Wildlife photography helps you capture once-in-a-lifetime moments. With the help of tips and tricks by pro wildlife photographers, you’ll be able to perfectly photograph every hair, tooth and feather.
“We cannot command nature except by obeying her.” –Francis Bacon Whether you’re taking a picture of a geranium in your backyard garden or a grizzly bear in the Rocky Mountains, capturing a great photo outdoors means working with Mother Nature, and not trying to impose your photographic will upon her. So many factors come into […]
They say if you want to be expert at something, you should start very young. That’s certainly true of the subject of 13 year-old Josiah Launstein! The young Canadian began his love affair with photography when he was just five, playing with his dad’s spare camera. At age seven he decided he needed to learn to […]
Known for their playfulness and crafty intelligence, foxes have long been personified as the pranksters of the animal kingdom. But what many of us don’t know—and what wildlife photographer Michael Forsberg has learned during his lengthy quest to photograph swift foxes—is that foxes are actually some of the most elusive mammals out there. For the past three years, Forsberg has […]
With the advent of high-tech cameras and editing software that just about anyone can get to grips with, we’ve seen a transformation in wildlife photography. A transformation that many say is for the better. But as with any change, there are problems. Editing software now means that it’s possible to manipulate a dull image of […]
Whether it’s birds or bears you’re hoping to capture on camera, wildlife photography requires gear that can stand up to the elements and take sharp shots at long distances. A little know-how goes a long way, too. So what do you need? This infographic from Tusk Photo covers the basics: Do your research, make a plan, […]
You might normally think of bokeh panoramas as relevant to portrait photography. They’re great when you want the subject to pop off the screen and show an interesting 3D effect. But they can also be used in other contexts. Mathieu Stern created this video to demonstrate how he uses a bokeh panorama for wildlife photography. […]
From a young age, Darren Jew has wanted to do exactly what he is doing now. He has the incredibly cool job of being an underwater photographer and he loves every aspect of it—from the way the light falls in the sea to the powerful experience of swimming with whales. Jew is so passionate about what he […]
No one documents the beauty of the Arctic quite like French wildlife photographer Vincent Munier. Packing his gigantic telephoto lens and tripod through deep snowdrifts and glaciers that seem to stretch on forever in every direction, Munier captures stunning photographs of everything from Arctic predators like foxes, and wolves, and bears to the smallest of birds and rodents, such as […]
Once upon a time, Elmer Fudd was not a cold-hearted hunter, but rather a mild-mannered wildlife photographer—one of the many forms he would take on during his years as a rising star at Warner Brothers, which featured him in several cartoons: This is episode four of the original cartoon, titled “Elmer’s Candid Camera,” which aired in 1939. Director Chuck […]
Fall is here, and it’s that time when you might be thinking about checking off all the things you wanted to do this year but haven’t quite gotten around to yet—like capturing stunning wildlife shots. At least you still have some time left this year! Bring that camera out of the closet, dust it off, […]
