subscribe 0330 333 1113I http://www.amateurphotographer.co.ukI 12 October 2019 3550Showgratitude
It’simportanttoshowgratitude
andrespectforyoursubject.If youfeel
connectedtoyoursubject, it will show.
JohanCarlberg51Stayoutthere
Photographingduringbadweather
addsatmospheretoanimage,particularly
rain,snow,lowlightorfog.Ellie Rothnie,
http://www.ellierothnie.com5 2Stickwithit
Thelongeryoustaywitha single
individual,themorelikelyyouaretorecord
differentaspectsofitsbehaviour.Don’tbe
temptedtosearchforalternativesubjects
tooearlyasyoumaysacrificequalityfor
quantity.JohnandTracyLangley,
http://www.ourwildlifephotography.com5 3Hideaway
Freestanding,self-supporting
hidesareidealforphotographingshore
birds.Conventionalhidesoftenrequirepegs
andguylines,whichmeanstheycan’tbe
setupeasilyonrock,shingle,softsandor
muddysurfaces.LaurieCampbell,
http://www.lauriecampbell.com54Donotintrude
Themostnaturalpicture,without
disturbingtheanimalorbeingintrusive,is
alwaysgoingtobethe best picture.
SalvadorColvee5 5Don’tallowanimalsto
becomedependent
Animalsthatarefedregularlymaybecome
habituatedtothefeeding,whichmaycause
problemsforthem,soonlyleavesmall
amountsoffoodout.Forexample,I only
feedthebadgersa fewpeanutswhen
I photographthem.PaulHobson,
http://www.paulhobson.co.uk5 6Shootwhatyoulove
I limitmygoalstospeciesI
wanttolearnmoreabout.Thismeans
thatI canconcentrateonwhatI feelis
important,notwhatI thinkmaybethe
best-sellingprint.AshleighScully,
http://www.ashleighscullyphotography.com57Bepatient
Anywildlifephotographercan
attesttothefactthatwildlifewillpush
yourpatiencetoitslimits.Whetherit’sa
fewdays,weeksorevenmonthsandyears,
it cantaketimetomerelyfindthewildlife,
letalonephotographit.Perseverancewill
seeyourpatiencerewarded.Tesni Ward,
http://www.tesniward.co.uk5 8Slowdown
Takeyourtimewhenreviewing
images– it’sjustasimportantasshooting
thepictures.AlejandroPrietoRojas,
http://www.alejandroprietophotography.com4 8Back-buttonfocus
Usingback-buttonfocuscangreatlyincreasethe
chanceof capturingsharpimages.Switchingtoback-button
focusmeansI cankeepmycamerain predictivefocusmode
at alltimes.AssoonasI releasethefocusbutton,thefocusis
locked,soit canbeusedforbothstaticandmoving subjects.
Ben Hall, http://www.benhallphotography.com4 9Focusonone
species
Starta projectthatinvolves
photographingjustonespecies.
It canbea greatwaytodevelop
yourportfoliobeyondstandard
images.Whetherit’sa specific
bird,mammalorevenjust
anarea,focusingyourtime
willstacktheoddsin your
favour.TesniWard,
http://www.tesniward.co.uk4 6Think
aboutthe
background
Whenpositioningperches
forgardenbirds,thinkabout
thekindof backgroundyou
want,andadjustaccordingly.
Ifyoucannotgeta clear
background,youcould
considerusinganartificial
backgroundsuchasa print
of mutedgreenorother
colours.OscarDewhurst,
http://www.oscardewhurst.com© OSCAR DEWHURST
© BEN HALL
© TESNI WARD4 7Pre-visualise
yourimage
Givetheprojectenoughtime.
Whenworkingwithoutdoor
elementsandwildanimals,tight
scheduleswillworkagainst you.
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