Alex Wild is an entomologist . He ’s also an amazing lensman who ’s become famous for hishighly elaborated , almost too vivid , sometimes exotic - lookingphotography of bugs . And recently , he divulge how he does it .
http://www.alexanderwild.com/Insects/Stories/Portfolio/i-NSSVHg2/A
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Wild took the above photo of a mosquito stand up out of pee with not much more than a DSLR , a couple strobes , some coloured paper , and a mantrap of water .
The former beekeeping professordetailed the procedure on a Scientific American ’s photography blog . It ’s almost startling to get word how simple it actually is . Like a raft of other types of photography , this macro plan of attack requires charge and forbearance . And the pictures are just stunning .
Using the same basic pose up , it ’s easy to reckon how you could photograph all form of bug this way — if you ’re into photographing bugs , that is . If you ’re not into photographing hemipterous insect , well , you should be , for one . you’re able to also take some mean pictures of hand-held items you ’re attempt to betray on Ebay . Bugs really are the way to go , though . Especially if they ’re the most life-threatening in the earthly concern . Like this guy … [ Scientific American ]
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