Kristine | Spring Flower Nature Photography | Tutorials, Presets

Spring always feels like a fresh start through a macro lens 🌸⁠ ⁠ 10 tiny moments that remind me why I love macro photography this time of year. When the first flowers open and insects return, the world suddenly feels full of color, softness, and movement again. 😍 Tulips, snowdrops, lilac, blossoms, bees, and ladybugs, all photographed up close with my 90mm macro lens to reveal the details you might otherwise miss.⁠ ⁠ Spring is one of the most rewarding seasons for flower photography. Nature awakens, and there are ever-changing flowers to photograph from March to the last day of May, making you slow down and look closer 🔍⁠ ⁠ 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗽:⁠ Get down to eye level with your subject and shoot through nearby flowers or leaves to create soft foreground blur ✨⁠ This adds depth and dreamy framing without relying too much on editing.⁠ ⁠ If you love macro photography, flower photography, or are looking for spring photography inspiration, save this for your next photo walk 🌿⁠ ⁠ Which spring flower or detail do you enjoy photographing the most?⁠ ⁠ All photos taken with Sony a7 IV + Sony 90mm F2.8 G OSS macro lens.

Learn to photograph and edit like me! 📷⁠ ⁠ I started my Patreon to share more of how I create my photos. It's the real process behind my macro and flower photography & edits. If you want to learn and recreate photos like mine, this is for you! 🤘🏻⁠ ⁠ ✨ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴:⁠ - Photography tips & behind the scenes⁠ - Lightroom & Photoshop tutorials and videos⁠ - Before & After with my editing steps listed⁠ - Lightroom presets (monthly downloads)⁠ - Exclusive photos - early access & RAWs⁠ ⁠ Swipe through to see all benefits, sneak peek of posts you'll unlock, and comparison between the Instagram and Patreon subscriptions!⁠ ⁠ 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝟭 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 - join my Macro Professional Patreon tier for 25% less!⁠ ⁠ I'd love to see you in my community 🫶🏻

Meet Floral Dreams, my new Lightroom preset pack made for flower and macro lovers 🌸 Soft, moody, artistic tones to elevate every shot. After months of creating, tweaking and perfecting - I've finally finished my newest preset pack! 🤩 This pack includes 𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 (37 files total), split into 𝟱 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲𝘀. Each one is crafted to enhance delicate tones, glowing highlights, or a deeper mood - depending on your style. How to get Floral Dreams presets: • From my 𝗘𝘁𝘀𝘆 or 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻 • Or unlock it with a 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 You can also get one of the 5 volumes separately! ✨ Want to see how each preset transforms a photo? Head to my blog for full 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 demos of all 30 presets! Also in this carousel: 📷 A closer look at what’s inside 🎞 Video: before and after edits 💡 Info on how to access the presets 🌿 My other preset packs for all seasons I can’t wait to see your edits using these presets 😍 Mention me @macro.viewpoint and use #floraldreamspresets so I can feature your creations!

Little visitor between the Sakuras 🌸🐝⁠ ⁠ This is the same bee from my windy sakura photoshoot. It surprised me by appearing between the blossoms, and later it even crawled onto my hand to warm up between the strong wind gusts 🥹 ⁠ It stayed with me long enough to capture multiple photos - both on the cherry blossoms and on my hand, including this close-up focus stack. Yes, the pink background you see here is from the sakura blossoms, and yes, the bee really is sitting on my hand 🫶🏻 ⁠ The first photo is a single shot, while the second one is a 10-photo focus stack to capture more detail in the head and eyes. I love how much texture you can see in its tiny face, from the pollen grains to all those little hairs 😍⁠ ⁠ This is a mining bee, a type of solitary bee that usually nests by digging tunnels in the ground. Many of them are beautifully fluffy, and those hairs on the legs help them collect and carry pollen as they visit flowers.⁠ ⁠ 💡 I shared an in-depth behind-the-scenes post from this windy photography session on Patreon, including videos, photos, and my techniques for handheld insect photography in strong wind. Visit my Patreon if you want to read the full breakdown 🤍 ⚙️ Photo settings: Sony a7 IV + FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS | 1/320s, f/6.3, ISO 500 (1st: single, 2nd: 10 photo stack) | 25.04.2026.

