’m wondering if we should make the investmemt for him, but need an expert’s opinion of his photos. How do I submit one?
June 7th, 2008 at 12:31 am
Some very inspriring photos. Wish there were mountains like that in the UK :)
June 7th, 2008 at 1:25 am
Flowers are one of my favorite subjects to photograph (I also enjoy animals and rock formations/faces). You can view my photos at http://innerbeing.aminus3.com/portfolio/.
I not only will get down to flower level, I try and use the sun to my advantage as it lights up the inner part(s) of the flower(s).
I absolutely love the macro/super macro on the Canon S3IS…it lets you get down to 0″ and on many occasions I’ve ended up with pollen on the lens as I didn’t realize I was that close.
June 7th, 2008 at 6:10 am
I got another photo of another flower a lion tooth
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raypg/2223965255/
This was kinda tricky to get but I got it in the right moment :D Hope you enjoy :D
June 7th, 2008 at 8:24 am
There are so many fabulous flower photographers on flickr it’s a bit befuddling to me why the author of this post simply posted multiple photos from the same few people. They’re lovely, of course, but it would be nice to have seen some other photographers and styles showcased among the 41. Just a few examples from my own contact list:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2802/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12598277@N03/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bellarosebyliz/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/snapsforgeisha/
June 7th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Those are all lovely shots! I agree with Serge, he offers great tips! I always forget how I can use my flash, even in the middle of the day, to get all those details.
June 8th, 2008 at 2:56 am
Hi,
Each of those fotos is a beauty for itself. Those colors are just vibrant and wonderfully looking for the viewers eye.
Regards
June 8th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Beautiful! How would your house look if you had wall-sized images such as these on them?
June 12th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
these are so amazing …I am in awe of the beauty and deliciousness
June 13th, 2008 at 12:40 am
really thank you for your shering i`m very pleased with it,it is as its name,delicious
June 14th, 2008 at 2:17 am
Martin, you have exquisite taste. I love posts like this to get inspiration and to find such beautiful gems in the multitude of talented photographers on Flickr.
June 17th, 2008 at 1:02 am
A superb collection!
June 17th, 2008 at 6:44 am
My comments may sound like cliches, but there’s a lot of truth in cliches. This collection is awesome and inspirational.
June 21st, 2008 at 3:14 pm
AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL
June 23rd, 2008 at 11:23 pm
Fabulous photography
June 24th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Most of the photos here post on your blog are “all rights reserved” they need each and every one of the photos owners permission to post on your blog and you being a member of Flickr, should know better. I have notified some of the owners of the photos that their license has been violated. You did the right thing to link back but that is only for photos not using the “ALL RIGHTS RESERVED” CC license. I suggest you google Creative Commons and learn what each license symbol means on diff photos.
June 29th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Breathtaking is the only word.
July 17th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
amazing pics thnks for sharing
July 24th, 2008 at 1:19 am
Great work!!
Nice Flowers on http://www.squidoo.com/colours-of-summer
Greetings from Vienna
Bernd
December 17th, 2008 at 2:08 am
I love the flowers!
I want to share with you the Photograph that made me fall in love with Photograph.
It’s one of a flower as well. =)
http://www.dwaynetucker.com/the-photograph-that-made-me-fall-in-love-with-photography/
December 30th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
FLOWERS ARE LOVELY
LOVE IS FLOWER LIKE
FRIENDSHIP IS A SHELTERING TREE
I HAVE READ ABOVE THREE LINES IN AN ENGLISH
BOOK.
I HAVE VISITED THE ABOVE DIGITAL FLOWER PHOTOGRAPHY
AND IMPRESSED. THANKS A LOT
HAMID MAHMOOD
January 31st, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Thank you so much for these beautiful photos! they are as if have their life of their own, and so ever dazzling splendid under the sun of your soul and the light beam of your eyes!
I feel as if walk into a different world at soon as my eyes glance on them… and all the troubles go away, only drown into the ocean of pure beauty and enlightment….
Thank you so very much!
January 31st, 2009 at 11:57 pm
I have used the photos in my e mails… if that is ok? well… how about I ‘paying back ‘my “usage” with few thankful lines.. if that is ok…and Thanks Sincerely!
– My Sincere Asking of Permission–
I have nothing to pay back your beautiful photos,
how about I just leave behind my very soul….
for your beautiful world’s flowers and light
I might as well go live inside…
so that I can taste deeply each digital sight
and to begging your permission day and night
for the sun in your field never subside…
for such heavenly garden gate open wide!
so please! let me step inside….
February 27th, 2009 at 8:50 am
sunny
you cant use any of these images without the permission of the owner of the photographs, do not ask the owner of this site, he has no right to share or offer the images to anyone without seeking permission from the owners, this is a breech of the copyright laws that we all have a right to!
March 13th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
I’ve seen many flower photographs on the net. I can honestly say these is the best collection I’ve seen. Wonderful work. So creative, so in tune. You are a master. Thank you for all this beauty.
April 18th, 2009 at 5:42 am
Oh my god, these are breathtaking! As a plant photography enthusiast, tt just became painfully evident that I still have A LOT to learn lol
Thanks for sharing
May 19th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
really very beautiful flowers. I love to pick it out. lol
September 8th, 2009 at 3:45 am
Fantastic flower photos…. I’m almost speechless, some of these images is truly the best flower photos I ever have seen. Great work finding them to this article
October 6th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Truly awesome collection! Wow, what an inspiration. Although I must admit I’m a bit worried about the copyright violations. At the same time, it’s nice advertisement for the artists. I guess I wouldn’t mind getting violated myself if were for free exposure.
October 23rd, 2009 at 11:52 am
Once I was asked where my flashlights were located and how long it would take me to get to one if the power went out at home. ,
October 25th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Stunning photos ~ thanks so much for sharing the collection of beautiful flowers.
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