Originally posted by Nass Outstanding as usual. Question, the background on the top spider shot, is that natural or coloured paper or...? Also, are you containing them - did you make a custom enclosure? I'm quite the lepidoptera fan but havent really come up with a suitable containment or bg solution, kind of annoying me =)
Thanks Nass. Im not sure exactly which photo you are referring to but all of the BG's in this set are just a mixture of leaves flowers etc. Colored paper gives off to flat of bokeh IMO. I keep them between shoots as pets depending on the species in various containers where they eventually make a web home and sometimes if I'm lucky have babies! I am fascinated with watching them (same with mantids).
For these shots I just let them roam around on my kitchen table which I have fitted with various colorful items
containing them would mean something between my lens and the subject and I am really paranoid with IQ
I've toyed a bit with fake flowers from a crafts store, and they work just fine as long as they are far enough away from the subject so you don't get the "fake" texture