Discover how to photograph flowers with this expert guide. Learn the best photography techniques, camera gear, composition tips, and editing tools. Includes chapters on macro photography, focus stacking, depth of field, indoor and greenhouse setups, and UV fluorescence. Perfect for amateur and nature photographers looking to improve their flower photography with any camera, from mobile phones to macro lenses. Go behind the lens in this short interview with Mark.
More Free Ebooks from Mark Overmars
- My Journey into Insect Photography — 226 pages covering equipment, fieldcraft, macro technique, flash, focus, composition, and post-processing across a 20-week shooting journey. Learn More
- Photographing Butterflies and Dragonflies: A Practical Guide — Expert tips, gear advice, and field techniques for capturing butterflies, dragonflies, caterpillars, and moths in the wild. Learn More
About the Author
Mark Overmars is a passionate nature photographer and former professor of computer science at Utrecht University. After years of academic research and software development, he turned his curiosity toward the natural world, first photographing insects in their habitats and now turning his attention to flowers. His deep dive into flower photography is both artistic and educational, making techniques like focus stacking and UV fluorescence approachable for amateur photographers.
You can explore more of his work on his website.
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On June 16, 2026 at 8:00 am Claude Gageant wrote:
Merci beaucoup !
On June 16, 2026 at 8:28 am Tibor Major wrote:
Csodálatos! Nagyon szépen köszönöm!
On June 16, 2026 at 8:30 am Chuck Burdick wrote:
Thank you, Thank you!
On June 16, 2026 at 8:42 am Michel Brochard wrote:
I love to take flower picture. I hope this will provide me additional knowledge to get better ones.
On June 16, 2026 at 8:54 am Chantal Van Kerckhove wrote:
Super! Hartelijk dank! Thank you!
On June 16, 2026 at 8:56 am Andrew Wallace wrote:
Thank you what a pleasant surprise
On June 16, 2026 at 8:59 am Jorgie Mc wrote:
I’ve been photographing flowers since very young. In the last 20 or so years, I focused on doing supermicro photography of them. I am looking forward to finding good inspiration to honor flowers in its entirity and as a group. Thank you, Mark!
On June 16, 2026 at 9:25 am Andre de wrote:
Geweldig. Toch echt veel waar voor je geld on1. Dan weer wat leuke presets en dan wat advies voor bloemenfoto’s. Ik hoop alleen dat mijn computer de updates aankan. Hartelijk bedankt.
On June 16, 2026 at 9:48 am Georg Kohr wrote:
Thanks a lot. Most welcome!!
Besr from Germany
Georg
On June 16, 2026 at 10:16 am Martin Jean wrote:
Merci beaucoup,
On June 16, 2026 at 10:51 am James Stripe wrote:
Thank you Mark!
On June 16, 2026 at 11:58 am Dale Maas wrote:
Thanks, I have photographed flowers for a while. Always wanting to learn more. Appreciate you sharing your expertise. Dale
On June 16, 2026 at 12:24 pm David Asher wrote:
Thank you, I need all the help I can get so this will be very usefull.
On June 16, 2026 at 4:01 pm Martin Turner wrote:
Very nice. Thanks!
On June 16, 2026 at 8:02 pm Mark Laurendet wrote:
Thanks for this booklet, looks like a good read.
On June 17, 2026 at 1:27 am Gerald Martin wrote:
A great unexpected gift, thank you
On June 17, 2026 at 2:57 am Ton van wrote:
Thank you for this gift, Mark. Greetings from Land of Tulips; the Netherlands!
On June 17, 2026 at 4:39 am Steve Braun wrote:
Thanks of lot!
On June 17, 2026 at 6:45 am Peter Chadwick wrote:
Very useful, thank you.
On June 17, 2026 at 11:04 am Benedict Zsuppon wrote:
Wow, what a pleasant surprise. A lot of great information.
Thank You!
On June 17, 2026 at 11:56 am Charmaine Cyrus wrote:
Thank you!
On June 17, 2026 at 5:10 pm Retha Moulder wrote:
This is an outstanding book! Easy to follow, super phots, and terrific info to use with my new On1 skills. I want to thank On1 for providing this free information about flowers. Amazing materials.
On June 18, 2026 at 3:59 am mlouise.van.geel wrote:
Thank you!
On June 21, 2026 at 2:26 pm Chris Bartlett wrote:
I have been doing macro photography for a long time and usually use a Nikon Z8 with a 105mm f2.8 lens but on a recent trip I took along my Samsung s25 ultra which takes superb macro photos so the 105 mm lens did not even come out of the bag. Yes background blurring on the phone is a problem in normal macro mode the the aperture can be can be changed to f16 and it blurs the background just fine. For most photo it did not matter because of the way I photograph flowers but the background is easily blurred in post. Depth of field on the Samsung S25 ultra is easily controlled and I have used nothing else for the last 3 months.
On June 23, 2026 at 2:03 am Chris Kabrianis wrote:
thank you very much
On June 24, 2026 at 8:38 am RANDALL ANDREW wrote:
I use flower close-ups as interludes in my travel photography. I display my photos using Apple’s IPhoto syncing the images with appropriate soundtracks, at least sound tracks that I think correlate to the images. The flower images act as a ‘break’ from the theme of the slideshow. This book will be a great help in improving the flower breaks.
On June 25, 2026 at 8:39 am Wayne Gallagher wrote:
Thank you very much. We grow roses every year, and I take photos every year. I like what I get, but have often thought I could do better. This is going to help….a lot.
Thanks again.