Tech For Flora Photography..i'll Show You Mine; You Show Me Yours...
I do most of my flower photography with a long zoom lens 55-250. I generally have the lens set at 250, with a F stop set at 6.3 (to blur out the background), and the shutter speed hopefully no slower than at 60 (I seldom use a tripod as I am to impatient and I like to move around my images). I set the ISO at 400 just so that I can get a faster shutter speed.
I can always "add" color to my flowers once I put them into a photo editing program. And, of course, I ALWAYS use RAW over JPEGs. RAW images allow us to be more creative in our photo editing.
Sigh, I do wish I had a more expensive digital Canon Camera. I use both T1 and T3 Canons. And, of course, I also would like a long zoom lens in the over $1,000 range (for better glass)...
I use natural lighting and avoid direct sunlight.
Do you have a favorite tech method for photographing flowers?