How to realize the shed shooting of insects

But you know, most insects, especially some butterflies and dragonflies, may have a favorite place to stay. This means that if trying to get close to a dragonfly scares it, don't give up. Find a comfortable seat and wait for a few minutes. If you are lucky, as shown in Figure 7- 1 1, this bug may just land in front of the camera and pose for you to shoot. With a little luck and some planning, you can actually prepare an insect photo studio. It can be built by choosing a favorite place, such as a group of beautiful blooming flowers as the theme, and then cleaning it up. Remove any obstacles of reeds or plants, use dust remover or compressed air to remove dust and other obstacles, and remove impurities in the background. If the shooting place is windy, you can set up a windshield. If the windshield seems to affect the photo taking, you can also use other items to block the wind. Don't worry about scaring the subjects. This studio can provide the control needed to take the photos shown in Figure 7- 12. If you like, you can make the studio more perfect and start manipulating the light. The windshield can also double as a reflector (using a silver surface) or a soft light plate (using a white transparent surface). Use the studio bracket to place the reflector or soft light plate. Most insects ignore flash, so they can be prepared to use studio lighting or pre-installed flash. The studio is ready and can be left there for a few hours. Sit aside, enjoy the sunshine, eat some fast food and make the studio quiet. When insects collect food, you will be busy and have more control over shooting. Obviously, this method needs some preparation time, and it is a reliable way to take excellent photos, instead of the "Oh, this one is good, but it would be better if …" that often appears when taking photos in an uncontrollable outdoor environment. An easier way to set up a temporary outdoor studio is to use a soft light curtain. You can buy or make a soft light curtain, but the important aspect is that these soft light curtains are relatively strong. After finding the insects to be photographed, carefully place the soft light curtain on the flowers or plants where the insects are located, thus trapping the insects in the soft light curtain. With luck, the target will stay on the plants. This is an opportunity to make a move. The soft light curtain means that there is no need to worry about the wind. With perfect and even lighting, insects will not fly away. All you need to do is focus correctly and press the shutter button. When engaged in macro photography, the depth of the scene is almost inevitable. When shooting basically stationary objects, such as bricks, tree trunks and the ground, the situation will not be too bad, but when shooting fast-moving objects, such as insects, the situation is like a nightmare. At this time, you need to be patient enough to take a photo as shown in Figure 7- 14. This sounds a bit contradictory, but the first skill to shoot insects in the wild is to shoot other objects first. It is undeniable that focusing and lighting in macro photography is very difficult, but it is not impossible. Nothing is more helpful than patience. The point is, unless you can skillfully find the focus of the photo, set the lens and check the exposure within a few seconds, otherwise the live insects will be in a dilemma. After mastering the tricks of composition, focusing and snapshot, it is easy to shoot bugs. If you don't want to be too close to insects, you can consider using a powerful telephoto macro lens. Such as a lens that can be shot at a distance of 4 to 5 feet from the subject. As can be seen from Figure 7- 15, amazing photos can be taken within a safe distance.