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Wi l dl i f ePhot ogr aphy Ourbe s tt i psf o rpho t o gr a phi ngwi l dl i f ea ndbi r ds 1. Thi nkba c k gr ound! I tdoes n’ tma t t erwha ty ouphot ogr a ph, a l wa y sl ooka tt heba c k gr oundwhenfir s t l ook i ngt hr oughy ourr ea rv i ew. Ma k es ur et heba c k gr oundc ompl i ment sa nd does n’ tdi s t r a c tf r om t hema i ns ubj ec t . Thi ngst ol ookoutf ora r et r ees , br a nc hes orpowerl i ness t i c k i ngoutf r om t hehea dorc ut t i ngt hr ought hebodyoft he s ubj ec t .
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Of t eni t ’ sj us tama t t erofphot ogr a phi ngf r om as l i ght l ydi f f er enta ngl e. Keepi ng t hi si nmi ndma ys a v ey ouhour sofpos tedi t i ngl a t eron.
I t ’ si mpor t a ntt oa l s oc ons i dert hel ensy oua r eus i nga ndhowi twor k si n t a ndem wi t ht hea per t ur es et t i ng. Forexa mpl e, f / 4onawi dea ngl el enswi l l r es ul ti nt hedi s t a ntba c k gr oundha v i ngs omef or mt oi t , ev enwhens hoot i ngi n c l os edi s t a nc et ot hes ubj ec t . Cha nc esa r e, y ouwon’ tt ot a l l ybl urt heba c k gr ound wi t hawi dea ngl el ens . Howev ert el ephot ol ens ess uc ha s200mm onwa r d, wi l l bl urt heba c k gr ound. Keepi nmi nd, ev enwi t hat el ephot ol ens , t hef ur t hera wa y y ours ubj ec t , t hel es sc ha nc eofba c k gr oundbl ur . Poi ntbei ng, a l wa y sc ons i dery ourba c k gr oundbef or et a k i ngt hes hot .
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2. La r gebi r dsmov es l owert ha ns ma l l erbi r ds Whenfir s ts t a r t i ngouti nwi l dl i f ephot ogr a phy , pr a c t i s eonl a r gerbi r ds . They us ua l l yr equi r eamuc hs l owers hut t ers peed. Thei rs i z ema k est hem ea s i ert o f oc usoni ni t i a l l y , a ndt heyt a k el es ser r a t i cfli ghtpa t hs . Bet t ers t i l l , pos i t i on y our s el fs ot hewi ndi sbehi ndy ou. Bi r dst a k i ngof fa ndl a ndi ngi nt ot hewi nd a r emuc hs l oweri ns peed.
3. Ca pt ur ea c t i ons hot s Wi t hs oma nyphot ogr a pher sc a pt ur i ngwi l dl i f enowa da y s , s i mpl epor t r a i t sof t en don’ tc uti t . Ta k et i met owa t c ha ndk nowbeha v i ourpa t t er ns . Ca pt ur et hem r unni ng, fly i ngorpr eeni ngt hems el v es . Setaf a s ts hut t ers peeda ndber ea dyf or t ha tdec i s i v emoment .
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4. St udyl i ghta ndl ea r nhowt obes tus ei tt oy oura dv a nt a ge Cha nc esa r ema nyofy ourf a v our i t ei ma gesc omedownnotonl yt os ubj ec t c hoi c e, buta l s ot hequa l i t yofl i ghta ndt hedi r ec t i oni t ’ sc omi ngf r om. Per s ona l l yIl ov eba c k l i ght i ng. Ther e’ snot hi ngmor es t unni ngt ha nada r k ba c k gr oundwi t hs unl i ghts hi ni ngt hr ought hewi ngsofabi r d.
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5. Ov er c a s tda y s Don’ tl etov er c a s tgr eys k i esa ndba c k gr oundsk eepy oui ndoor s . Thes ea r eof t en myf a v our i t et i mesf orwi l dl i f ephot ogr a phy . Us es potmet er i ngwi t ha+1or+2 expos ur ec ompens a t i ona ndf or geta boutt heba c k gr ound.
