Learn how to create fantastic flower photographs in your backyard and beyond. From creative composition and lighting logistics to editing your best shots, I'll share my mindsets and methods for creating impactful images of flowers - even if it's your first time working with them!
This course will teach you how to create fantastic flower photographs in your backyard and beyond. I share everything from over a decade of award-winning experience photographing flowers all around the world. From creative composition and lighting logistics to image selection and editing. Save time, stress, and a mental mess. My stories from the field unearth meaningful methods and focused frameworks to help your creativity blossom like never before!
Discover what I use to create captivating flower images. Learn how to build on a budget budget and not break the bank. From DIY to designer-solutions.
Source your stems sustainably, whether wild or from your own backyard. Discover when it's better to choose which, and how to navigate the process.
Unearth the situations and settings I lean into in order to achieve six signature looks.
Learn how to select your best and ditch the rest, then level-up Learn the language of Lightroom and what it takes to select your best, then
Discover what I use to create captivating flower images, and learn how to adapt your kit so you don't break the bank. From DIY to designer-solutions.
"Matt showed me how to open a whole new world right under my nose - the world I can discover through macro photography!"
"Matt continues to open my eyes to the endless possibilities in the world of photography.
Whether I'm working in the studio or going for a walk through the woods, he teaches me how to take a mundane shot and transform it into a piece of art.
One of my favorite things about Matt is his enthusiasm for the craft; it’s truly contagious!"
"There's always so much to lighting in photography, and Matt helped me discover new ideas to explore in the field.
He also taught me to find ways to enhance my work with everyday tools I already had!"
"Matt's expertise, individual attention, knowledge of subject matter, and teaching methods are top-notch."
"Matt is down to earth, relates info very well, encourages every student, and challenges you to see world in different perspectives."
"Matt helps me dive deep into my creativity. As an artist himself, he asks questions that help me understand how boundless I am with my work and in the creative world."
"It's so cool Matt knows about techniques & equipment, as well as so much about the subject matter itself!
That helped me tremendously in my journey of learning to tell a stories with pictures!"
"With Matt’s mentorship, I am more confident talking with people about my brand, what I’m about, and the types of stories I tell.
He helps me focus on the stories that are most important to me, and he challenges me to think more deeply about the messages I’m sharing."
"Matt listens, REMEMBERS, provides constructive feedback, and makes sure you understand the specific thing you might be having some difficulty understanding.
I would take a workshop again with Matt tomorrow if he offered it! I had an absolutely fantastic time!"
I haven’t always loved photography.
In fact, I didn’t pick up a camera formally for the first half of my life. As a kid, I would get impatient when the family would be clicking away on their cameras, and I would wonder why their eyes were glued to the back of those little black boxes.
I remember asking my parents about their SLR film camera, and as I grew through my sea of drugstore disposables, I knew I was onto something... Then when I was 14, everything changed.
Learning to unlock the methods and mindsets behind my camera was transformative. It took me years before I found my creative confidence to explore the benefits of photography beyond operating a camera. Even when I understood the core concepts and practiced the principles for success, I still found myself frustrated with the process of expanding my creativity.
I’m a stubborn, tinkering, creative with messy but meaningful methods. I had no idea these playful approaches were my key to finding creative joy in photography. At first, I thought every failure was the final count-down, but as someone with disabilities, I live a life of refining and re-testing.
Getting started in photography is a pain. I truly understand this pain, and that’s why I created this course. I’ve gathered and boiled down my 15+ years of experience into a simple, approachable solution for your success. Learn through my mistakes, successes, and questions in curiosity to create confidence with your camera!
I can't wait to work with you.
Matthew Cicanese is an award-winning wildlife photographer, creative coach, brand strategist, and Founder of The Litmus Collective — an online creative education community on a mission to guide creatives to new opportunities through curiosity.
A Forbes 30 Under 30 and National Geographic Explorer, He currently serves as an advisor for the Wildlife Conservation Fellowship and has mentored student communities such as the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA), Dilmah Conservation, and Canon USA.
This guide is designed to break down the process of flower photography in order to teach you how to create better photos in different situations.
