Insect Photography
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 11:17 am
Insect Photography. Art and Techniques - John Bebbington
159pp. Paperback. The Crowood Press Ltd., 2012
ISBN 978 1 84797 378 8 £16.99
The book caught my eye because of the photograph on the cover of a “butterfly on a stick.” The picture is of a quality that I have not yet achieved so it was with some anticipation that I dived into its pages.
The book is ideal for the amateur lepidopterist who naturally wants to use his camera to record the insects that he sees. After a well illustrated introduction the first chapter is entitled ‘Photographing Insects with a Compact’ and moves onto SLR cameras. Sections deal with knowing your subject and field craft whilst the remainder of the work is devoted to actual photography and techniques. The captions to the many photographs (seemingly mostly of our own subjects) are the real strong point where they also contain some Exif information, for they show what lens with which settings a professional photographer would use. Some are comparison shots illustrating the use of flash or reflectors whilst others illustrate a few processing software techniques.
The author is without doubt a leader in his field. He is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and teaches insect and flower close-up and macro photography. The book has to become a standard text for anyone interested in entomology and looking to start photographing their subject(s).
159pp. Paperback. The Crowood Press Ltd., 2012
ISBN 978 1 84797 378 8 £16.99
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The book is ideal for the amateur lepidopterist who naturally wants to use his camera to record the insects that he sees. After a well illustrated introduction the first chapter is entitled ‘Photographing Insects with a Compact’ and moves onto SLR cameras. Sections deal with knowing your subject and field craft whilst the remainder of the work is devoted to actual photography and techniques. The captions to the many photographs (seemingly mostly of our own subjects) are the real strong point where they also contain some Exif information, for they show what lens with which settings a professional photographer would use. Some are comparison shots illustrating the use of flash or reflectors whilst others illustrate a few processing software techniques.
The author is without doubt a leader in his field. He is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and teaches insect and flower close-up and macro photography. The book has to become a standard text for anyone interested in entomology and looking to start photographing their subject(s).
