It is a question that keeps coming up, either on Safaris, or just as general discussions with like minded people, What should Wildlife Photography be all about? I suppose a similar questions would be, What made you buy a camera …
The use of artificial light
A lot has been made about Photographing with the use of artificial light in Wildlife Photography, mainly spotlights. The first thing that jumps to mind is ethics. One has to be very careful not to overstep the boundaries, and have …
Trip report: Wildlife Photography course 14-16 July 2017
To many people out there, the idea of Wildlife Photography, albeit a very romantic one, is usually very intimidating. We hear all these big words of Exposures, ISO’s, Apertures and not matter how much research we do on the internet, …
20 Lion, 5 Leopards and 1 Pels Fishing Owl
Although the South Luangwa is known for its sightings of big cats on a regular basis, this particular game drive exceeded all expectations. My guests had arrived that morning and were keen to head out on their afternoon game drive …
When in doubt, zoom out
One of the biggest challenges we face as Photographers and Photographic Guides helping people with their photography, is to get the confidence to zoom out or pull back. When we start our photography, we almost always look for the biggest …
Photographing in the rain
On Safari, rain is often seen as a “sleep in” or “stay at camp” time, however, this could be when you create your most dramatic and rewarding images. On a recent safari to the Serengeti, we had THAT moment… It …
Introduction To The Pride
On one game drive in late September, after a rare quiet afternoon, I was making my way back to camp on a road that ran parallel to a lagoon. This road always proved to be productive and one I always …
Trip Report: Wildlife Photography course 17-19 February 2017
This past weekend was well spent by hosting our first Wildlife Photography course at Cheetah Ridge in the Nambiti Private Game Reserve for 2017. Nambiti is an easy four and a half to five hour drive from Johannesburg. Our departure …
The Stars Of Lion Country
For those of you reading this in the UK, I am hoping that you watched ITV’s Lion Country: Night and Day, on Sunday evening and for those of you that haven’t. Why on earth not? I strongly suggest that you …
Mono Or Not To Mono
For those of you who follow me on social media, you will have seen I posted these two images across my various platforms and asked the question, colour or monochrome? For everyone that took part, thank you. The responses I …
When Magic happens
How often have you watched a documentary on wildlife and thought to yourself “Wow how long did this take to film.” When you spend a lot of time in the bush you realise just how much work, patience and even …
Wildlife Photography Course – From a Guest’s perspective
On 7-9 October we hosted another Wildlife Photography Course at Cheetah Ridge in the Nambiti Private Game Reserve, Natal. An easy 5 hour drive from Johannesburg, it is actually the perfect weekend getaway if you need a break from the …
Exposure Compensation: When and Why?
On the last few Safaris I’ve noticed that a lot of people know how to over and under expose, but they don’t understand when and why. Now for me this is a crucial part in Wildlife Photography, in understanding what …
There is a still a place for Kruger National Park
A lot of people I have spoken to over the past few months, have said how they don’t like the Kruger anymore, that its becoming too busy etc etc. And to be honest some parts of that is true, plus …
Game changers
As Photographers we often look at how we can improve our photography and take things to the next level. That is one of the reasons why I love our Digital Photography and Wildlife Photography workshops. Most of the guests we …
How far will you go for THAT shot??
All too often we see some pretty crazy behaviour on social media, unfortunately quite often it has to do with animals, and a lot of the times the people that are suppose to educate our visitors about these animals and our …
The when, how and why of Shutter speeds
After watching Gerry’s episode 50 on the Q&A series I thought I should do a blog and try and give examples of what goes through my mind when taking images. Like Gerry mentioned, there are still lots of people asking HOW? …
The More You Know the Better It Gets
Don’t you think this lion looks quite vicious? Dangerous? Not at all actually and this just goes to show how, when you freeze time, an image can convey a distorted reality. The lion above was following a female and displayed the …
#beinspiredby: Colour
Colour plays a major role in photography and is an incredibly strong visual element that is often overlooked or considered only after an image has been taken. But colour is everywhere we look. It represents and characterises certain subjects or objects – …
#beinspiredby: Eye Contact
One of the most powerful attributes in a great wildlife image is capturing the eyes of the subject. Eye contact plays a vital role in human interaction and communication with each other and animals, so we automatically connect to a particular image …
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