compelling wildlife webinar notes
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W I L D L I F E P H O T O G R A P H Y @SCOTTBOURNE
S E C R E T S T O
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E T H I C SW I L D L I F E P H O T O G R A P H Y
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D O N O H A R M !
• Know your subject
• Obey regulations regarding access
• Don’t do anything to endanger the subject, yourself or others
• Respect nature
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S A F E T YW I L D L I F E P H O T O G R A P H Y
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T H I S I S N O T A V I D E O G A M E
• Bring food/water
• Know how to use map, compass, GPS
• Cell/Satellite phones
• Ingress/Egress
• Safely approach
• Know your subject
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E Q U I P M E N TW I L D L I F E P H O T O G R A P H Y
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R E Q U I R E D E Q U I P M E N T
• Appropriate layered clothinghttp://amzn.to/1MWZgRb
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R E Q U I R E D E Q U I P M E N T
• Headlamp/flashlighthttp://amzn.to/1S6tDsQ
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R E C O M M E N D E D E Q U I P M E N T
• Long Lens Rain Coverhttp://amzn.to/1S6t8PD
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R E C O M M E N D E D E Q U I P M E N T
• TeleconverterCanon - http://amzn.to/1S6taH9Nikon - http://amzn.to/1MWZ4BqFuji - http://amzn.to/1MWZ8RM
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R E C O M M E N D E D E Q U I P M E N T
• Camera bag capable of holding long lenses http://www.tamrac.com
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C O M P O S I T I O NW I L D L I F E P H O T O G R A P H Y
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S TA N D A R D C O M P O S I T I O N R U L E S
• Same as most other types of photography
• Rule of thirds
• Balance
• Clean background
• Fill the frame
• Shoot up for dominance down for submission
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T E C H N I Q U EW I L D L I F E P H O T O G R A P H Y
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H O W T O G E T C L O S E
• Study animal behavior
• Monitor movements
• Keep low / slow when moving
• Shoot from car
• Be patient
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W H E R E T O S H O O TW I L D L I F E P H O T O G R A P H Y
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L O T S O F P L A C E S T O S H O O T
• Start at local parks, lakes, rivers
• Local zoo
• National wildlife refuge
• National park
• Guided tours
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Z O O T E C H N I Q U EW I L D L I F E P H O T O G R A P H Y
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G E T G R E AT S H O T S AT T H E Z O O
• Ask docents about programs that provide special access to photographers
• Find out when the feeding time is for each animal you want to photograph - they will be most active around this time of day
• When shooting through glass or fences get as close to the glass/fence as you can & shoot wide open
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P O S T P R O C E S S I N GW I L D L I F E P H O T O G R A P H Y
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P E R F E C T LY C L E A R
• Plug-in for Lightroom or Photoshop
• Works with the data you have captured - doesn’t create it’s own
• Fast / easy to learn
• Not as much overhead as other post options
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T H A N K S F O R W AT C H I N G
• @scottbourne / www.scottbourne.com
• Photofocus.com
• @PerfectlyClear / www.athentech.com