WildShots

Learning wildlife photograhy – Natural history

Posted on 23. Dec, 2008 by Paul Burwell.

Natural History – Members of the public are often amazed at the great wildlife photographs they see. When a casual photographer gets close enough to take wildlife shots they are often frustrated at the images they produce. A professional wildlife photographer has learned where to go to find the photographic opportunities and developed a knack for anticipating behaviours. It is through this anticipation and experience that truly memorable behavioural shots are created.

One approach to wildlife photography is to drive randomly around a location hoping to come across something worth photograhing. Another approach, and the one I prefer, is to do some research. I’ll target a species or two that I’m interested in photographing. Then I’ll spend some time Googling for information about the species to learn their habits and the sort of locales they tend to hand out. With that information in hand I’ll build myself a route to follow that is most likely to give me an opportunity to photograph the species I’m looking for.

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