Indoor Flower Displays

The images below, from Apartment Therapy's How-To on displaying cut flowers, are a case study in indoor flower photography. You may come upon beautiful cut flower arrangements you can't resist photographing, or you may be an expert flower arranger yourself.  As you take photographs, pay close attention to the following:

Light source. In this photo, the bright light shines from straight above, making the defined shadows a large part of the color and shape of the composition. Be careful of white balance when using indoor lighting, especially fluorescent or incandescent light, which can lend a green or yellow cast to your photos.

The angle of the shot. This angle is low with the square vase turned with its corner toward the camera, giving more interest than a straight-sided shot.

Depth of field. I love this composition -- the colors and textures and shiny aqua and amber glass. I wonder about using a wider depth of field and how that would affect the clarity of the objects and thus the final effect of the photograph.

Pulling out from a closeup. Bringing the rustic table and chairs into the picture gives context to the simple vase of tulips. Again, a bright source of light from the window enhances the ambient light and emphasizes the contrast of light and shadow.

Coming in closer. Even if the shot ends up cutting some of the edges out, keeping the two main objects close to one another and keeping the camera close (or cropping for the same effect) gives an immediacy to this photo.

See  10 Easy Ways to Display Cut Flowers from Apartment Therapy website for more ideas.