Nature Photography Tips

Nature Photography Tips

Photography is 90% Seeing and 10% Photographing...

Photography Tips to help possibly improve your photographs:

Only you and your inner self can make this happen.


Equipment Readiness:
Being prepared starts with regular, routine maintenance of your camera and equipment. Make taking care of your camera gear one of your main priorities.Well-maintained equipment will help you in creating those exceptional photographs.Inspect the interior of the camera body and use a camel hairbrush or blower to remove any dust or foreign particles that you might find in the interior of the body.( Invert camera so particles fall from camera)Inspect the mirror for any dust or scratches and gently blow dust particles from the surface.If the mirror needs more attention, please let a professional repair person do those repairs.Check battery compartment – look for battery acid and clean area with a Q-Tip.Check your lenses on every photo outing. Clean as needed, but don’t over clean.

Equipment – second nature:

Practice with your CAMERA until it becomes and extension of your arm.

Camera / Gear bag checklist:

Whether you're two hundred miles away or just around the corner, a camera bag checklist is a handy way to help ensure that you will spend your time creating pictures, instead of trying to find a store that sells batteries or film. You can use the following checklist as a starting point and modify it to suit your specific needs.

Fresh and/or fully charged batteries and spare batteries for camera bodies: Flash unit and spare batteries

Film - (Slide or Print for your particular needs)

Lenses (step-up or step-down rings for accessory filters)

Teleconverters - ( 1.4 or 2x converters)

Filters (polarizer, fluorescent, UV, graduated, skylight, warming, 80A and 80B)

Tripod or Monopod; Portable digital storage unit for digital cameras

Lens brush; Lens cleaning fluid and tissues

Lens cloth - microfiber

Plastic bags of various sizes for foul-weather protection

Foul-weather camera coverFanny-pack camera bag

Laptop computer with fully charged battery

Additional items:

In addition to being prepared with well-functioning equipment, be sure to think ahead for other things you'll need while you're gone. Here's a list to get you started:

Bottled water Business cards

Cell phone, spare battery, and car charger cord

Compass Flashlight

Foul-weather clothing

Hand wipes

Identification, driver's license Maps

Masking tape or duct tape (Gaffer Tape, more expensive but does not leave any residue)

Nonperishable snacks

Notepad and pensSmall tool setTissues

Towel and wash cloth

Watch

If you are going solo on your photography trip, make sure you give someone your trip itinerary.

I much prefer having someone accompany me on any of my trips and my family always knows the locations that I will be photographing at.

Experience our Natural World:

Don’t get so wrapped up in photographing your subject that you forget to enjoy our beautiful Natural World.Photography Aids: Depth of Field Calculator

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Below is the most important of all
Photography Tips:

" NO PHOTOGRAPH IS WORTH CREATING IF IT IS GOING TO ADVERSELY IMPACT THE WELFARE OF YOUR SUBJECT "

Be a good role model, both as person and as a photographer.
Share your experiences with others.
Get individuals excited about our natural world.

REMEMBER:

The goods of the earth are gifts from God. We have a responsibility to care for these goods as stewards and trustees, not as mere consumers and users.
"Dedicated to helping create an appreciation ... awareness an concern for our environment through the power of photography and education"