It’s not too late to sow sweet peas - so easy to It’s not too late to sow sweet peas - so easy to grow and blissfully fragrant in the summer months. 
They were my mum’s favourite flower, so growing them now feels like a precious connection. Especially when I pick some and arrange them in her beautiful old blue and gold jug just as she used to do with the sweet peas my dad grew for her every year.
There are some really handy tips for growing success from founder of The Real Flower Company Rosebie Morton over on the blog (link in bio). Rosebie has a whole farm dedicated to sweet peas near Chichester so she knows a thing or two about the subject!
Main thing I’ve picked up from her is to allow lots of depth for root growth at this stage and to make my own supportive wigwams from twiggy branches when the plants are really starting to go for it and need a bit of direction. This photo is making me yearn slightly.
I love this image of my friend Jo - we were trying I love this image of my friend Jo - we were trying out tiny living for a feature I was writing - this was taken on our way to indulge in a spot of forest bathing. To be totally honest, we were both a little sceptical beforehand. But we were only saying the other day how taken aback we both were by the amazing effect it had. I’m working on some new ideas around the subject - will keep you posted. X
I’m currently working on a redesign of the whole I’m currently working on a redesign of the whole site - which has meant lots of photo editing and reorganising so much content. What’s been lovely (despite the claw hand from so much keyboard work!) is revisiting work and becoming engrossed all over again. I thought I’d share a few of the things I’ve been (re) loving - with links in the bio to the old site for now, but not for long…! X
This  image is from a feature about preserving garden roses. I’m going to give this a really good go this year, now I have a better idea what I’m doing. I know there’s nothing quite like a fragrant fresh rose in Summer but there’s a fragile beauty to dried and preserved flowers that I also love, don’t you?
Snowdrops 🌱🤍 . . . . . . #capturequiet #ins Snowdrops 🌱🤍 
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Signed copies of Bex Partridge’s new book Flower Signed copies of Bex Partridge’s new book Flowers Forever to be won! My bio has the link to enter as well as to get a peek inside. Beautifully photographed by Laura Edwards, I really enjoyed escaping into the pages and making plans for my own garden - hope you do too! X
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Thank you so much to Sarah @floribundaroseflorists Thank you so much to Sarah @floribundaroseflorists for a wonderful wreath making workshop yesterday. Such a special and creative space to spend time. I loved making my wreath - I went for a mixture of greenery arranged quite randomly with red waxed fresh apples, dried hydrangea, dried flowers, poppy and nigella seed heads and a winter white velvet bow. 
There were so many wonderful ingredients to choose from we were really spoiled for choice. 
Sarah’s new studio is such a beautiful, creative space. Think fragrant botanical candles flickering everywhere, mulled wine and apple juice simmering on the stove and containers full of fragrant festive greenery, waxed fruit, dried flowers and oranges, pine cones, lichen covered branches and even tiny gold wax-dipped fresh crab apples. 
Thank you for being so patient with my lengthy ribbon choice deliberations Sarah - and for bagging up a second choice option (dusky pink) to take home! X.  #wreathmaking #wreath #wreathsofinstagram #sustainablewreaths #wreathdecor #christmaswreath #velvetribbon #christmasdecor #festiveflowers
I’ve loved Olga Prinku’s work for ages now - s I’ve loved Olga Prinku’s work for ages now - she came up with the genius idea of embroidering on tulle using nature as her thread - and the results are sublime - like this Autumn colours beauty from her latest book.
I’m delighted that Olga is offering a fantastic prize bundle to my readers. For a chance to win one of her beautiful new dried flower embroidery kits (in collaboration with @driedandfloral ) as well as a signed copy of her wonderful new book(published by @quadrillebooks , pop over to my blog (link in my bio). It’s easy to enter so why don’t you give yourself a chance of winning this very lovely prize? Good luck! 
#driedflowers #driedflowerembroidery #olgaprinku #embroideryhoop #flowerembroidery #competitiontime #signedbooks #embroideryart #flowersontulle #autumn #autumncolours #hoopart #allthingsbotanical #instacraft
This beautiful image is by Laura Pashby @circleofp This beautiful image is by Laura Pashby @circleofpines and is from her beautiful new book Little Stories of Your Life. 
It’s packed with inspiration and practical ideas to help you become a visual story teller. Because, as Laura says, it’s the little moments that make up the fabric of all of our lives - and those moments are worth capturing and sharing with others.
We have three signed copies of the book to give away - just click the link in my bio to find out more. There’s a peek inside and a lovely film by @xantheb to enjoy too! X 
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She had me at ‘sometimes I like to use giant sequins…’ 
Hope you like Lisa’s ideas as much as I do. The link to head over to my blog and get all her step by steps is in my bio x
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FLOWERS, LIFESTYLE · November 29, 2019

