Having acquired handling and viewing equipment, I've obtained my first intentionally captured subjects, an isopod and a small millipedes. They've both been frozen and the millipede relaxed and stored in alcohol. The isopod is still in the freezer.
Now that I have subjects, I'm curious about optimal staging for macro photography.
Most of the online references are for academic collecting rather than macro photography. The photographic references generally speak to larger specimens.
Both specimens are under 1" in length.
Points seem to be the recommended method (point punches are INSANELY expensive) although I've seen pinning recommended.
Knowing most of my specimens would be tiny, I bought 00 and 0 pins.
I have several subject stages, including an alligator clip on a 2" steel ball on a ring magnet and a modified Wemacro clip on a mini-ballhead, mounted on a lab jack
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
