Comments on: Wildlife Photography – Consider Your Subject First http://www.digital-photography-school.com/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:09:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jenny Sterne http://www.digital-photography-school.com/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/comment-page-1#comment-236496 Jenny Sterne Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:40:34 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/#comment-236496 Ajith, what is in your bean bag/pillow? I need to make one, but I need to know if it contains styrofoam pellets or plastic pellets, or both. I only joined this site yesterday and already I'm trying to photograph birds in my garden. Wonderfully informative articles! Ajith, what is in your bean bag/pillow? I need to make one, but I need to know if it contains styrofoam pellets or plastic pellets, or both.
I only joined this site yesterday and already I’m trying to photograph birds in my garden.
Wonderfully informative articles!

]]> By: Jenny Sterne http://www.digital-photography-school.com/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/comment-page-1#comment-236492 Jenny Sterne Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:36:09 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/#comment-236492 Here in South Africa we have many wonderful oportunities to photograph wild animals. I think there is a lot of competition. Animal photos are needed for calendars, postcards, magazines, books, adverts for game reserves and lodges. And if you happen to catch an amazing thing happening between wild animals I suppose many outlets will be interested to buy the rights to your photo. But I don't think that photographers get rich. Keep your day job and do photography for the pleasure of it. Here in South Africa we have many wonderful oportunities to photograph wild animals. I think there is a lot of competition. Animal photos are needed for calendars, postcards, magazines, books, adverts for game reserves and lodges. And if you happen to catch an amazing thing happening between wild animals I suppose many outlets will be interested to buy the rights to your photo.
But I don’t think that photographers get rich.
Keep your day job and do photography for the pleasure of it.

]]> By: Liuzzi http://www.digital-photography-school.com/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/comment-page-1#comment-195077 Liuzzi Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:45:52 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/#comment-195077 YangHack do Metin2 oraz Boty do Metin2, zobacz na stronie www.MetinBoss.pl YangHack do Metin2 oraz Boty do Metin2, zobacz na stronie http://www.MetinBoss.pl

]]> By: hannah fountain http://www.digital-photography-school.com/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/comment-page-1#comment-132803 hannah fountain Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:00:32 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/#comment-132803 ok soo i would love to be a photographer :) but the only problem i have is how do wild life photographers make money, do like people buy there art? do they sell it on the streers? do newspapers pay to use it in a article? these are the questions i owuld love a responce/ answer to :P ok soo i would love to be a photographer :) but the only problem i have is how do wild life photographers make money, do like people buy there art? do they sell it on the streers? do newspapers pay to use it in a article? these are the questions i owuld love a responce/ answer to :P

]]> By: Mp3 Recorder Portable http://www.digital-photography-school.com/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/comment-page-1#comment-108877 Mp3 Recorder Portable Thu, 13 May 2010 06:20:22 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/#comment-108877 Regards for posting this piece of content. I'm decidedly frustrated with struggling to homework out pertinent and intelligent commentary on this issue. Everyone today goes to the very far extremes to possibly drive property their viewpoint that both: everyone else in the planet is wrong, or two that everyone but them does not really understand the situation. Many thank you for your concise, pertinent insight. Regards for posting this piece of content. I’m decidedly frustrated with struggling to homework out pertinent and intelligent commentary on this issue. Everyone today goes to the very far extremes to possibly drive property their viewpoint that both: everyone else in the planet is wrong, or two that everyone but them does not really understand the situation. Many thank you for your concise, pertinent insight.

]]> By: Tuppy http://www.digital-photography-school.com/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/comment-page-1#comment-68376 Tuppy Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:18:04 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/#comment-68376 What is the best setting for shooting birds that are overhead with the sun above? What is the best setting for shooting birds that are overhead with the sun above?

]]> By: Nancy http://www.digital-photography-school.com/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/comment-page-1#comment-25150 Nancy Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:50:55 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/#comment-25150 I think that as nature lovers and photographers we also need to be aware of our feet as we get to the destination to shoot whatever wildlife. consider what damage you might be doing to the flora as well as the fauna. Also, while watching where you step you may see some great things to photograph there as well. I think that as nature lovers and photographers we also need to be aware of our feet as we get to the destination to shoot whatever wildlife. consider what damage you might be doing to the flora as well as the fauna. Also, while watching where you step you may see some great things to photograph there as well.

