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Insect Photography Prints For Sale Online

By Lucia Weeks


The insect world is a fascinating part of nature, full of interest and beauty. Insect photography prints for sale in Harrisonburg VA are perfect for students of science or for those who want unique artwork for their homes. A skilled photographer use camera lenses, angles, and light like a gifted artist uses brushstrokes and paints.

First of all, the subject matter is fascinating. There are more species of insects in the world than any other kind of animal. Many are both familiar and beloved, like butterflies, bees, and ladybugs. Others are unknown to most people; they range from beetles with distinctive colors and markings to creepy things like hairy spiders or creatures that live under rocks. Just as with other art forms, the buyer can find a work that makes the statement they are looking for.

Pictures straight from nature lend themselves to art photography with no alteration. A spider web pearled with dew and lit by the rising sun or a butterfly on a brilliant flower are beautiful moments that lose none of their appeal when caught on film. A beautiful creature like a Luna Moth, with its unique shape and delicate colors, is dramatic enough to make a statement in any room.

A gallery of art prints will quickly show that a tropical beetle with a carapace striped in red, yellow, and black may be unfamiliar but aesthetically pleasing. Although known to all, the pesky mosquito photographed against a white background is a symphony of graceful body, gossamer wings, and astonishingly long, delicate legs. A bee silhouetted against the light, drinking nectar from a flower through its slender proboscis, is an amazing sight.

Insects are fascinating in their own right, but they also inhabit the wonderful world of nature. Leaves, bark, and stems make dramatic backgrounds for the bugs which are the photographers' quarry. Pictures that record the changing colors of fall, the differing shapes and textures of leaves, and the way light and shadow filter through foliage can be as decorative as any oil painting or watercolor.

Photographers are able to show reality in amazing detail, which is required for laboratory or classroom studies, but this is surprisingly effective as home decor, too. Botanical prints have been popular since Victorian times, when natural science came into its own. However, if realism is not required, digital techniques have made it possible to take realistic images and play with them to get effects that mimic impressionistic painting or silk screening.

People choose their pictures for emotional impact. A beautiful butterfly evokes the peace of a garden or a sunlit field, while a beetle on a leaf dotted with raindrops reminds the viewer of the infinite variety of nature. Hairy spiders that marked in black and red both attract and repel. A bee brings to mind the sights and sounds of a summer day.

Prices start as low as five dollars, so this is affordable art. However, it can be an investment as well, since many of the best images are limited editions. The new paper and ink will keep color vibrancy indefinitely - for a hundred years or more.




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