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<blockquote data-quote="Mike D90" data-source="post: 309298" data-attributes="member: 17556">Practice is what it takes!I can offer some tips though that might move you along quicker.- Use a lens that has a good close focus ability or a zoom lens that is sharp when zoomed out a good bit.- Make sure your insect is kind of isolated against the background. In your photos the grass your insect is against takes away from the focus of your main subject and makes the image look too &quot;busy&quot;.&nbsp; If possible, get the bug to climb up onto a stick or individual blade of long grass so you can shoot the insect against a less busy background.- Make sure you use an aperture for good depth of field when shooting close.&nbsp; You need to keep a lot of the insects body in focus and you may have to&nbsp; shoot directly down onto it to do so.&nbsp; I fyou can't get all of it in focus make certain the eyes are tack sharp and properly framed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mike D90, post: 309298, member: 17556"] Practice is what it takes! I can offer some tips though that might move you along quicker. - Use a lens that has a good close focus ability or a zoom lens that is sharp when zoomed out a good bit. - Make sure your insect is kind of isolated against the background. In your photos the grass your insect is against takes away from the focus of your main subject and makes the image look too "busy". If possible, get the bug to climb up onto a stick or individual blade of long grass so you can shoot the insect against a less busy background. - Make sure you use an aperture for good depth of field when shooting close. You need to keep a lot of the insects body in focus and you may have to shoot directly down onto it to do so. I fyou can't get all of it in focus make certain the eyes are tack sharp and properly framed. [/QUOTE]

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