One of the most important aspects of photography to me is details. On Instagram, I reference it all the time in my captions. From the patterns on a leaf to the spots on a ladybug, I make sure to find the most interesting aspect of my subject and exploit it for everyone to see. I talk a lot about the importance of nature because it is everywhere, all around us. If I am given the opportunity to show people just how beautiful it is, we can learn to live with it and save it; plus, I learn new things every day.

Green is everywhere...Alana Charboneau

It makes me feel happy and relaxed. It's just a simple but also complicated art, to take photos. I crouch, or kneel, or get down onto my hands and stick my knees in the dirt but it's worth the things I witness and photograph. Whenever I would take a step near the swampy water, the frogs would jump from wherever they would be hiding and swim deeper into the moss. I would find their heads or even just their eyes poking out of the water at me. That's when I would get good shots of them because they wouldn't move. Or when the frogs and I make eye contact I can get closer to them more slowly, get more detailed photos. Close to the leaves and others...Alana Charboneau

Macro photography helps you have extreme perspectives. A lot of people have a macro lens, but I just "lens-flip". I take my lens off, turn it the other way, and find my subject. It's tricky. It requires a lot of patience. But the sharpness and perspective are worth it. When I take a photo, I look for the things that pop out the most, but I also look for things hidden underneath. When I learned about the earth and its nature and abilities in high school, I never stopped believing how just awe-inspiring and breathtaking it is. The way they look raw is exactly how I see them through every, single lens and it doesn't need to be extremely changed. I believe doing something you love should still be hard work, every day you do it.

Achieve more with a passion for something.

Pink water droplets and shadowy reflections.Alana Charboneau

The water droplets always magnify parts of the plants and sometimes there can be little bugs inside of the water droplets. It's really cool to see. They stick there and I just try to get close enough so my camera doesn't get wet. When it's raining outside, the colors in the flowers always pop more. It's the dark to light, it makes it so simple. The shadows inside the droplets. Without the raining sticking to these plants, some creatures don't get water, but the flower does. Plants wither and grow again if they're strong enough. They give off happiness.