ABSTRACT
Flowers may entice more shutterbugs into the magical world of close-up and macro photography than any other subject. Both cultivated and wildflowers offer endless opportunities for producing images with their kaleidoscope of colors and appealing shapes. One convenient aspect of wildflower photography is that once you find them, usually they can be found year after year in the same spot at the same time of the year. The market for wildflower images is saturated and you simply can’t sell enough images to make it worth your time and expense. Over thirty-five years of doing nature photography as a profession, the common advice we heard was don't bother with wildflowers because everyone does them. There is little point traveling to the wildflower meadow when you know the wind is blowing hard and the bright sun is creating too much contrast, unless, of course, you are merely scouting for potential subjects.