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6. Lowery ourv i ewpoi nt Getdownont hes a mel ev ela st hes ubj ec t . Toa c hi ev eaf or egr oundbl ur , us ea t el ephot ol enswi t hal owa per t ur enumber( na r r owdept hoffiel d) . Thi sa l s o wor k swel lwi t hbi r dswa di ngi nwa t erorwa l k i ngt hr oughgr a s s l a nd.
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7. Don’ tov er l ooks ubj ec t si ny ourba c k y a r da ndnei ghbour hood Wor k i ngr egul a r l yi nonepl a c e, s uc ha sy ourba c k y a r doral oc a lbot a ni c a l ga r denha si t sa dv a nt a ges . Nott r a v el l i ngt oof a ra l l owsy out os hootmor eof t en, whi c hi nt ur nmea nsy ou’ l lha v eagr ea t erunder s t a ndi ngofy ours ubj ec t ’ s beha v i ourpa t t er ns .
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8. Beper s i s t a nt ! Ma nypr es umena t ur ephot ogr a pher sa r epa t i ent , t hey ’ r enot , t hey ’ r ej us t per s i s t a nt !Iwa t c hedt hi st i nybi r dc omei nt omyba c k y a r df orac oupl eofweek s unt i loneda ys hel ook eddi r ec t l ya tmewhi l eper c hedonaper f ec tpi ec eof gr a s s . Iendedupt a k i nghundr edsofphot os , butt hi swa st heoneIwa swa i t i ng f or .
9. Br ea kt her ul es Ir ec ent l yv i s i t edaWi l dl i f ePhot ogr a pheroft heYea rExhi bi t i ona ndnot edt ha t ma nydi dnotpl a ybyt her ul eswheni tc a met oc ompos i t i on. Gener a l l ys pea k i ng, t heya r et her ef orgoodr ea s on. Howev erdon’ tbea f r a i dt ot hr owt her ul ebook a wa ya ndgowi t hy ourgutf eel i nga swel l .
10. Ba c kupy ourv er ybes ti ma gest ot hr ees epa r a t eha r ddr i v es Onet hi ngI ’ v el ea r nedov ert hey ea r s , i st ha twheni tc omest owi l dl i f e phot ogr a phy , y ougetnos ec ondc ha nc ea tt ha tper f ec ts hot . Ani ma l sdon’ tdo r et a k es ! Wr i t t e nbyTa ny aPunt t i-ht t p: / / www. s l r pho t o gr a phy gui de . c o m
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Bobby Ber enson ( s t ude ntpr o fil e ) ht t p: / / www. bobby ber ens on. c om ht t ps : / / www. fli c k r . c om/ phot os / l ov e2di v e BobbyBer ens ondoes n’ tpos tv er yof t ent oourpr i v a t ef a c ebookgr oup( s t udent s onl y ) , butwhenhedoes , i ma gesofhi sunder wa t erwor l ds i mpl ya s t ounds member sa ndenl i ght enst hei ri ma gi na t i ons . Her ewes ha r ewi t hy ouhowBobby gots t a r t edi nunder wa t erphot ogr a phy . Cut t l efis hdur i ngar ec entt r i pt oWes tPa puaorbet t erk nowna sRa j aAmpa t . I t wa st a k enus i nga nOl y mpusEM5wi t ha918l ens , I SO200, 1/ 100, f / 8.
