88 Secrets to Wildlife Photography
Table of contents:
The Secrets:
- WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY ETHICS – PART I
- WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY ETHICS – PART II
- SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
Equipment
- EQUIPMENT – CAMERA BASICS
- EQUIPMENT – CAMERA SPECIFICS
- LENSES
- A WILDLIFE LENS WITH A TRIPOD COLLAR
- USE A TELECONVERTER TO GET EVEN CLOSER
- USING AN EXTENSION TUBE TO GET CLOSER TO YOUR SUBJECT
- COMBINING A TELECONVERTER WITH AN EXTENSION TUBE
- CHOOSING THE RIGHT TRIPOD FOR WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY
- CHOOSING TRIPOD HEADS
- OTHER TRIPOD MOUNTS
- QUICK RELEASE SYSTEMS
- THE “L”-BRACKET
- USING YOUR TRIPOD
- SPECIFIC WILDLIFE TRIPOD AND HEAD RECOMMENDATIONS
- OTHER SUPPORT OPTIONS
- WILDLIFE EQUIPMENT KIT
- CARRYING YOUR GEAR
- TRAVELING WITH YOUR GEAR
- PROTECTING YOUR GEAR
- FILTERS FOR WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHERS
Exposure and light
- EXPOSURE BASICS – PART I
- EXPOSURE BASICS PART II
- EXPOSURE BASICS – PART III
- ADVANCED METERING
- ADVANCED EXPOSURE
- FILM
- PUSHING FILM
- UNDERSTANDING LIGHT
- DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS OF LIGHT
- USING THE LIGHT TO YOUR BEST ADVANTAGE
Composition
- COMPOSITION BASICS PART I
- COMPOSITION BASICS PART II
- COMPOSITION BASICS PART III
- ADVANCED COMPOSITION PART I
- ADVANCED COMPOSITION PART II
- ADVANCED COMPOSITION PART III
- BACKGROUNDS
- UNDERSTANDING ANGLES
- ANGLE - SHOOTING UP
- ANGLE - SHOOTING DOWN
- EXCEPTIONS TO THE ANGLE RULE
- CAMERA POSITION BASICS
- CAMERA POSITION - STRAIGHT ON
- CAMERA POSITION - SIDE VIEW
- CAMERA-POSITION THREE QUARTERS VIEW
Technique
- AUTO FOCUS SYSTEMS – PART I
- FOCUS ON THE ANIMAL’S EYE
- AUTO FOCUS SYSTEMS – PART II
- AUTOFOCUS SYSTEMS PART III
- HOW TO HOLD YOUR CAMERA
- HAND HOLDING RULES OF THUMB
- USING YOUR CAMERA’S MOTOR DRIVE
- LONG LENS TECHNIQUE
- PHOTOGRAPHING MOVING ANIMALS Part – I
- SHUTTER SPEED RULES OF THUMB
- PHOTOGRAPHING MOVING ANIMALS-- Part – 2, ANIMALS THAT ARE MOVING TOWARDS YOU
- PANNING AND BLURRING -ZOOM BLUR -USE SHUTTER PRIORITY FOR PAN-BLURS, APERTURE PRIORITY FOR SHARP PICTURES
- USING FLASH
- REFLECTORS
- SHOOTING THROUGH FENCES AT ZOOS
- BLINDS
- YOUR CAR AS A BLIND
- PRACTICE
- PATIENCE
- SEASONAL CONSIDERATIONS
Digital Considerations
- SPECIAL DIGITAL CONSIDERATIONS PART I
- SPECIAL DIGITAL CONSIDERATIONS PART II
Miscellaneous
- EDITING YOUR IMAGES
- STORING AND ORGANIZING YOUR IMAGES
- ESSENTIAL NON-PHOTO EQUIPMENT
Animal Behavior, Where to Go, Where to Find Information
- UNDERSTANDING ANIMAL BEHAVIOR – INTRODUCTION
- UNDERSTANDING ANIMAL BEHAVIOR - COMMON SENSE
- GO INTO THE FIELD WITH A BIOLOGIST
- USE THE INTERNET
- WHERE TO FIND AND PHOTOGRAPH ANIMALS – GENERAL
- WHERE TO FIND BIRDS
- WHERE TO FIND ANIMALS—SOME SPECIFICS
- ROD AND SCOTT’S TOP TEN ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPHY HOTSPOTS
- OTHER SPECIAL PLACES TO SHOOT WILDLIFE
- YOUR OWN BACKYARD
- TAKE A FIELD SEMINAR
- RESOURCES FOR WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHERS
- WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER’S YEAR CALENDAR
