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Phtotography tips and tutorials - Little egret at sunset

Photography hints, tips and tutorials



I often find myself repeatedly being asked the same questions by magazine editors and budding wildlife photographers, so I thought I should start preparing some wildlife photography hints and tips articles - which I hope you might find useful. I have also included some Photoshop tutorials containing important post-processing information. Taking a good picture really is only half the story with digital photography.

Judging from they popularity of these articles (thanks for all the e.mails) I intend to add to them as time permits, so you might like to bookmark this page to keep up to date.




Equipment



What equipment I use and why

Equipment II - update.
Macro lenses - Choosing and using
Using the Canon MPE-65 macro
Full frame vs crop-sensor cameras pt 1
Full frame vs crop-sensor cameras pt 2
Full frame shootout - Canon 1Dsmk II vs Nikon D3
Lens diffraction
Digital camera tips - Keeping digital sensors clean, be wary of using skykight/uv filters

 




Wildlife and Nature Photography Hints and Tips

Intro, ethics of wildlife photography, expanding on a basic tip
Photographing butterflies in the wild.
Photographing orchids in the wild
Photographing grey seals at Donna Nook in Lincolnshire
Photographing water droplets
Photographing the moon

Photographing wild birds tutorial in eight parts:
Part 1 - Introduction and common faults - Getting close
Part 2 - Equipment for photographing birds
Part 3 - Getting the subject in focus
Part 4 - Overcoming blur due to subject movement
Part 5 - Overcoming blur due to camera movement and vibration
Part 6 - Obtaining correct exposure
Part 7 - Lighting and composition
Part 8 - Birds in flight

Composition part 1 - Tips on composition to give your images more impact
Composition part 2 - More tips to improve composition
Exposing to the right
Working at high ISO




Photoshop Tutorials (post processing)