Amateur photographers looking for inspiration should look no further. For these fantastic close-up images of insects were taken by a photographer who picked up the photography bug just three years ago. Keith Trueman, from Braunton, in North Devon, hunts for the bugs around his garden or around the local country park – and sometimes even invites the insects into his kitchen for their own personal photoshoot. The photographer, 41, uses a Canon 7D camera, generally around £800 in retailers, as well as a variety of macro-lenses to get his close-ups. He said: ‘I became inspired by the work of other photographers on sites like Flickr and wanted to give it a go myself.
‘It can be daunting and there’s a steep learning curve to macro-photography, but websites like photomacrography.net contain some wonderful photographers who are willing to share experiences and stories, and help newcomers.’
Often, Keith will bring the insects back into the kitchen for a photo-shoot, setting up a scene and waiting for exactly the right look to take the image. He will then release the creatures back into the wild, presumably leaving them scratching their head with a mandible while they try to work out what happened to them. Keith’s eye for detail has already landed him praise – winning local and online photography competitions, which has led to his work being published in Photography Plus, Practical Photography, and Digital Photography magazines. He added: ‘My best advice for people starting out is to find information on the internet – there’s a wealth of data out there which can help people get started, and get better’.
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