At what point do you have enough images of any given scene? At what point do you: a. Stop creating the exact same images again and again and just enjoy the experience. b. Try something different because you’ve banked enough shots and failing …
Telling Stories in Wildlife Photography
If you’ve been following along for a while or you’ve traveled with me you’ll know that I’m a big believer in the ‘you can only shoot what you see‘ approach to wildlife photography. You’ll also know that I quite enjoy …
What Stories Are You Telling?
“The more powerful and universal the theme in your image, the more powerful and universal the impact of the image. To put it another way; the more deeply they care, the stronger the story.” ~ David duChemin This is not …
More Than a Feeling
Ansel Adams said: “There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.” After yesterday’s blog post in which I looked at the factors that influence sharpness in an image, the following statement might sound a bit contradictory …
More Than Megapixels
When I go through my image archives, no matter how old, I can recall the story behind each photograph, when it was taken, who I was with, what other creatures where in the area, what the weather was like and …
That Little Photographic Voice in Your Head
Every photographers hears voices in their head. Wait, let me clarify that. Every photographer hears photographic voices in their head… and it’s a good thing. Whenever I am out in the field with my camera, the little photographic voice in …
Seeing Double
or…“What to do with those animals that won’t stay out of your frame in the background!” Many people like photographing their wildlife subjects against clean backgrounds with minimal distractions. There are even some that lambaste the presence of other out-of-focus …
The Chobe River in Monochrome
Since our return from the Chobe river in January, my fellow Wild Eye Ambassadors have written some interesting musings and summaries of the trip and what makes it worth it. You can read them here: Andrew: 10 Reasons to do …
Cropping to Tell Stories
A few days ago, in this post, I had a look at cropping and how it can change the story of your wildlife image. As I was working through some images from our Tuli Nature Photography workshops I found another …
