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Photography:

Photo Technique: On-Camera Flash Diffusion

Photo Technique: Backlighting

Photo Technique: A Better Backdrop

Photo Technique: Working With Ants

Photo Technique: Post-Processing

Review: The Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5x Macro Lens

Copyright Registration

Is iStockphoto Ruining the Insect Photography Business?

The Digital Revolution and the Mainstreaming of Arthropods

Biology:

A Guide to the Insect Field Guides of North America

How to Identify the Argentine Ant, Linepithema humile

How to Identify Queen Ants

The Evolution of Ant Agriculture

Rover Ants, Brachymyrmex patagonicus, an Emerging Pest Species

Eureka! An Astonishing New Ant!

Army Ants of the North

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  1. on February 5, 2008 at 7:03 am Photography for insects « Brainripples

    [...] are visible using the Google Earth tool.  Upon further exploration of his site I discovered great articles about photographic technique suitable for insects, including his piece On-Camera Flash Diffusion – talk about a creative [...]


  2. on April 2, 2008 at 9:04 am Alex Wild’s tips and tricks for photographing ants : Simon Garnier

    [...] Alex Wild is among the most talented insect photographers that can be found by browsing the web. His two web galleries (myrmecos.net and alexanderwild.com) display some of the most beautiful photographs of ants I ever seen (as the one above which is the banner of his blog). He recently published on his blog (the Myrmecos Blog) some good tips and tricks for keeping ants quiet as they are photographed. Always useful when trying to take pictures of these tiny and speedy insects. He also put on his blog some other helpful photo technique articles. [...]



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