]]> By: Bartlomiej http://www.digital-photography-school.com/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/comment-page-1#comment-25084 Bartlomiej Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:02:11 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/#comment-25084 Great article, great photo. P.S. We have bison in the wild in north-eastern Poland, they are smaller than American one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisent Great article, great photo.

P.S. We have bison in the wild in north-eastern Poland, they are smaller than American one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisent

]]> By: Bernice Portugal http://www.digital-photography-school.com/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/comment-page-1#comment-25075 Bernice Portugal Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:35:08 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/#comment-25075 I love the idea of giving help and tips. This article did just that! I'm very into wildlife photography even though I'm not a professional photographer. The article gave very helpful tips like leaving space for you subjects, move slowly away, and many other wonderful tips so that you don't get eaten or even injured. Also I enjoyed the detailed and clear photos. I say clear because some pictures are a little blurry. Anyways I just wanted to say that this article was full of great things! I love the idea of giving help and tips. This article did just that! I’m very into wildlife photography even though I’m not a professional photographer. The article gave very helpful tips like leaving space for you subjects, move slowly away, and many other wonderful tips so that you don’t get eaten or even injured. Also I enjoyed the detailed and clear photos. I say clear because some pictures are a little blurry. Anyways I just wanted to say that this article was full of great things!

]]> By: Ajith http://www.digital-photography-school.com/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/comment-page-1#comment-24834 Ajith Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:04:23 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/wildlife-photography-consider-your-subject-first/#comment-24834 Interesting article, I live in Botswana. I enjoyed visiting and camping wild life reserves (game reserves) in Botswana. In Botswana it's not allowed to go off road and climbing out of the vehicle to get close to wild life. Wild life in most game reserves are in abundance. Elephants, lions, cheetahs, leopards, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, hyena, hippos and many more roam freely in these reserves. If you are lucky you might see them very close to the road or on the road where you might be able to get a very close photo. But in most cases they will be far and you will tempt to use your largest zoom. Since you are in the vehicle the chance of camera shake is high specially if you have a crowd in your vehicle, in my case my three kids will always move to the side where you get a better view and the vehicle bounces more than while traveling. Since my canon EOS 400D is not equipped with a Image Stabilizer lens I use a pillow or a bean bag on the shutter sill if I can manage to capture in that position or change camera settings to high shutter speed and ISO setting up to about 400 in good light condition and set other settings to accommodate the situation. In low light condition is bit difficult as you cannot use the flash to photograph wild life. But try to accommodate the situation by changing appature and ISO trying to keep the shutter speed to a minimum of 100 or 125 and stabilize the camera if the object is far.( and shouting at children to keep the vehicle stable.) It's very important not to disturb the wild life trying to get close to them since you will loose any chance of capturing the object or others seeing the animal,and also it will make the animals to get use to human movement which destroys the natural behavior of wild life. Ajith Kurukulasooriya Interesting article, I live in Botswana. I enjoyed visiting and camping wild life reserves (game reserves) in Botswana. In Botswana it’s not allowed to go off road and climbing out of the vehicle to get close to wild life.
Wild life in most game reserves are in abundance. Elephants, lions, cheetahs, leopards, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, hyena, hippos and many more roam freely in these reserves.
If you are lucky you might see them very close to the road or on the road where you might be able to get a very close photo. But in most cases they will be far and you will tempt to use your largest zoom. Since you are in the vehicle the chance of camera shake is high specially if you have a crowd in your vehicle, in my case my three kids will always move to the side where you get a better view and the vehicle bounces more than while traveling.
Since my canon EOS 400D is not equipped with a Image Stabilizer lens I use a pillow or a bean bag on the shutter sill if I can manage to capture in that position or change camera settings to high shutter speed and ISO setting up to about 400 in good light condition and set other settings to accommodate the situation.
In low light condition is bit difficult as you cannot use the flash to photograph wild life. But try to accommodate the situation by changing appature and ISO trying to keep the shutter speed to a minimum of 100 or 125 and stabilize the camera if the object is far.( and shouting at children to keep the vehicle stable.)
It’s very important not to disturb the wild life trying to get close to them since you will loose any chance of capturing the object or others seeing the animal,and also it will make the animals to get use to human movement which destroys the natural behavior of wild life.
Ajith Kurukulasooriya

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