Succulent Photography Tips: How to Take Photos That Make You an Internet Celebrity?

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Images: Too Much Thigh Meat

Speaking of deceptive photos, everyone is familiar with them - skin smoothing, face slimming, big eyes, plus a high-class filter. Everyone loves beauty, and the love for succulents is even deeper. But succulents will always have times when they grow leggy and ugly. However, we can use some photography tricks to play up our strengths and downplay our weaknesses, and photograph these succulents beautifully. (This method is only for showing off on WeChat Moments. Those who carefully document the changes in their succulents should just obediently photograph them as they truly are.) So how do you take deceptive photos of succulents? Let me tell you.

1. Photograph only a part (suitable for succulents with dead leaves or scars)

It seems you still shouldn't love too much

The vibrant green of the Aeonium 'Zwartkop' (Eight-Foot Mirror) is a color very suitable for summer

But what's with all these scars?

Summary: When succulents have large areas of dead leaves, sunburn spots, or scars, you can choose to photograph the center of the rosette. The newly grown tender leaves are always endearing.

2. Look at the world from a different angle, and you will discover a different kind of beauty (suitable for leggy succulents or loose clusters). Doesn't it look very artistic? The Green Apple succulents guarded by Totoro~

Actually, they look like this

A lovely rose for you

This rose's stem is even longer than mine

The adorable Angel's Tears (I guess many friends have already guessed its true identity)

Ta-da~ It has grown leggy into a little tree

Three coconut trees

Summary: For loose small clusters or leggy succulents, you can find angles to conceal their shortcomings.

3. Clever use of blur (suitable for photographing succulent flower stalks)

Summary: Focus on the flower stalk, and you can use blur to conceal the shortcomings in the succulent's overall condition

If you have any good photography methods to make your succulents look beautiful and attractive, leave a comment to tell the curator

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