Since most good pictures of insects require you to have your camera close, and flies have rather good vision, do you have any tips on taking good pictures of them?

Sneak up slowly and keep your shadow out of the way. Robber fly captured with smartphone for example. [IMG_6489]

As others here have said, approach slowly, and if possible, photograph them in the morning. If mornings aren’t avalaible, overcast days are fine too. From my experience, robberflies tend to be more cooperative than other flies, though depending on where you live, they might not be present. As for ph…

[drain fly] https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/283878068 This is a drain fly I observed recently in the shower. I didn’t have any problem with the fly flying away. How do I post a picture in a thread?

I had quite a bit of luck during sunny days with a clip on macrolense. My main tip would be taking photos of flies while they’re feeding/pollinating, as they are less likely to notice the camera if you approach carefully and will probably fly away to another flower nearby instead of vanishing into …

To add a picture, press onto the landscape icon, which will let you choose photos directly your stored photos on your device. (sorry for the bad example photo) [IMG_20250609_171337]

If your phone (or camera) has 4k video, try using this on flighty, smaller flies. Prefocus manual seems to work best, focus on something about the same size as your fly, that won’t move, and lock the focus when you feel it will fit into the frame enough. Don’t get too optimistic and over tighten t…

I don’t photograph many flies, but I have a lot of practice photographing odonates with my iphone, and I assume these techniques could be applied to flies as well. Sneak up on the target by walking very slowly, no sudden movements, make sure your shadow doesn’t cover the target as mentioned above. W…

The photo is on iNat. What is the markup code to show it?

To add a photo, the only way I know, is to download your image (directly from the observation on INat), by pressing the “i” icon. It will then send you to a page that lets you just hold onto the photo, and it will give you the option to download. Then you can follow the instructions in my other comm…

Any tips on photographing flies?

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Thunderhead June 9, 2025, 6:32pm 3

I find them slower first thing in the morning.
All my photos are hand held iPhone.
Clip on lens can help me.
Patience and practice.

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Any tips on photographing flies?

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