Description
Sorry this class has been canceled due to Instructor availability. If this changes we’ll post any info concerning the class. Thank you.
This in-depth workshop will help you capture wildlife in their environment. Learn the best equipment, lighting, angles, habitat, seasons, and other advanced techniques for bringing home spectacular photographs of wildlife.
You and your class will learn:
- Philosophy
- Code of Ethics
- Respecting Wildlife and their habitat
- Safety
- Protection
- Ticks/Lyme Disease
- Hunting Seasons
- Weather
- Where are the animals?
- Habitat
- Game Trails
- Reading the Landscape
- Natural Corridors
- Margins
- Research and Reconnaissance
- When are animals active?
- Time of day
- Breeding season
- Seasonal
- Migration
- Camera equipment
- Camera
- Lens
- Tripods
- Renting equipment before purchase
- Batteries
- Carrying equipment out into the field
- How to maximize use of your camera in the field
- Know your camera and equipment
- Lighting
- Quality of light, time of day
- Direct sun vs overcast lighting
- Front, side, back, spot lighting
- Capturing animals in action, setting up your shot
- Manual vs automatic
- Shutter speed
- Aperture
- Animal expression
- Capturing behavior
- “Emotion”
- Aggression ( know when to back off ! )