It is february and photographers are executing their long awaited wildlife photography tours. the winter chills and the early morning safari ride making up for the long and arduous wait to get the perfect shot. for this reason, we decided to give some tips on wildlife photography focussing more on how to use your long lens to the fullest to get the best photographs for the season.
KNOWING YOUR GEAR
Even though many would argue that photography is not related in anyway to how expensive your gear is, try photographing a tiger with a mobile phone camera. While learning photography and shooting certain genres like street, documentary etc where the subject and the content is all powerful, can be done with even mobile phones, wildlife photography requires certain equipments like a good tripod, a quality long lens or zoom lens and a decent DSLR body which has a high burst mode. After you buy your gear, practise shooting high speed subjects. Practising shooting cars on the roads, cricket or football matches etc will help you learn quite a lot of things about your equipment. Changing focus points, changing the ISO, knowing to what limit you can push your ISO, understanding what shutter speed would be ideal for a moving subject etc can be improved through constant practise and these will help you in your experience with wildlife photography. We will talk about using your gear to the fullest at the end of this article.
KNOWING YOUR SUBJECT
It is always important to respect wildlife because of its primitive nature. Safety is paramount and the only way to keep yourself safe is to know about the dangers while shooting. Even a bite from a small poisonous insect can be devastating. Research your subjects well, research about the local flora and fauna before you take a trip to the forests. Learn and read about other photographers’ experiences online, take shots for diseases if need be. Protection is extremely important.
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