Video: Photographing Flowers with a Paper Backdrop

Sep 24

Sep 24 Video: Photographing Flowers with a Paper Backdrop

This clip offers a sneak peek into the Team Flower How to Photograph Flowers Class. Heather Payne of Heather Payne Photography takes you behind the scenes when choosing a backdrop for photographing a flower arrangement.

You’ll learn about using a simple paper backdrop, and how choosing various colors brings out the colors of the flowers in the design. Heather and Kelly discuss lighting, reflectors, and diffusers. Watch to receive tips on how you can take a simple yet great quality iPhone photo.

Key Points:

A cost-effective and very clean backdrop option is a roll of paper (36in across, preferably) available via Amazon, art supply stores, hardware stores (contractor's paper), or photography equipment companies.
Neutral tones for a backdrop reduce contrast and bring out undertones in the blooms.
Using a sheet as a diffuser and/or a reflector is a cost efficient way to achieve ideal lighting.

Kelly Perry

Kelly’s love for teaching and floral design shines through in developing the content, classes, and workshops for Team Flower, which she cofounded with husband Jesse Perry in 2014. Kelly has taught hundreds of people in her floral design workshops, her work has been featured in over 55 publications, and she’s held speaking engagements across the country. She serves her local community as a retail florist in Chambersburg, PA, through her flower shop, Cheerful Flowers & Gifts.