Photography has no limits 🌸🦋🫶🏻 Macro & flower photography through my Sony a7 IV 🐝 #macrophotography #naturephotography #flowerphotography #SonyAlpha #MadeWithLightroom

A lavender dream 🐝💜⁠ ⁠ This honeybee was photographed during the same lavender garden visit as my butterfly photos. The whole garden was alive with movement that day - bees buzzing from bloom to bloom, butterflies drifting through the flowers, and lavender filling every corner with soft purple color 😍 ⁠ I loved how this little bee paused just long enough for me to capture it among the tiny lavender flowers. Moments like this are why I enjoy photographing insects so much. They bring so much life into a scene, even when they only stay for a few seconds.⁠ Swipe for a behind the scenes video. Do you see how many bees are flying around? 💜 ⁠ Looking back at these summer photos always makes me excited for more warm days, blooming gardens, and tiny visitors hidden between the flowers 🐝 ⚙️ Photo settings: Sony a7 IV + FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS | 1/2000s, f/2.8, ISO 800 | 13.07.2025.

A highlight from my recent photo walk 🦋🌸⁠ ⁠ I was already heading home after photographing spring in the city when I spotted a gorgeous plum tree by the side of the road. I stopped to capture the blooming branches, turned slightly to the right... and there it was - this beautiful butterfly sleeping between the blossoms 🥹 ⁠ The Sun had already set, so I had to act quickly with the little light I had left. The butterfly stayed perfectly calm and did not mind me at all, but the wind was a different story. It kept blowing the branches in every direction, making it much harder to capture clear shots 🫠 ⁠ I waited between the wind gusts and photographed during those tiny calmer moments. It reminded me a lot of the bee in blossoms photoshoot, where I shared a deeper behind-the-scenes look and my tricks for photographing in windy conditions on Patreon 🐝⁠ The little moments like this remind me why I love nature photography so much 🥹🩷 ⁠ This photo is a 3-image focus stack. Since the light was limited, I photographed at f/2.8, but that also meant the depth of field was very shallow. Taking multiple shots helped me keep the whole butterfly sharp while still keeping the soft, dreamy background.⁠ 💡 I have also shared an easy focus bracketing technique on Patreon for creating stacks like this, even without relying on your camera's built-in focus bracketing feature.⁠ ⚙️ Photo settings: Sony a7 IV + FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS | 1/250s, f/2.8, ISO 800, 3 photo focus stack | 02.05.2026. #SonyAlphaEu #SonyAlpha #SonyAlphaFemale #SEL100M28GM

Hidden details inside a crocus 💜🧡⁠ ⁠ The details of crocus pollen are always so fascinating to see up close. From the outside, we usually notice the beautiful purple petals first, but once you look deeper into the flower, there is a whole tiny world waiting inside.⁠ ⁠ Through a macro lens, the center of a crocus becomes full of texture, shapes, and glowing yellow pollen grains. I love how these tiny details almost look like another landscape hidden inside the flower ✨⁠ ⁠ This is one of the reasons I enjoy macro photography so much. It lets me slow down and notice the details that are so easy to miss with the naked eye.⁠ ⁠ Swipe to see the pollen even closer! ⚙️ Photo settings: Sony a7 IV + FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS | 1/400s, f/3.5, ISO 1000 | 05.04.2026.

