Author Koh Lin ◦
I have a very hands-on approach when photographing the world around me… especially when I am at home. My house has a verandah and is surrounded by a garden, bird baths, fish pond and plenty of weeds 🙂 so it comes as no surprise that I also often get insects and spiders in my house.
Now one of the tools of trade I have on hand to use, are my observation containers… these are see-through plastic containers, that means I will not break the jars if I accidentally drop them (some viewers will recognise the Australian peanut butter jar). The large yellow rimmed plastic lids are also handy containing the insects whilst I take photos of them with my mobile phone.
When you are out and about, and do not have the observation container with you, the back of a business card comes in handy. The card is great when you want a clear backdrop for a photo of an insect…
Your hand is also handy (because who carries a ruler around with them), to snap a photo with my finger as a size guide.
This Wall Spider was bareley 2 to 3 mm in size.
If I was feeling brave, I would even photograph the insects on my hand… how times have changed, as I use to be very squeamish about insects… sometimes they might be very active, so it is hard to take a photo using one hand whilst holding an insect that would not stay still, in the other… but it is doable. 🙂
I can even pick up those big American Cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) with my fingers 😀
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