wildlife photography tips Archives

Capturing Images To Tell A Story

Photojournalism is one component that can be overlooked when capturing wildlife. It is easy to use a long lens and focus on the animal in front of you. However, have you tried to tell a story through a series of images ? In this blog post Jess will guide you through how to create an amazing photo journal of your trip to Alaska.

How To Find Wildlife To Photograph

By Dan M Lee
March 27, 2023

Photographing wildlife can be a thrilling and rewarding experience, but finding wildlife to photograph can be a challenge. Wildlife can be elusive and hard to spot, so it’s important to have a plan and be prepared. In this blog post, we’ll explore some of the best ways to find wildlife to photograph.

Run and Gun vs Traditional Long Telephoto Lens

Let’s look at pros and cons of each set up and hopefully you can decipher what might work best for you on your next upcoming wildlife adventure.

Report Wildlife Locations with Repawts

By Dan M Lee
June 23, 2022

Whether you’re planning a backcountry photo trip, want to mountain bike ride, being bear aware (and moose) is a no-brainer. Repawts app helps you stay safe, by reporting sightings in real time.

Best Camera Settings for Photographing Wildlife

By Dan M Lee
April 6, 2022

There are a ton of ways to photograph wildlife, however here are some settings which will help you get great images of wildlife using your mirrorless camera. We will talk about focus methods, camera button lay out and some tips to get some top notch wildlife pictures.

Capturing Environmental Portraits

Have you ever been to a National Park? Tripod set up with your long telephoto lens attached. You’re happily snapping away capturing photos of that beautiful Grizzly bear or powerful Bison? If you have experienced this, then you would also know you most likely would be sharing this experience with around 50 other photographers. Standing shoulder to shoulder, all capturing the same image.

Learn some creative ways to stand out.

5 Long Lens Photography Tips for Success

Long lens photography is a must when trying to successfully capture wildlife.

Ultimately capturing wildlife can be challenging enough in challenging environments and handling the equipment, so here are 5 tips to hopefully make your long lens photography more successful when capturing wildlife.