Butterfly photography can be simultaneously very exasperating and highly rewarding. Exasperating because you will have to constantly run behind the often fast moving butterflies and bend your unwilling body frequently into positions it is not accustomed to. Rewarding because getting a good photo of a beautiful butterfly is worth all that discomfort. As in any genre of photography it takes patience, hard work and dedication to make great butterfly photographs. This section, through the following articles, is intended to provide you relevant information on how best to take consistently good butterfly photos.

• Equipment