Spiders from afar might be creepy and scary for some, but up close they are very cool looking. In fact, these spider pictures may inspire you to invest in a good macro lens and try your hand at finding a few friends around your own house.
A few quick tips for taking decent spider pictures.
1. Be patient and take lots of photos. Being up close means any slight movements can cause a blurry photo or your focus point to be off.
2. A good depth of field and isolating your subject will lead to much more interesting macro pictures.
3. If the spider is dark, try to fill your background with something lighter, and vice versa.
4. Keep it simple.
Here is a set of cool spider pictures that will give you some composition ideas. Follow the links to each photo to get more info about the photographer and the settings they used.
Yogendra Joshi – Striped Jumping Spider
James Jordan – Four eyes
Mike Keeling – Brown Recluse
peasap – Black Widow Spider
Mike Keeling – Silver Argiope
Andrea Westmoreland – On The Line
Peter Harrison – spider
Mike Keeling – Spitting Spider
William Warby – Spider Wrapping Dinner
donaldmctim – spider2
Martina Rathgens – Keeping an eye on you
Anthony – Black Widow
Stewart Black – Tarantula
Bernhard Latzko – Spider
Dan – Spider
Johan J.Ingles-Le Nobel – Jumping Spider
JEANDELATETE – Dutch Spider
Rushen – Spider
Franco Folini – Spider
mantas j photography – spider
Dan – Spider
Vijay Sonar
Kamil Porembiński – Araneus diadematus
disparkys – Spider #9
Carlos Andrés Reyes – My new pet
Gido – Spider
Susan Egan – Backyard predator
Brian Tomlinson – Spider
Steve H. – Spider
Marta Diarra – Araña – Spider
Julie Missbutterflies – Argiope frelon
Alias 0591 – Spider
Trevor King – Garden spider
David Parker – Spider
PROHeath Cajandig – Too Close
Rolf B. – Mirror-Spider – Spiegelspinne
Yogendra Joshi – Spider Portrait
Renee Grayson – Funnel Web Spider