Boxfis h-Ol y mpusEM5ma nua l1/ 60I SO200f / 9Subs ee+5di opt er Howdi dy oufir s tbec omei nt er es t edi nphot ogr a phy ? Ibec a mei nt er es t edi nunder wa t erphot ogr a phydur i ngt heea r l ys t a gesofmydi v i ng c a r eer . Ifigur edt ha tIwoul dpr oba bl yt a k et r i psa ndt ha ti twoul dbef unt o phot ogr a phfis h. Ipur c ha s edas y s t em t hr ought hedi v es hopa ndba c kt heni twa s fil m. Di gi t a lc a mer a swer ej us ts t a r t i ngt oev ol v ebutIdon’ tt hi nkt ha tma nuf a c t ur es wer epr oduc i ngunder wa t erhous i ngsf ort hem. Soba c kt heni twa sa l l35mm fil ma nd y ouwoul ds hootar ol loffil ma ndt a k ei tt oas t or ef orpr oc es s i ng. I fy ouwa nt edt o, y ouwoul dt el lt hec l er kt oi nc r ea s et hea mountofc ol or . Theny ouwoul dendup t hr owi nga l lt hepr i nt sa wa ybec a us et heyc a meoutbl ur r edorwer efil l edwi t h ba c k s c a t t erf r om t hepa r t i c l esi nt hewa t er . La t eron, It ookt hes c ubaphot ogr a phy c l a s swi t habuddywhoha dpur c ha s edoneoft hefir s tunder wa t erdi gi t a ls y s t ems . Bec a us eoft hedi s a dv a nt a gef ormeha v i ngfil m Ius edt hek nowl edgeofl ea r ni ng howt opl a c emyl i ght si nawa yt ol i ghtupmys ubj ec ta ndt or educ et hea mountof ba c k s c a t t era nda st owha ta ngl esa r et hebes tt os hoot .
Wha tdoy ouenj oymos ta boutbei ngaphot ogr a pher ? Thi si sadi f fic ul tques t i ont oa ns wer . Il i k et ot a k emyc a mer aouta ndj us ts hoot pi c t ur es .Iwi s ht ha tIc oul dj us tgos omewher ea nds hoot , butt ha ti sha r dbec a us e oft i mer es t r a i nt s . Il ov el ook i nga tot herphot ogr a pher ’ spi c t ur esa ndIt r yt os hoot us i ngt hei ra ngl eswhenev erpos s i bl e. Si nc emos tofmypi c t ur esa r et a k enwhi l e di v i ng, Ienj oys howi ngpeopl ewha tIs eea ndt henwi t hmyi nv ol v ementwi t ht he a qua r i um, Ic a nexpa ndt heexpl a na t i onofmypi c t ur e. WhenIgoont r i ps , Il i k et o phot ogr a phev er y t hi ng, whet heri ti sc r owdsofpeopl eont hes t r eet s , bui l di ngs , et c . Ia m onet ha tt hi nk st ha taper s ondoes n’ tha v et obei nev er ypi c t ur e.
Wha t ’ sy ourf a v or i t ephot ogr a pht ha ty ou’ v et a k ena ndwhy ? Idon’ tha v eonef a v or i t epi c t ur ebec a us et ha ti sa l wa y sc ha ngi ng. Theonet ha tI l i k enowi st heoneus eda smyc ov erpi c t ur eonmyFa c ebookpa ge. Ia ma l wa y s l ook i nga twha tot herpeopl eus ea ndIk nowt ha ts omegea ri sr ea s ona bl ef orme t ous e. Ia l wa y ss a yt ha tt hi swi l lbet hel a s tc a mer aa ndnextt hi ngy ouk now;I ha v es ol donEba yt opur c ha s enewgea r . Idous ei t emst ha tc a na c t ua l l ybeus ed ondi f f er ents y s t emss oa l lIc ha ngei st hec a mer aa ndhous i ng. Iha dbeenus i ng a nOl y mpusEM5a ndha dbec omepr et t yf a mi l i a rwi t hi ta ndIwa sget t i ngi nt o us i ngdi opt er s . Iha v ea+5a nda+10di opt er . Ibec a megoodwi t ht he+5a ndt hen i twa st i met ous et he+10. Iwa sonc eoutonamor ni ngdi v ea nds hoot i ng ev er y t hi ng. Notbei ngt ooexc i t ed, Ic a meupt oafla tfis hc a l l eda nEngl i s hSol e. I l ov et ogeta sc l os ea spos s i bl ea ndgett hei rhea ds , es pec i a l l yt heey es . Iha v e nev erha dpr obl emsget t i ngc l os et ot hes efis hs oi twa snobi gdea l . Wel lwhenI t ookt hi spi c t ur ea ndi tfla s hedonmys c r eenmyey esgots obi gwi t henj oy ment t ha tIbec a mes oa nxi oust ofini s hmydi v ebec a us eIneededt odownl oa d. My edi t i ngt ha tIdoi sv er ymi ni ma l . Ius ua l l ywi l ls ha r pena ndma y bea dds ome c ont r a s tors a t ur a t i onbutt ha ti si t .