Flower photography tips and ideas by Eva Nemeth

Flower photography tips and ideas by Eva Nemeth

So, one of my resolutions for next year is to learn how to improve my flower photography – actually my photography in general. I’ve been mulling this over for a few months now, looking for the right course, the right way to go.

I had a few possible ideas and then I came across Eva Nemeth. She has photographed a few of the flower growers listed in the Sustainable British Flowers category of the directory and offers one to one photography courses as well as a range of online courses (scroll to the bottom of this post for all the info you need to book a course with her). I knew instantly that she is exactly who I was looking for. 

I love how she uses natural light, colour and texture to create a real sense of atmosphere. Not overly stylised, just a feeling beautifully captured that allows the flowers and countryside to really sing.

We got chatting and Eva very kindly agreed to share a few expert flower photography tips and ideas with us. Hope you enjoy X

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Eva’s expert flower photography tips and ideas

Use a real camera

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Photography has become available to everyone, thanks to our smart phone cameras. We all take lots of pictures (maybe too many) every day. Although phone images do take great photographs, I encourage everyone to turn to the more traditional way of taking photographs with a DSLR camera.

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The question I get asked most often is: which camera should I buy? Most often my answer is, it all depends on what you’d like to take pictures of and of course, your budget.

No matter what camera you use, here are my 5 top tips to help you improve your photography.

Light

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Without light, there is no photography. That we all know. Always try to use natural light. If you’re dreaming about shooting in a studio environment, that is a different piece of cake, of course.

But if you’re mostly photographing gardens, flowers or plants or artists in their own studios, like I do, always try to shoot in natural light.

Time of day

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If you’re shooting gardens or landscapes, try to shoot in the early morning or later in the day. Try to avoid shooting in full sunshine as it affects the colours of your subject and causes harsh contrasts, with burned-out detail and heavy shadows.

It’s absolutely ok to play with contrast in the bigger picture but when you get close, you’ll notice how white flowers, for example, lose their detail in the bright light.

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The Golden Hour (sunrise and sunset) is a great time to photograph. You can also take advantage of a misty morning to create great atmospheric shots. These light conditions will be perfect for family or engagement shoots too.

Angle

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Try shooting from an unusual angle. This often means you capture something that people wouldn’t normally see. I absolutely love lying in a summer meadow or at ground level with snowdrops (very carefully, of course!).

Aperture

flower photography tips and ideas from photographer Eva Nemeth including expert tips on how to create depth of field, work with light, texture, aperture and f stops to take beautiful flower and garden photographs #flowerphotography #photography #tips #frombritainwithlove
If you are shooting with a DSLR camera, then try to get the best lens you can afford. The great advantage of shooting with a prime lens is that it lets you work in low light conditions (ie. early morning/late evening when the light is best).

If you shoot with a large aperture, for example f1.8, the lens will allow your subject to stand out nicely, while the rest of the image will have that nice soft, blurred background (shallow depth of field).

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You can achieve this on your camera phone by holding your finger on the screen where you want the main focus to be, although results from a DSLR are always best.

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If you’d prefer to have all of your subject in focus, for example, in a landscape image, then use a bigger f-stop (ie. f22) and a tripod is essential here.

Practice

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Shoot, shoot and shoot more. Practice as much as you can but at the same time, try not to take twenty images a second. Instead, carefully compose your image, make sure your settings are correct (never let your speed go slower than 1/125 if you hand hold the camera) and then you you increase the chances of creating that perfect image.

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No matter what camera or lens you use, or what your subject matter is, the most important thing is to enjoy it. To love what you do. Share your photos with the world and you’ll find a wonderful community of people who love the same things as you do.

