Macro Photography Process

These pages are my personal WIP notes for macro photography. It contains lessons learned, resources I use, pitfalls, and

Getting Subject:

Places To Get

• eBay
• friends and family
• University
• find them myself
• Insect collector stores
• Museums
• Local insect clubs
• neighbor

Ethics

• Freezer vs other method
• Part sales go to insect conservation

Preparation

Clean Specimen

• Use distilled water
• Warm Bath Motor
• Restore w/ Decon90
• Warm Bath Motor

Version 1 of Insect Bath

Inspired and remixed from here.

Parts

• Arduino Uno
• Arduino Protoshield
• Small Stepper Motor (Model: 28BYJ-48)
• Stepper Motor Driver
• Nylon M3 screw plus nut
• DC->DC step down buck converter
• 1/4 inch tube
• Zip Ties (1 small 2 large)
• Plastic Container
• Loose Leaf Tea Strainer Ball

Version 2 of Insect Bath

The container and motor are the same and the footprint of the controller is much smaller.

Parts

Controller

• Arduino Pro Micro
• USB Breakout
• Stepper Motor Driver

Container

• Small Stepper Motor (Model: 28BYJ-48)
• Nylon M3 screw plus nut
• 1/4 inch tube
• Zip Ties (1 small 2 large)
• Plastic Container
• Loose Leaf Tea Strainer Ball

Dry Specimen

• 99% alochol
• Low Powered Heat + Fan

Pinning

Mounting For Photo

Lighting

Framing

Magnification Choice

Test Shots

Taking Shots

Processing

RAW Processing

Stacking Photos

Color Correction

Touch Up

Final Touches

Export/Sharing

File Handling

File Backup

Sharing

Printing

Framing

Selling

Hardware List