Capture the most beautiful moments of succulents and rewrite the aesthetics of life

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If you don't have a few beautiful succulent photos on your phone, how can you call yourself a seasoned succulent enthusiast? And how can you dominate your WeChat Moments? So how can you take beautiful succulent photos that make others envious? The editor has a few little tips here!

Tip one: Grow beautiful colors

First of all, it is all about solid growing skills, which can make up for gaps in photography technique. Even if you are a photography beginner, as long as the succulents you grow are plump in quality, compact in form, and brilliant in color, they will look beautiful no matter how you shoot them. The succulents below are not posed at all, laid out plainly like ID photos, and they are still breathtakingly beautiful.

The colors are pink and tender and alluring, and the leaves are plump and juicy. Whether single-headed or clustered, old stems or new seedlings, a casual shot becomes a fine piece.

Secret: In autumn, when the temperature difference is large, you can move the succulents outdoors to grow in the open air. Through the combination of low temperature and light, you can grow beautiful jelly colors.

Some succulent friends may ask, what if I don't have beautiful succulents? Don't panic. Even without beautiful succulents, you can make up for it with photography techniques.

Tip two: Small techniques such as depth of field, composition, and light and shadow

Light is always the first principle of photography. Shooting with side light highlights the three-dimensional texture and depth of the succulents. Shooting with backlight (against the light) creates a high-contrast composition of light and dark, full of artistic flavor.

Use dappled light and shadow to create a dreamy effect

Use a large aperture to blur the background and create a depth-of-field effect

The rule-of-thirds composition and diagonal composition save an otherwise plain image

A good backdrop is also of utmost importance. It is best to use a solid-color background, either white, black, or another single tone.

A single tone can maintain the overall unity of the image and enhance its elegance and sense of mystery.

Shoot with macro, and the succulents come out looking great~

Thirty percent is destiny, seventy percent depends on filters. As for the use of filters, succulent friends probably understand them better than the editor. After all, you are all seasoned veterans~

Tip three: If the looks are not enough, let the flower pot make up for it

Succulents all look about the same, and only with a unique pot do they appear different~ If you want your succulents to conquer your WeChat Moments, being beautiful alone is not enough. You also need a little creativity.

For example, a teapot

A thumb pot made from a small metal bucket

Cork

Seashells

And a delightful platter made from a pumpkin.

Tie it with cotton and linen for a full pastoral style

Twine + colorful yarn wrapped into a ball

Make it into a hanging pot and suspend it, paired with a String of Hearts, and it looks absolutely fairy-like~

Tip four: Pose your succulents

This step requires you to be even more imaginative. It is even better if you know a little Photoshop, understand some basic painting, or are good at DIY. The succulent poses you create can dominate your WeChat Moments in no time!

Wear a succulent ring, add a little background blur, and it is very forest-style

Sand painting + succulents, shooting a living work of art

Shoot with a dog (of course, first you need to have a cute dog)

Pair with some small props to shoot delightful effects. For example, a cactus wearing a hat instantly becomes very playful, right?

Tip five: Don't let any part of the succulent go to waste

You can try photographing any part of a succulent, and the results will be ingeniously creative.

For example: flower stalks

Cut flower stalks and heads cut off from leggy growth can all be brought out for posing. Set out a cup of coffee, use a white background as the base, and the style is fully displayed.

Leaves

Leaves usually plucked off can be arranged into a pose and photographed before leaf propagation.

When succulents sprout, they are at their most beautiful and charming

Tip six: The water-spraying method

Everyone knows that you should spray water before photographing Haworthia cooperi.

The difference in beauty between spraying water and not spraying water is more than just a little!

The same goes for Aeonium. After spraying water, isn't it even more lovable~

Some succulents (especially the Haworthia group) look much better after spraying water, but do not spray water on succulents in broad daylight just to make photos look good~ Otherwise, you bear the consequences!

For those flawed succulents, as long as you find the right method, you can still take beautiful photos!

One: Shoot only part of it

Suitable for succulents with dead leaves or scars

When a succulent has large areas of dead leaves, sunburn spots, or scars, you can choose to photograph the center of the leaves. The newly grown tender leaves are always lovable.

Kalanchoe thyrsiflora 'Flapjacks' grows into the shape of loving you no matter how it grows

It seems you still cannot love too fully

The vibrant green of Aeonium 'Sunburst' is a color very suitable for summer

But was it beaten, with all these scars all over?

Two: Different angles

Suitable for leggy succulents or loose clusters

For loosely grown small clusters or leggy succulents, you can find angles to hide their shortcomings.

A cute rose for you

Who would have thought the rose had a pair of long legs!

With such a thin neck, are you trying to compare it to a swan's neck? No comparison, no comparison!

Three: Succulent ornaments

Suitable for crookedly grown succulents

For pots where the succulent is planted crookedly or has grown crookedly, or where a large area of soil is left bare, you can try placing a cute ornament~

A crooked Peach Egg

Place a small seashell on it. Doesn't it look much more lively?

With a few more little techniques and a little creativity, succulents can also be photographed beautifully and outstandingly~ After saying so much, I wonder whether you have picked up on it? If you have exclusive photography tips, don't keep them to yourself~ Let our WeChat Moments be flooded with succulents!

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