Shooting Through to Capture Your Subject

There is a composition technique called “shooting through.” In this video, professional photographer Tony Sweet gives you a demonstration while shooting close-ups of a flower garden. He uses a 300 mm lens to create what he calls a foreground softball of color. In the composition, he positions a group of flowers in the foreground. Then, through the opening, he focuses on the single flower subject beyond. The idea is to capture the lone pink flower in sharpness, while the blurry foreground flowers bloom as a surrounding pastel color palette. In flower photography, there are many creative techniques. Shooting through is one of the best.

See all videos in our Flower Photography Artistry Course:

• Flower Photography Artistry: Course Preview
• Isolation Photography: Capturing Flowers
• Close-Up Photography: Shooting Patches of Flowers
• Quick Tips for Photographing Dragonflies
• Panning and Stitching Photos on the iPhone
• Capturing Dew Drops to Enhance Your Photos
• Capturing Flowers Using Multiple Lenses
• Editing Photos with the Camera Bag App
• Controlling the Light of Your Shot
• Handheld Macro Photography
• Creating HDR Images on your Cell Phone
• Shooting Through to Capture Your Subject
• Creating a Swirl Pattern with a Zoom Lens
• Creating an Abstract Color Swipe
• Creating an Asymmetrical Image with Multiple Shots
• Shooting Orchids with a Printed Background
• Shooting Orchids on an iPhone
• Capturing Tabletop Flowers
• Digital Infrared Photography: Photographing Flowers
• Adding a Textured Overlay in Photoshop
• Targeting Photoshop Adjustments
• Using Photoshop Scripts
• Infrared Conversion
• Flower Gallery