If you want to take the perfect shot of your plants, the lighting is crucial. Usually, the best photos are taken in daylight, preferably on cloudy days as a clouded sky creates even and soft lighting. Blue skies and bright sunlight may cause overexposure or harsh lines in your photo. But when you are shooting from the right angle and using the right settings, direct sunlight can work very well too. It may even cause some special effects in your photo, it is all about trial and error. 

If you want to catch the best light, you could wait for golden hour. At golden hour, the sun is slowly getting closer to the horizon, which causes a nice and warm glow. During golden hour you could try to photograph your flowers with backlighting. As most flower petals and plants leaves are translucent, it will add a nice glow or even a halo to your flowers. 

Usually, we’re inclined to take photos from an eye-level perspective, which is not really exciting. So time to change up your perspective! Photograph your plants from really close-up, go lay on the ground and shoot them from below or from a high angle. 

Moreover, you don’t need to always shoot the plant or flower as a whole. You can shoot just a part of the plant. This way you can pull focus to textures, colours and shapes. 

Adding water can also make your photo more interesting. Spray a little bit of water on the flowers and it will make them glister as light shines upon them and they will look more vibrant in your images. Try out different angles, look at the shadows, and the total image to get the perfect shot!