Dreamy pink Bird-in-a-Bush flowers, isolated against a field of others. The pink beauties of Spring 🩷 Swipe for a close up! The "Bird-in-a-Bush" flower is named for its unique, spurred blossoms that resemble tiny, purple-pink birds perched or "nestling" within the plant's surrounding fern-like foliage ✨ ⁠ I always find these flowers challenging to photograph. So much so that I believe this is the first time I'm sharing this flower in my feed.⁠ ⁠ I have plenty of flowers I struggle to photograph, and often end up ditching the photos, including lilies, rhododendrons, and daffodils. 🫠 This is due to their complex shape and the challenge of photographing all the key areas sharply while still isolating them beautifully.⁠ ⁠ Are there flowers you struggle with photographing, too?⁠ ⁠ ⚙️ Photo settings: Sony a7 IV + FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS | 1/500s, f/2.8, ISO 100 | 05.04.2026.⁠ ⁠ #AlphaSpringLV #AlphaSpring

A quick lunch break turned into a tiny macro hunt 🐝💜⁠ ⁠ While in the city, I noticed bees buzzing around these crocuses and instantly grabbed my camera. They were moving so fast from flower to flower that getting a clean shot felt almost impossible at first.⁠ ⁠ 💡 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗶𝗽:⁠ Instead of chasing them, I changed my approach. I picked a flower where a bee was already inside, set up my composition, and waited. The moment it crawled out, I captured these frames. That simple shift made all the difference.⁠ ⁠ Sometimes it is not about being faster, but about being ready.⁠ ⁠ Also, it is my birthday today, so I will be out celebrating with family and enjoying the day 🤍 📷 Macro photography setup: Sony a7 IV + FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS | 14.04.2026 ⚙️ 1: 1/800s, f/7.1, ISO 1000 ⚙️ 2: 1/1000s, f/6.3, ISO 800 ⚙️ 3: 1/800s, f/6.3, ISO 640 #AlphaSpringLV #AlphaSpring

Sunshine amongst the windy Sakuras 🐝⁠ ⁠ Last weekend I visited a sakura garden, hoping to photograph the blossoms before the storm arrived. But the wind had already picked up, making it nearly impossible to capture sharp photos of the branches.⁠ ⁠ 🤨 "So how did you end up photographing bees in these conditions?"⁠ ⁠ That is the funniest part. The wind was still strong, but the moment I spotted this tiny bee resting in one of the blossoms, I knew I had to adapt and change my approach.⁠ ⁠ The wind did not stop me. Instead, it pushed me to work differently, and I managed to capture these macro moments of a visitor that truly made my day 🥹⁠ ⁠ Curious how I photographed this in such windy conditions? I shared a full behind-the-scenes post for my Patreon and Instagram subscribers, including a video where I go through the setup, techniques, and settings 🤍⁠ ⁠ Later, the bee even crawled onto my hand to warm up, which gave me the chance to capture focus stacks too. I will be sharing those soon.⁠ ⁠ Swipe to see the tiny bee cleaning itself. How adorable is that? 🥹 ⚙️ Photo settings: Sony a7 IV + FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS | 1/640s, f/4.5, ISO 320 | 25.04.2026. #AlphaSpringLV #AlphaSpring

Dancing between the purples 🦋⁠ ⁠ This spring, the butterflies haven't given me many chances to photograph their beauty yet. I was photographing the pasqueflowers in the dreamy sunlight when I noticed a butterfly approaching a nearby flower. I immediately turned my camera towards the beautiful visitor and snapped just a couple of photos before it flew away.⁠ Luckily for me, one of them turned out just right: the petals did not obscure the butterfly, and the eye was perfectly sharp!⁠ ⁠ My goal with this edit was to accentuate the dreaminess and reduce the harsh lighting created by the Sun. I used masking with the Dehaze slider to soften the background and make it dreamier ✨⁠ ⁠ I share editing tutorials and photography tips on my Patreon. If you want to learn to capture and edit macro photos like I do, pop in for a visit! 💜 ⚙️ Photo settings: Sony a7 IV + FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS | 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO 800 | 18.04.2026. #AlphaSpringLV #AlphaSpring