How to Shoot Wildlife Photography

by Jim Zuckerman


Wildlife subjects can be divided into two categories: wild and under human control. Pursuing both can produce wonderful images. Of course, there's nothing more exciting than capturing a spectacular image of a wild animal in its natural environment, but many times it's not possible to travel to exotic locations or spend days or weeks tracking an animal. What's more, many animals are extremely dangerous. Learn tips on getting great wildlife photos in the following article by professional photographer Jim Zuckerman.

Studio lighting Portrait photography tutorial

Using 120cm octagonal softbox Gavin Hoey shows how by just using this one softbox and a 400Ws studio flash head for his studio lighting setup to produce some quality portraits. Live action show shows how Gavin uses several different lighting setups and shows you just how to produce quality results in a simple to understand way.

Strobist Softbox Technique Tutorial

Gavin Hoey out on location at the beach shows you a strobist technique using the smick 60 x 60cm stobist softbox. First of all using an exposure for the background and adding a small amount of light to the model, then increasing the flash giving more light to the model. Finally slow down the shutter to give more exposure to the background and the model.

With a strobist softbox it is very portable you can shoot night looking scenes during the day so go ahead and try out these techniques see what effects you can achieve.