 

Flower photography tips and ideas

Flatlays

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I find it really difficult to explain flatlay photography, which has been a big thing on Instagram and beyond (that could be the topic of another article!!) I never knew I was creating ‘flatlays’. I just placed flowers side by side in a way that felt right… until someone told me they were flat lays. I would say to try and do the same thing, rather than over thinking it. Have fun and enjoy the creative process. There’s no right or wrong.

Still life

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For still life – which I very rarely shoot nowadays, I usually use old tables, old benches, most often our old shed floor. Anything I can find or afford. I once collected (saved) a piece of wooden board from a bonfire.

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Think about colours, textures and composition. Really look at the image you’re creating through the lens of your camera. It’s a little like doing a painting, using colour, light, texture and composition. Each detail matters, so try and consider each one.

 

Processing and presets

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Processing is always different for every shoot. I have developed some presets I like using, but most of the time I usually create new ones for different shoots, depending on the light conditions on the day.

Depth of field

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Basically, when it’s a garden view (landscape), you always want to use at least f10 to make sure you capture all the details. If it’s a close up of a plant, I like using f2.2 or 2.8. Of course, depending on what you shoot, you might even use f1.2. In case of big garden views I always use a tripod and I often use my tripod for flat lays too. There again, I use around f8 or f10.

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So it’s quite simple really – when you see a nice soft background and maybe just one or two things/flowers in focus, I will have shot these on a big aperture like f2. All flat lays and big garden views are on a small aperture starting from f10.

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Finding your own style comes with lots of practice. I’d like to define my style with not just how I shoot things and people but also what I shoot. Countryside, gardens, people connected to the countryside and gardens.

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I love anything wild and orchards and meadows are my favourite places. I like quietly observing things (plants, people, anything) and only shoot when the moment is right.

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Sometimes the light conditions can be challenging but I often say, if it’s not a question of life or death, wait until the moment is right because it will absolutely be worth it.

Photography workshops with Eva

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  1. Anne says

    May 21, 2021 at 11:18 pm

    Beautiful and inspirational. Thank you

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      May 23, 2021 at 3:00 pm

      So glad you enjoyed Anne

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    March 14, 2023 at 12:34 am

    What a beautiful post! Completely inspiring! Eva is one of my favorite photographs, thanks for this…

