SHOOTING SKILLS
Frozen Flowers
To mark the start of spring Claire Gillo shares her top tips on how to produce blooming marvellous images
BEFORE
Flower portrait The concept is simple here: place flowers face-down in a small layer of water, which will freeze and anchor them into place ready for taking abstract images
All images © Claire Gillo
Difficulty level: Beginner to intermediate
Time taken: 2 hours (plus freezing time)
Spring is such a hopeful and inspiring time of year, especially for photographers. After the long and difficult winter we have just negotiated, this spring in particular seems much needed for quality outdoor time and headspace.
As the gardens, fields, parks and hedgerows around you start to bloom into multiple colours, take advantage of the change and natural beauty and use it to inspire your photography.
For this creative project we have done just this, but to add a twist we have frozen flowers in ice for an alternative result. This project is easy to achieve and can be shot in the comfort of your own home using minimal kit – your camera and flash as a basic starting point.