Welcome to the exciting world of wildlife photography! You are not alone if you’re drawn by the allure of capturing the elegance of a deer in dappled forest sunlight or the mischievous glint in a raccoon’s eyes. However, while exploring this hobby, it’s crucial to understand the legal guidelines. Ignorance isn’t bliss when it means […]
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Smartphone Photography Tips for Capturing Amazing Animal Moments
Wild animals can be unpredictable, making it challenging to capture them. However, with understanding, patience, and the right tools, you can become skilled at capturing elusive creatures. Surprisingly, even using your smartphone is an option! One advantage of using your smartphone for wildlife photography is the convenience it offers. Since you usually have your phone […]
10 Things to Know About Working as a Wildlife Photographer
A wildlife photographer is a person that takes photos of animals in their natural habitat. The profession helps project the relationship between animals and the environment to the world. It is a unique and exciting career path to explore. As many would have guessed, wildlife photography involves more rocks than petals. There are, however, beautiful […]
Confessions of a Wildlife Photographer
It was the fall of 2001 when I walked into a Thursday night meeting of a local nature photography club. It was competition night and the members of the Camera Naturalist Photo Club handed in their slides to be sorted and loaded into the slide projector. I took a seat in the back of the room, […]
Looks Great on Paper
We were so fortunate last week to spend it in the company of some great shooter and amazing birds. That combination should have produced some killer images. It was on paper the perfect mix of biology and technology, hummers and flash. Madera Cyn, Santa Rita Lodge, in particular, is simply a spectacular location for birds, […]
Death Dance
Sometimes you spend hours waiting for a specific photo, anticipating and watching for the decisive moment in sweltering heat. Other times you just stumble into the right spot at the right time. I wish I could wax lyrical about the planning and preparation that went into capturing this moment, but I can’t. It was a […]
Birding and Photography Ethics
I’ve been an avid photographer for just about all this millennium, but I only became significantly interested in birding and wildlife photography after I received my 400mm lens and moved to Florida. I spent my early months here driving around wildlife loops and photographing whatever birds I saw. Eventually, I wanted to photograph more diversity […]
From Field Guide to Fine Art Photography
There is more to fine art photography of wildlife than a super telephoto lens and a frame full of critter. A properly focused and exposed full-frame image of a stationary wild animal can be a challenging and worthwhile pursuit. I call this type of shot the “field-guide” shot. That is, it is a perfect image […]