How to take close-ups of insects with macro photography?

The insect world is a wonderful world, but it is easily overlooked by people. One of the most important reasons is that it is small. So it's best to shoot at close range with a macro lens, or use a macro telephoto lens, so as to ensure the focus of the picture and have enough details.

Shooting insects should belong to macro photography. The purpose of macro photography is to show the details of the subject in detail. The subject of the photo should be greater than or equal to the size of the original subject, which is professionally called magnification. The real macro lens should be the magnification of 1: 1

In macro photography, a smaller depth of field is inevitable. It's ok to shoot insects that can't move, but how to shoot fast-moving insects is a nightmare. At this time, the shutter speed can be increased to ensure the success of shooting. What needs to be remembered is that the adjustment of depth of field, shutter speed and focal plane requires not only patience, but also skilled startup, so as not to let our "model" finally escape.

Show the texture of insects

Close-up photos of insects lying on flowers show the texture of insect surfaces caused by light irradiation.

Show the body structure at close range

Close-up photography of the bee's back allows viewers to clearly see the body structure of the bee.

Highlight local characteristics

Using a small depth of field, the focus is clearly focused on the head of the bee, highlighting its head structure.

Flying insects (such as butterflies, dragonflies and bees) are difficult to photograph, because these insects will fly at the slightest sign. It is best to shoot insects in spring and summer, and it is best to shoot insects in sunny and windless weather. Because in these two seasons, insects are moving around and appear more active. But because insects are active, they are not easy to be captured by cameras. At this time, some insects, such as butterflies and bees, have a strong tendency. You can sprinkle a few drops of perfume on the petals of a flower and then focus on the flower with a telephoto lens camera. Before long, insects will smell the fragrance, and then they can take some interesting pictures. When you shoot a dragonfly, you can not only catch a dragonfly, but also shoot it on an object, such as putting a dragonfly on a lotus flower and shooting it against the light. From the picture, the texture of dragonfly wings is clear and recognizable, which has produced good results.