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High-Key Wildlife Photography Explained

pay per click advertising In nature, chaos sometimes reigns supreme, and building clean compositions as a wildlife photographer is difficult. High-key photography is, in a way, the opposite. By exposing near the point of overexposure, distractions have a way of … Continue reading

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Luck and Chance in Wildlife Photography

A recent outing to find spring migrant birds reminded me yet again just how important luck is in wildlife photography. That’s not to say every photo requires immense luck. For instance, consider this photograph: Photography Life

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Muscle Memory and Quick Decisions in Wildlife Photography

The idea for this article was born high in the mountains, while chatting with other photographers about what we had managed to capture during the fleeting appearance of a Bearded Vulture (which I wrote about in this article). Some of … Continue reading

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The Spirit of Black and White Wildlife Photography

Black and white wildlife photography is a radical choice to strip the subject of its literal appearance and reveal its essence. In this article, I’ll explore how eliminating color can allow us to go beyond merely chronicling the moment in … Continue reading

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Wildlife Photography: Feast or Famine

Few genres of photography are as unpredictable as wildlife photography. You can spend days in the most biodiverse place on the planet, like Amazon rainforest, and come home without a single decent photo. On the other hand, you may find … Continue reading

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