20 skills of macro-beating flowers and insects

Lead: This is a good opportunity for a hundred flowers to blossom and produce excellent works. When photographing flowers, it is very attractive to be able to photograph the activities of insects on flowers. Sharing from Heather Angel, an eco-photographer, let us know more about the matters needing attention when shooting. In fact, this kind of ecological photography really needs to understand the weather changes. Different flowers attract different insects and each has its own unique habits. This is a biological matter.

1. If the weather is still cold in the early spring night, there is no need to go out early to shoot, because the insects themselves are not warm enough to fly out.

Some insects spend the night on flowers, so they may still be sleeping when they are found. They are easier to shoot.

3. It is easier to get close to insects when they are not warm, because they will be less active and stay on flowers more.

4. Avoid sudden and stiff movements when approaching insects.

5. Avoid casting your or your camera's shadow on the flowers.

6. If shooting insects from top to bottom, try to keep the photosensitive plane parallel to the insects; If you photograph a butterfly with folded wings, you can photograph it from the side.

7. A macro lens with a long focal length, such as 200mm, can increase the working distance and has more advantages.

8. Don't use a tripod to increase the flexibility of shooting.

9. If possible, switch the lens to VR (Nikon) or IS (Canon) to reduce vibration.

A bee that has just spent the night on flowers.

10. Shoot flowers with low growth position. You can kneel on one knee and let one knee support the elbow to shoot stably.

1 1. Try to make insects occupy a more important position in the composition.

12. In order to shoot active insects, it is necessary to use a higher shutter speed. It is recommended to install the flash on the bracket.

13. Use wireless flash systems such as Nikon R 1C 1 SU-800, plus two sets of SB-R200 to shoot around the lens; Or use a set to get the background light.

14. When shooting butterflies, bees or aphids, you can pat their heads because they suck nectar with their unique organs.

15. When the light is weak or the wind is strong, you can get clear photos by pushing ISO upward.

16. When shooting, stand upright and take the banner photo.

17. Depth of field is an important consideration, so you can use aperture priority or manual mode.

18. Reduce the aperture to get a deeper depth of field, or increase the depth of field to shoot creative works. If you shoot a hummingbird, the shutter must be fast enough to fix its image.

19. Don't ignore hearing, because bumblebees and bees have their own unique sounds, and you will get unexpected results if you follow the sounds.

20. You don't need to pat the bugs on the back unless you plan to carry out ecological certification.