11/11/2011

Animal Photography, Snap Shot Photography

By Gillian Olin


Photography has been around for more than a century and our topics will never cease. There is portrait, landscape, marriage, and wildlife photography just to cite a couple. One of the nicest styles of photography centers on wildlife. It might take you a couple of hours before finding the perfect picture and capturing it, but the reward is more than worth the wait.

Wildlife photography is perhaps the hardest in the profession. You have to have the wherewithal, desire, and of course the camera. Most wildlife shots are captured employing a telephoto lens because the animal won't walk near you. Once in a while you'll be ready to capture the fox, elk, bear or other animal as it comes through the woods in your trail, however almost all of the time they are yards away and slippery.

Wildlife photography does not wait for you to occur a long and snap a photograph. You need to immerse yourself in the site you select your camera at the ready, and set for the light of the day. Most automated cameras work on the preset for people that are just studying how to take wildlife pictures. Photography has always been about the moment and the best photographers can catch the moment with a speed and agility of the animal they are capturing.

Start with tiny subjects when you begin your expedition into wildlife photography. Practice on your pet. Let them ramble naturally and see if you can capture the wild and silly moments on film without the picture ending up blurred. All great photographers have studied and practiced. They also use more than one shot. Ensuring your camera has a fast shutter speed will help you take more than single shot as your move with the animal. When you have the subject in your website you need to follow it while focusing and then quickly snap as many pictures as you can before they move out of site. This technique is commonly known as panning. Instead of the subject coming to you, you follow the subject.

When you have mastered your pets you can start to explore the outdoor arena of wildlife photography (in Dutch: dierenfotografie) . Some of your subjects will be standing still and this is another practice system. Be aware of the lighting and placement while trying not to disturb the animal. It is most simple to get a squirrel when they are intent on eating or hunting for food. If you stay silent and walk carefully you can often get pretty close.

If you're choosing a bigger subject such as a deer or bear you will want to stay far enough away to get the shot, and not draw attention to yourself. Bears are perilous creatures, but they can be snapped if you use common-sense and don't tread upon their territory. Wildlife photography and thus the photographers have a code of ethics when achieving the ideal shots. You will want to follow these ethics for your own safety and the animals.

Wildlife photography is a waiting game for the perfect picture to sprint across your viewfinder. It takes tenacity and a large amount of practice, but the reward of having a family member or pal go," where did you get that picture? I have got to have one," will improve the deal.




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