Floral Portrait Photo Shoot | Peony Project
Floral Portraits
by Yuliya Panchenko
When we go about our day looking at all the things around us: buildings, streetlights, cars, clothes, etc. we do not simply just focus on the shape and life of the picturesque world around us, we also focus on texture. Though how something feels to the touch is an experience, it can also be represented in images. In fact, it is essential to incorporate different textures in photography to achieve a high-quality image. The picture should, in a way, be felt. The importance of texture can be witnessed all around us, a good example is how sculptures capture the softness of silk in their work. Though hard to the touch, to the eyes the silk fabric in sculptures is essentially “soft”. The same result is important to capture in photos, which is why floral portraits work so beautifully to capture unique high-end images as the texture of these natural wearable pieces always provide a multitude of texture when photographed correctly.
Floral Portrait Photography
I recently worked with a wonderful client for a Botanical Beauty project that included different florals with their own unique look each. This shoot was really incredible as my client used to work in the military as an engineer and wanted portraits that would show her in a completely different look. We worked on creating a really vibrant color palette with pinks, yellows, neutrals, and even green. Inspired by the Gucci Aria fashion show, the flowers each had their own look while still working with the theme. As always, client consultation and planning was a key component in crafting the look and design we wanted to achieve the day of the shoot. Speaking about the arrangement and expectations really allows time to relax and focus all of our attention on capturing incredible images.
Floral Portrait Photography
The floral headpiece created for the shoot contained all kinds and types of flowers. You can see many roses were used of different colors and sizes, along with some callas, stems, and twigs. This is a simple way to bring plenty of texture into portraits creating intricate and one-of-a-kind images. The key is to use soft items, like the roses, and more rougher items, like the twigs. Some stems have a fuss to them that most of us can recall as feeling sticky when flowers are plucked, though the image is visual the right lighting when using these in a photograph will trigger the brain to recognize the texture of these by just looking at the image. It is these simple tricks and going above and beyond when paying close attention to detail that will capture images that are of a higher quality. In this photo session, the abundance of texture creates a gorgeous image that keeps one’s attention as the closer you look, the more detail and texture one discovers.
Photographer: Yuliya Panchenko
Studio: Yuliya Panchenko Photography
Florist: Iryna Schulzhenko
Model/client: Rhonda
Makeup artist/ Hair stylist: Nicki Marie
Filmmaker: Eliar Tabrizy @ Captive Emotions