The popularity of
wildlife photography as a career is growing constantly. With the upsurge of
accessibility to digital cameras these days, more and more enthusiasts are
joining a wildlife photography course
to turn their passion for photography into their profession. There are many
valuable techniques that wildlife photographers should learn. However, here are
5 basic tips that every expert would like to pass on to the aspiring wildlife
photographers. Let’s have a look at those 5 tips:
Study
your subject
Wildlife photography
requires a thorough knowledge of the subject, i.e. the animal or landscape you
are going to shoot. If you just show up at a location to photograph a certain
animal species without knowing its intricacies, you will never be able to get a
good shot. You must have a prior research about your subject.
Use
lens hood
Lens hood protects
the lens from getting hit by stray light. This helps your endeavors of
producing clearer pictures. In addition to that, lens hood also provides your
lens with physical protection. In a macro photography workshop, when you practice producing larger images of a
smaller object through the use of your lens, your lens hood will help you with
the light condition.
Use
Aperture Priority mode
Well, it is a myth
that good photographers shoot only in ‘manual’ mode. It is not that aperture
priority mode is only for novices. On the contrary, some professional wildlife
photographers have clicked really beautiful pictures in aperture priority mode.
Although manual mode has its use under some specific circumstances, no one
should refrain from aperture priority mode if that is necessary. You can adjust
your ISO in AP mode to increase your shutter speed for still subjects or
decrease it if your shoot a moving subject.
Waiting
is the key
You have to be very
patient and prepared to wait if you are aspiring to be a wildlife photographer.
In order to get a good shot you have to wait for hours (if you are lucky) and
even days. Some people need to return time and again to the same place to click
a beautiful image.
Think
Different
You can learn a lot
of basics and advanced techniques at a landscapes
photography workshop, but in order to make your photographs stand out, you
must think out-of-the-box. You must concentrate on clicking something unique,
unusual with usual subjects that has an appeal, a wow-effect to the viewer.
Joining a good wildlife photography course is the
start. Being a good wildlife photographer needs diligent practice at the
workshop and the strong will to do better.
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