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

E T H I C SW I L D L I F E P H O T O G R A P H Y

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

S A F E T YW I L D L I F E P H O T O G R A P H Y

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

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

R E Q U I R E D E Q U I P M E N T

• Appropriate layered clothinghttp://amzn.to/1MWZgRb

R E Q U I R E D E Q U I P M E N T

• Headlamp/flashlighthttp://amzn.to/1S6tDsQ

R E Q U I R E D E Q U I P M E N T

• Telephoto lens http://amzn.to/1MWZpnD

R E Q U I R E D E Q U I P M E N T

• Modern DSLR/SLR http://amzn.to/1PPEqse

R E C O M M E N D E D E Q U I P M E N T

• Binocularshttp://amzn.to/1MWYLqp

R E C O M M E N D E D E Q U I P M E N T

• Bean Baghttp://amzn.to/1S6sTEg

R E C O M M E N D E D E Q U I P M E N T

• Gimbalhttp://amzn.to/1S6sJN1

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

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

R E C O M M E N D E D E Q U I P M E N T

• Tripodhttp://amzn.to/1MWZurs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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