How to improve your photography of insects
Want to get some awesome photos of creepy critters but not scare off your wallet?
Chris Badzioch has the rundown for you how to take some great bug photos.
Christopher Badzioch proves that it’s not always the most expensive and specialized gear that makes a great photo — it’s the eye, vision, a sharpie marker, some electrical tape and a cheap homemade sweep that really matter when it comes to making amazingly detailed, dramatic insect “portraits.”
Badzioch, an amateur photographer originally from Opole, Poland and currently residing in Bristol, Conn., has been sharing his unique insect shots in the PopPhoto.com Reader’s Gallery and we are so impressed, we asked him to shed some light on his magical techniques. The photos in this story were all captured with basic macro lenses — not with bellows and rails or other super-advanced specialty gear — meaning with a little practice and patience, you too could soon be making your own dramatic insect portraits!
Here are some of the basic tips:
-Learn a little about your subjects and their habits to know when it is best to capture photos.
- Focusing on tiny, moving subjects. (Means you need really good lighting)
- Catching and Cooling Your Subjects. (brrrrr)
But the actual article on PopPhoto.com has way more detail on how to shoot the little critters.
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