Creative Flower Photography

I must say, the first half of this presentation should have been labeled as a infomercial for Olympus camera gear. It should have been more camera inclusive. After wading through this, the second half was valuable and offered some good tips.

Gave me a new way of seeing from an artistic perspective. I can now embrace the blur!

Really enjoyed this class and the humor, it kept me entertained while learning. I just bought my first macro lens for shooting the jewelry I make so this will be very helpful!

Excellent class for beginners of Macro Flower Photography. I especially enjoyed how in depth the video was working directly with the two students. Flashing back and forth to the actual photos taken to see the individual changes. I was so inspired I went out and recreated the make shift photo studio/lab the students were using at the end.

Great introduction to Macro Photography. I especially enjoyed Mike's humor. I was thoroughly entertained by this class and I learned some stuff too.

What a fabulous course. I have all three of Frans Lanting's classes on creative live and they are the best. I have purchased dozens of classes by other photographers and honestly, these are the ones that never grow old and I always come back to. So grateful he took us into his studio at the end. Fascinating to see how the pros set up their studios. His soft spoken manner makes me eager to hear more. He is simply the best.

When a e-book/class on frozen flowers?

I finished taking this course The Art of Flower Photography, and I did it in my record time, 2 days. Yesterday I stayed until 3:00 in the morning and I didn't want to stop, it was so wonderful I found it. Also, I was very impressed and pleased with Kathleen's knowledge. Thanks for sharing so much knowledge!

I am really enjoying. the class. Unf.ortunately most of the software mentioned in this course is unavailable now and I would really love a video on how to create my own textures to use instead of buying someone elses. Thank you, your work is inspirational.

Very informative class from the point of view of an artist. Concepts explained well with tons of examples. I'm so glad I took this course. Will be looking at flowers and backgrounds more carefully and from various angles now. I will also say that Ms Clemons' voice is pleasant and easy to listen too.

I appreciate Kathleen's style of explaining the story behind her images. It is helpful in opening up a new way to view flower subjects. I explored this class as inspiration in a completely different genre from what I actually shoot and I believe I'll have to give floral art a try, as well, just for the fun of it.

Wonderful class! I learned quite a bit and I am excited for the spring when I can get outside again.

I don't think I will ever look at a flower the same way again. In fact this class has taught me that I need to take the time to observe everything from different angles. I learned so much!

Great course very informative and easy to understand the world of macro photography.

I’ve been taking flower photos for several years, but I realize now I wasn’t paying nearly enough attention to the background. This course helped me tremendously. Thank you!

Another winner by Lisa Carney. This is my second class of hers and I really like her teaching style. She has a relaxed way of approaching the material and makes it fun and clear. She inspired me once again to purchase a few new tools including a macro lens and I'm glad I did. I'm looking forward to diving into more of her classes.

I enjoyed this class. Lots of great tips. I can't wait to shoot some flowers.

I loved this short class & how accessible Lisa made it. Although some of the recommended equipment does have a cost, I appreciated Lisa's take on what matters: fun in the process and final product (it's not always about investing in super-expensive equipment). I loved seeing the photo reels that she shared; it gave me lots of ideas for a project I am working on. A few suggestions toward composite photos and experimentation made this seem just like so much fun!

I really enjoyed Lisa’s class. I love here sense of style, creativity and humor with which she delivered this introductory class on mobile macro photography. I ordered a Moment lens straight away and can’t wait to get shooting!!!

I've been doing more flower photography this year and after shooting many hours I found and watched this course. Her work is very good. It was educational to learn how she creates her artistic views (not documenting). She's also clear and engaging. Very good.

A wonderful class by a very creative and inspirational teacher. Thank you

Another Great course...

Excellent course. I learned so much. Now I am going to use 180mm lens more, think about slective focusing, use f3.5, work the flower, taken the bottom of the flower, use diffuser, blur foreground, try different aperture and take both portrait and horizontal format, choose the background carefully and more.

Really great introduction to microphotography! I do macro photography for my job and I learnt a lot. Something that was particularly helpful was watching Charles use the editing functions of Zerene Stacker. Like other reviewers have said, if there was a longer and more in-depth course that would be fantastic.

Thanks to lockdown, I have come across this video among others by Frans and finally got to meet Frans on video. I knew Frans from his NG photography on orang utan and rafflesia in Borneo. I am now hoping to try out his techniques to use reflector/diffusor on rafflesia flowers among others and telephoto lens to isolate flowers and orchids, use other accessories like clamp, outdoor loupe, lensbaby, softbox and more. I learned so much and highly recommend this most practical lessons both in the field and classroom.