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5 Tips for Taking the Best Bluebonnet Photos
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Pack water bottles and sandwiches or granola bars along with your camera and commit to spending more than a quick ten minutes capturing bluebonnets with clicks. Having a large and varying selection to choose from will be key to possessing the perfect photo. Take a lot of pictures and try all kinds of angles. Every time you move vantage points, the lighting will shift slightly. When you’re taking pictures of people, try a variety of poses. Take some where your subjects are not looking directly at the camera – have them looking past you, looking at each other or gazing at the wildflowers or sunset – just make sure you can still see their faces clearly. Tell your subjects to look at you and smile, then make them laugh at the last second before you snap the photo. Genuine, unbridled laughter and delight always pairs well with bluebonnets.
Photo: Flickr/gilldrums73
It’s tempting to pull over on the highway after you’ve spotted the perfect patch of bluebonnets, but with plenty of safe, quiet spots throughout the Texas Hill Country, is it really worth the risk? Never let go of your kids or dogs if you’re on the side of the road, and be cautious getting back into your car. Don’t forget about the safety of the bluebonnets, as well. Make sure you don’t crush them, and never pick them. If you step on the flowers and they are destroyed, they can’t go into their seeding stage, so we must work together to make sure abundant photo opportunities remain for generations to come.
