Weekly Photography Assignment: Insects

Each week we’ll be giving you a theme that you can submit a photo for, and we’ll choose our favourite to be featured on the Nature TTL website. Participating in these assignments will be a great way for you to force yourself to push the boundaries of your photography and improve together as a community on the website.

Week 123: Insects

Our theme this week is Insects. As the days get warmer, all sorts of insects are beginning to emerge. Show us what you can find close to home or further afield, and get creative with your images! We can’t wait to see your photos. 

Here are some tutorials to help you:

• 5 Tips for Shooting Insect Macro Photos with Personality
• Bees Sleeping in Flowers is a Heart-Warming Sight
• How to Get Close to a Macro Subject
• Photography Ethics: Freezing Insects for Macro

Submit Your Photo

To enter your photo to this assignment, add it in the comments below this post. By submitting your photo, you are giving us permission to feature your photo the following week if it is chosen as one of our favourites. Please keep images under 2MB in size otherwise you may have difficulty uploading them.

Here are some guidelines to keep things running smoothly:

• Photos must be your own work
• Please enter no more than 3 photos per week
• Please only enter photos taken within the week of the assignment
• Include a description with your photo and tell us a bit about it!

You have until next Tuesday, 7th May, to submit your photo.

Last Week’s Favourite

Here is our favourite submission from last week’s theme, Spring. You can view all of the entries here.

This week’s winning photo is by Roland Bogaerts who took this photo in Belgium. The blossom is a symbol of spring fitting perfectly with the theme. The image itself has a strong composition and is exposed very well, with lots of detail in the highlights and shadows. Nice work Roland! 

Inspiration

Images embedded from 500px.com.

Good luck!