Learn How To Take Better Wildlife Photographs
Have you ever stood next to someone photographing the same animal, and you wondered why their photos were so much better than yours?
The answer is simple. They are outthinking you, not outshooting you. They have already identified the five (5) critical steps you need to focus on to become a better wildlife photographer. What are those five (5) steps?
1. The level of research that should be considered before embarking on any wildlife photo shoot.
2. Pre-visualization techniques to help capture the photos you want.
3. Making the right critical decisions in the moment of the action.
4. The editing techniques to make your images come to life.
5. Learning from the common mistakes made by photographers.
Before we get started, we want to give you an overview of the entire educational series of wildlife articles that will help you learn the five (5) steps we just mentioned. Please look below. Individually, each of the sections below is going to make you a better wildlife photographer. The wildlife articles we have written for you are meant to build upon each other. It doesn’t mean you have to read them in order. But we recommend it. :-)
We hope you enjoy reading this as much as we enjoyed creating it.
Kevin Pepper – www.kevinpepperphotography.com
Kevin Lisota – www.kevinlisota.com
Jeff Wendorff – www.jeffwendorff.com
Most Common Mistakes Photographers Make
When doing wildlife photography, lots of things can go wrong, even for experienced professionals: the focus is missed, shutter speed is set incorrectly, animals don’t appear or cooperate, or poor composition choices are made. With unpredictable and sometimes fast-paced animal encounters, mistakes are simply part of the wildlife photography process.
But as you gain experience through research, visualization, and mastery of wildlife photography’s technical side, you will become more selective in what you photograph and your success rate will increase. However, no matter how skilled you become, you will still make plenty of mistakes when photographing animals. We’re going to help you minimize these.
Planning Your Wildlife Photography Outing
In this section, we will explain the importance of planning a wildlife photography trip. You will learn about pre-visualization, a step that is often overlooked but important to your success. This section will help you prepare you for the situations you encounter and quickly identify successful compositions, so you’ll be ready for the photography strategies needed in the field.
OUR Suggestions for Wildlife Gear and Accessories.
Here we’ll have an in-depth discussion on the types of cameras and lenses that will be invaluable to any wildlife photographer. We will then take a look at backpacks, camera carriers, tripods, and camera support, safety accessories, and finally, a look at some of those accessories that will make your life easier when out in the field.
Our Tips To Help YOU Become A Better wildlife photographer
Shooting conditions are constantly changing and wildlife is always on the move, so your decision-making ability needs to adjust at the same rate that the scene is changing. In this section, you will learn to anticipate, practice, and be prepared for that big moment when something magical happens.
Our 15 must-Do Editing Steps
Post-processing your images is every bit as important as the capture in the field. We felt it was important to discuss the 15 must-do edits we perform on every photo
Our Favorite Wildlife Trips To Take
In this section, we have listed the TOP-6 most commonly requested wildlife photo workshops that our clients ask us to lead. It doens’t mean you have to travel with us to one of these locations. You should have learned how to plan your own trip to one of these locations after reading all the posts in this wildlife resource section. But we would love to show you these locations that we love to visit. :-)
See The Wildlife Photo Workshops We Are Leading
All three of us would love it if you would consider joining us at one of our photography workshops. If you click on the button below you will get to learn more about us, and view the photography workshops we will be leading over the next couple of years.
Selling and Showcasing Your Wildlife Images
Now that you have taken your wildlife images, how do you allow people to find your images? In this section we will discuss the optimal sizes you should consider using on your social media platforms, how we suggest generating an income, and we will educate you on what an NFT is, and how you can generate an income from them.
Get Inside The Minds of Professional Photographers
We have covered a lot of ground in the resource guide for wildlife photographers. You have read about tips, tricks, research techniques, gear, and how to generate an income from your images. We now want to turn our focus to show you how we approach photography encounters. The Pro photographers that helped assemble all this information with you are now going to share how they approached two photography situations.
You can skip the posts, obviously, but the series of blog posts we have created is designed to have each section logically build upon the previous, so we hope that you read all the lessons for maximum learning impact.
Are you all ready to get started?
We’re going to begin by sharing the six most common mistakes wildlife photographers make. I guess you can say that we’ve already made the mistakes so you dont have to. Now grab your favorite beverage, get comfortable, and let's begin the process of making you the best wildlife photographer you can be. Let us look at the Six Most Common Mistakes WIldlife Photographers Make