LIFE IN MINIATURE

Our Apprentice learns the art of taking larger-than-life shots of creepy-crawlies using a macro lens and off-camera flash

APPRENTICE NAME: SIMON BUNKER CAMERA: CANON EOS 7D MK II FROM Milton Keynes, Simon’s a 48-year-old maintenance engineer. He’s been a keen amateur photographer since his late teens, when he had a Minolta 35mm film camera. More recently he bought a 600D, then a 7D Mk II, to photograph butterflies, crickets and grasshoppers, and he hasn’t looked back. He asked for our help to take his macro photography to the next level. THE PRO NAME: ALEX HYDE CAMERA: CANON EOS 5D MK III BASED in the Peak District, 33-year-old Alex is a freelance natural history photographer. He’s had an interest in wildlife photography from an early age, getting his first Pentax SLR when he was 12. He went digital with an EOS 20D in 2005, and now uses an EOS 5D Mark III. He’s…

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