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Howha sourphot ogr a phyc our s ehel pedy ou? WhenIpur c ha s edmyfir s tf ul lf r a meDSLRc a mer a , aNi k onD60a ndhous i ngf r om af r i end, Ia l wa y ss hoti na ut o. Iha dbeenus i ngpoi nta nds hoota ndIha dev en pur c ha s edoneoft hefir s tmi r r or l es sc a mer a sont hema r k et . Iwa s n’ tt ooha ppy wi t hwha tIha da ndwhenmyf r i ends a i dheha dj us tpur c ha s edanews y s t em, my r epl yt ohi m wa st ha tIwoul dbuyhi sol dc a mer aa ndhous i ng. Hegotmei nt o s hoot i ngmor ei nma nua la ndt henus i ngdi f f er ents hut t ers peedsa ndfs t ops . I t wa st henIa l s os a wa na df ory ouronl i nephot ogr a phyc our s eonmyFa c ebook pa gea ndt hepr i c ewa s n’ tmuc h. Ifigur edi twoul dbeagr ea twa yf ormet oput pi c t ur esoutt her e.
Wha tpl a nsdoy ouha v ef ort hef ut ur eofy ourphot ogr a phy ? Iha v eawebs i t ebuti tneedst obet ot a l l yr edone. Wi t ht hewa ymyphot ogr a phyha s i mpr ov edov ert hey ea r s , r edoi ngmys i t ei sagoodt hi ng. Anyot hert hought sy ou’ dl i k et os ha r ewi t hus ? News t udent sa r ea l wa y ss i gni ngupf ort hi spr ogr a ma ndIha v es ugges t edi tmy s el f t oot her s . Ir ea dc omment sf r om newmember sa ndi ts eemst ha tput t i ngapi c t ur e outt her ef orot her st os eei sdi f fic ul tf ors omepeopl e. Wewer ea l lt her ea tonet i me. Oneoft hebes tl ea r ni ngt ool si st ous ec ons t r uc t i v ec r i t i c i s m. Ia m amemberof ot herunder wa t erphot ogr a phygr oupsonFa c ebooka ndwhenIl ooka ts omeoft hei r pi c t ur es , Iha v eaha r dt i me. Onet hi ngIdoi st oc hec koutt hei rs et t i ngsa ndc a mer a gea rt os eei ft ha tc a nwor kf orme. Wi t ht hedi gi t a la ge, j us tk eepons hoot i nga nd ha v ef un.
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Behi ndt heScenesofSt or yAr t I ma gi ner et ur ni ngt oc hi l dhood, nol ongerwei gheddownwi t ht hes t r es sa nd r es pons i bi l i t yofbei ngagr ownup. Redi s c ov er i ngat i mewheni ma gi na t i ont ook y out of a r a wa yl a nds . At i mewher ey ouc oul dbea ny oneora ny t hi ngy ouwa nt ed t obe. Ac hi l d’ si ma gi na t i oni sa l wa y sfil l edwi t hpos s i bi l i t i es . I ti sKa r en’ spa s s i ont o br i ngt ha ti ma gi na t i ont ol i f ei nav er yv i br a nta ndv i s ua lwa yt hr oughherdi gi t a l a r t wor k . Af t erdi s c ov er i ngac hi l d’ si nt er es t s , t hi sa r t i s ts et souton phot ogr a phi nga l lt heel ement sneededt oputt oget heras ur r ea ldi gi t a la r t wor k t ha tc a pt ur est hea dv ent ur ea ndi ma gi na t i onoft hec hi l d. Rec ent l yKa r enr ec r ea t eda na wa r dwi nni ngSt or yAr tpi ec eent i t l ed‘ Fl oa t i ng Hi gh’ . Thi sdi gi t a la r tpi ec es c or edGol da tt heVi c t or i a nAI PPEps onAwa r ds 2015. Wewentbehi ndt hes c enewi t hKa r ent odi s c ov erhows hewa sa bl et o br i ngt hi ss t unni ngpi ec et ol i f e.
