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For any kind of photography, lighting is the most critical thing.
It can be used for you or against you. Unless your a professional and know how to use the correct lighting, the best lighting for bonsai is natural light. I never use a flash on my bonsai photography. Bright sun will sometimes work against you in bonsai pics. Depending upon whether you have a digital or film type camera, you'll see big differences between the two when it comes to lighting on your pictures. As for tips, you'll probably have to experiment a lot to see what works best for your taste.
Don't forget, photography is an art in itself. Most of my pictures in my gallery were taken at nightime with an overhead light using a digital camera and no flash.

12-Mar-2004	#3
Thomas_J. bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Mar-2002 Location: North Central Texas Country: USA USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,011	For any kind of photography, lighting is the most critical thing. It can be used for you or against you. Unless your a professional and know how to use the correct lighting, the best lighting for bonsai is natural light. I never use a flash on my bonsai photography. Bright sun will sometimes work against you in bonsai pics. Depending upon whether you have a digital or film type camera, you'll see big differences between the two when it comes to lighting on your pictures. As for tips, you'll probably have to experiment a lot to see what works best for your taste. Don't forget, photography is an art in itself. Most of my pictures in my gallery were taken at nightime with an overhead light using a digital camera and no flash. __________________ Thomas J.