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It’s not too late to sow sweet peas - so easy to It’s not too late to sow sweet peas - so easy to grow and blissfully fragrant in the summer months. 
They were my mum’s favourite flower, so growing them now feels like a precious connection. Especially when I pick some and arrange them in her beautiful old blue and gold jug just as she used to do with the sweet peas my dad grew for her every year.
There are some really handy tips for growing success from founder of The Real Flower Company Rosebie Morton over on the blog (link in bio). Rosebie has a whole farm dedicated to sweet peas near Chichester so she knows a thing or two about the subject!
Main thing I’ve picked up from her is to allow lots of depth for root growth at this stage and to make my own supportive wigwams from twiggy branches when the plants are really starting to go for it and need a bit of direction. This photo is making me yearn slightly.
I love this image of my friend Jo - we were trying I love this image of my friend Jo - we were trying out tiny living for a feature I was writing - this was taken on our way to indulge in a spot of forest bathing. To be totally honest, we were both a little sceptical beforehand. But we were only saying the other day how taken aback we both were by the amazing effect it had. I’m working on some new ideas around the subject - will keep you posted. X
I’m currently working on a redesign of the whole I’m currently working on a redesign of the whole site - which has meant lots of photo editing and reorganising so much content. What’s been lovely (despite the claw hand from so much keyboard work!) is revisiting work and becoming engrossed all over again. I thought I’d share a few of the things I’ve been (re) loving - with links in the bio to the old site for now, but not for long…! X
This  image is from a feature about preserving garden roses. I’m going to give this a really good go this year, now I have a better idea what I’m doing. I know there’s nothing quite like a fragrant fresh rose in Summer but there’s a fragile beauty to dried and preserved flowers that I also love, don’t you?
Snowdrops 🌱🤍 . . . . . . #capturequiet #ins Snowdrops 🌱🤍 
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#capturequiet #instabritain #natureandnourish #thewildernesstonic #cornersofmyworld
Signed copies of Bex Partridge’s new book Flower Signed copies of Bex Partridge’s new book Flowers Forever to be won! My bio has the link to enter as well as to get a peek inside. Beautifully photographed by Laura Edwards, I really enjoyed escaping into the pages and making plans for my own garden - hope you do too! X
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There were so many wonderful ingredients to choose from we were really spoiled for choice. 
Sarah’s new studio is such a beautiful, creative space. Think fragrant botanical candles flickering everywhere, mulled wine and apple juice simmering on the stove and containers full of fragrant festive greenery, waxed fruit, dried flowers and oranges, pine cones, lichen covered branches and even tiny gold wax-dipped fresh crab apples. 
Thank you for being so patient with my lengthy ribbon choice deliberations Sarah - and for bagging up a second choice option (dusky pink) to take home! X.  #wreathmaking #wreath #wreathsofinstagram #sustainablewreaths #wreathdecor #christmaswreath #velvetribbon #christmasdecor #festiveflowers
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I’m delighted that Olga is offering a fantastic prize bundle to my readers. For a chance to win one of her beautiful new dried flower embroidery kits (in collaboration with @driedandfloral ) as well as a signed copy of her wonderful new book(published by @quadrillebooks , pop over to my blog (link in my bio). It’s easy to enter so why don’t you give yourself a chance of winning this very lovely prize? Good luck! 
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We have three signed copies of the book to give away - just click the link in my bio to find out more. There’s a peek inside and a lovely film by @xantheb to enjoy too! X 
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She had me at ‘sometimes I like to use giant sequins…’ 
Hope you like Lisa’s ideas as much as I do. The link to head over to my blog and get all her step by steps is in my bio x
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Thanks too to Kirsten @henthorn_farm_flowers for sharing her step by steps for creating a stunning giant foraged dried flower wreath as well as her beautiful simple wreath in silvery winter whites. 
I’m increasingly obsessed with the idea of growing my own flowers for drying and creating lovely things with them. Watch this space for more dried flower inspiration coming soon... X
One of the joyful things about this time of year f One of the joyful things about this time of year for me is making plans for next spring and summer in my flower cutting garden. After two years of growing cut flowers, I’m ready for some fresh ideas and to raise my game a little more. I would like to fill some gaps in shape and colour and to extend the flowering season in particular. I’d also like to start drying and preserving my flowers... so I am thrilled that Kirsten of @henthorn_farm_flowers has shared a beautiful glimpse into her seasonal and sustainable flowery world as well as lots of fantastic expert tips and ideas over on the blog - the link is in my bio. I hope you find some inspiration too. Kirsten lives in a very beautiful part of the world - the Ribble Valley in Lancashire. It’s an area very close to my heart as I grew up not far away. Loved spending a little virtual time there again, thanks to Kirsten - and I am yearning to go back in person one day soon and breathe it all in again.
To be honest, I’m still clinging on to the last To be honest, I’m still clinging on to the last moments of Summer. I do always eventually embrace Autumn but, this year in particular, I’m wanting to hold on for as long as possible to the quiet bliss of the last few months. 
I do really worry about what lies ahead for us all, but spending time outdoors, connecting, really up close, to what’s going on in the garden definitely helps. I still have roses, sweet peas, snapdragons, zinnias, asters and LOTS of dahlias blooming so there are always jars and jugs of flowers on every available surface. Rose geranium leaves have been a revelation for adding a fragrant green frilliness - and now I’m full of love for abelia. 
This beautiful photo is by @gandgorgeousflowers and captures the between-seasons beauty in the flower garden right now. I am inspired to create something similar as I have many of the same colours. 
I do realise that it’s silly (and utterly pointless 😂) to resist Autumn as it’s actually one of the most beautiful times of year. As soon as the leaves really turn, and everywhere starts to smell like Autumn, I’m sure I’ll be fully on board. 
With that in mind, I’ve shared lots of inspiring Autumn Flowers ideas over on the blog (link in my bio) from some of my favourite flower creatives including @gandgorgeousflowers @simplybyarrangement @therealflowerco @wildbunchflowers @floribundaroseflorists @thesussexflowerschool @electricdaisyflowerfarm 

Hope you enjoy - and find a little bit of creative inspiration too. X

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