Studio Macro Wildlife Photography

I have recently become interested in macro photography and have been shooting bees and other insects in the garden, but when I found a dead wasp in the house I noticed that it still looked as vibrant and beautiful as it had when it was still alive. This idea fascinated me and so I collected a dead woodlouse and moth and took them with the wasp in to the studio. I had thought about ways in which to photograph these beautiful insects and tried various approaches, however, the images you see here are the ones that really stand out for me. The idea was to photograph as if cataloging them for a museum archive or something similar, although I did add some colour by placing a piece coloured card behind each one in an attempt to increase the intensity of their colour. Therefore, even though these little creatures are no longer living, their intricate detail and natural beauty is still more than evident.