Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Tips On How To Fill Your African Wildlife Photo Gallery With Beautiful Pictures

By Carolyn Jones


There is nothing more that a photographer could ask for than to be able to capture amazing portraits of the rich African wildlife. However, it is not easy to capture just even a still picture of an animal for his or her African wildlife photo gallery. To help you get the most of your safari experience, here are tips that you can do in order to get that beautiful photo.

Start your photography day by going out early in the morning and staying out until late. Most wild life photographer would suggest that capturing such is greater on golden hour. This is when the sky will turn orange. The scene is breath taking as the skies looks magnificent while the animals moves in the background.

The lower you will be to the ground the better. According to those who are into this kind of photography, getting lower to the ground is what is needed to do. This way, you would be the same level as their perspective. Taking pictures in their perspective makes it look more dramatic and with story. This allows you to focus just with the animal leaving the background behind it.

Three, the subject must be on the side leaving the center empty. If you are trying to take a picture as it looks perfect to your naked eye but it turns out boring on the camera, do some adjustments. Instead of putting your subject in the center, have it on the side instead. This way, the details are more enhanced.

Four, look at its eye. If an opportunity arises, try to catch its eyes when it looks at you. Their eyes will bring your photo to life as their eyes depicts its mood and emotion. Your focus should be at it. Look at the animal and see what it is doing. When it is looking at a certain direction, do not cut it, capture the whole thing.

Five, your shutter speed must be correct. In trying to have a picture of it in action, your correct shutter speed is the key factor here. With the wrong speed, your shots might come out blurry, resulting you to miss the opportunity. This also affects the sharpness and clarity of the picture. Try to practice it first by using your pets as subject.

Six, be prepared. You have to be prepared for the moment in order to get a photo of it. If you ask some wild life photographers, they would tell you how hard taking just one perfect photo is. You have to wait for the perfect moment to come which at that time you already are prepared. Patience is needed for this.

For those who would like to take moving pictures of a subject, the secret is in your camera. For Nikon users, set auto focus to AFC. For canon users, set it to Servo. Other camera brands almost have the same settings. Your focus must be pointed on the head of the animal and not on the body in order to get the best shot.

Of course, it will not go as what you hope for at first, that is a given. Just keep on practicing with those shot of yours and eventually you would get the hang of it. It will not be hard for you since you love what you are doing.




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