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“ Whe nIc r e a t eaSt o r yAr tpi e c e , Ia l wa y sha v et hefini s he di ma gei nmymi nd. Is e t a bo utbr i ngi nga l lt hee l e me nt st o ge t he r . Thefir s ts t e pi sa l wa y st heba c k gr o und s c e ne . ”Ka r e ns ha r e d. Ka r enneededt ol oc a t eal a v enderfiel di nf ul lbl oom f ort hi ss c ene. RedHi l l La v enderFa r ma ndDi s t i l l er yt ur nedoutt obet heper f ec tl oc a t i on. Ont he a f t er noonoft hel oc a t i ons hoott hes unwa ss et t i nga tt hebot t om oft hehi l lof l a v ender . Thel i ghta ndl a nds c a pewa sexa c t l ywha tKa r enha di nmi nd.
“ Theba c k gr o undpl a t et ha tIpho t o gr a phe da tRe dHi l lwa sno tho we v e rt hefina l pr o duc t . Al o to fe di t i ngwo r kwe nti nt ogi v i ngi tamo r ec i ne ma t i cf e e l . ” Thenexts t epi nt hi sc r ea t i v epr oc es swa st ophot ogr a pht hehota i rba l l oons . Al t hought heba l l oonsa tfir s tgl a nc ema yl ookl i k ef ul ls i z ev i nt a geba l l oons , t hes ewer ea c t ua l l ymodel spr ov i dedby‘ TheToyWor k s hop’ . Ea c hba l l oonwa s phot ogr a phedi ndi v i dua l l yi ns t udi ol i tt oma t c ht hes uns eti nt heor i gi na ls c ene.
Ka r ent henphot ogr a phedt hec hi l dr eni ns t udi o. Thei deawa st oma k et he model sl ookl i k et heywer el ea ni ngov ert heba s k etoft hehota i rba l l oon. To r epl i c a t et hi sKa r enputea c hc hi l di nt oaba s k eta ndha dt hem l ea nov ert he edgewhi l eawi ndma c hi nec r ea t edt hewi nds weptl ook . Thec hi l dr enwer ea l s ophot ogr a pheda ga i ns tagr eens c r eenba c k gr ound. Thi s a s s i s t sKa r eni next r a c t i ngt hem outoft heor i gi na ls hota ndpl a c i ngt hem i nt o t hefina li ma ge.
Onc ea l lt heel ement sa r efina l i s ed, t he fini s hi ngt ouc hesc a nt a k ea sl onga s20 hour si npos tpr oduc t i on. Edi t i ngi nc l udes amet hodofpa i nt i ngont ot hei ma ge di gi t a l l y , dodgi nga ndbur ni ngt oc r ea t ea mor edefineddr a ma t i cl ooka nda ddi ng s ha dowsa ndl i ghtt obr i ngr ea l i s mt ot he a r t wor k . “ Il o v ec r e a t i ngs c e ne sf ul lo fa dv e nt ur e , e pi ct a l e sc i ne ma t i ci nna t ur e . Tho ught he r e a r ec o unt l e s sho ur si nv o l v e di nc r e a t i ng o nei ma ge , t hee ndr e s ul ti se x t r e me l y f ul fil l i ng. ”
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