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The Wildlife Photography Workshop
The Wildlife Photography Workshop is a practical course written by two leading photographers who share their expert guidance and technical knowledge for photographing birds, mammals, plant life and close-up subjects such as insects.

Photographic workshops are exceptionally popular, but not everybody has the time or budget to attend one in person. This ‘workshop in book form’ allows you to absorb the benefits of the workshop experience without actually being on location with the professionals.

Topics include equipment, exposure, composition, lighting, close-up photography, birds, mammals, plant life and post-processing.  Chapters dedicated to different types of wildlife give hands-on advice of how to locate, approach and photograph your subject using insider tricks of the trade. As well as a section of creative reader assignments for practical learning.

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The Wildlife Photography Workshop
The Wildlife Photography Workshop is a practical course written by two leading photographers who share their expert guidance and technical knowledge for photographing birds, mammals, plant life and close-up subjects such as insects.

Photographic workshops are exceptionally popular, but not everybody has the time or budget to attend one in person. This ‘workshop in book form’ allows you to absorb the benefits of the workshop experience without actually being on location with the professionals.

Topics include equipment, exposure, composition, lighting, close-up photography, birds, mammals, plant life and post-processing.  Chapters dedicated to different types of wildlife give hands-on advice of how to locate, approach and photograph your subject using insider tricks of the trade. As well as a section of creative reader assignments for practical learning.

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The Wildlife Photography Workshop

The Wildlife Photography Workshop

by Ross Hoddinott, Ben Hall
The Wildlife Photography Workshop

The Wildlife Photography Workshop

by Ross Hoddinott, Ben Hall

Overview

The Wildlife Photography Workshop is a practical course written by two leading photographers who share their expert guidance and technical knowledge for photographing birds, mammals, plant life and close-up subjects such as insects.

Photographic workshops are exceptionally popular, but not everybody has the time or budget to attend one in person. This ‘workshop in book form’ allows you to absorb the benefits of the workshop experience without actually being on location with the professionals.

Topics include equipment, exposure, composition, lighting, close-up photography, birds, mammals, plant life and post-processing.  Chapters dedicated to different types of wildlife give hands-on advice of how to locate, approach and photograph your subject using insider tricks of the trade. As well as a section of creative reader assignments for practical learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781781454879
Publisher: Ammonite Press
Publication date: 10/08/2024
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 8.30(w) x 9.30(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ross Hoddinott is one of the UK’s leading natural history and landscape photographers, best known for his intimate close-up images of nature and for evocative landscape photographs. He is a member of the 2020VISION photo team with Ben Hall and co-runs Dawn 2 Dusk Photography with Mark Bauer, specializing in landscape photography workshops. Ross has authored or co-authored a variety of books on photographic technique, including The Landscape Photography Workshop and Digital Macro Photography. Together, Ben and Ross wrote 52 Assignments: Nature Photography. He is based in the South West of England.

Ben Hall (www.benhallphoto.com) is one of the UK’s leading natural-history photographers. He is the co-author of 52 Assignments: Nature Photography and The Wildlife Photography Workshop with Ross Hoddinott. Between them they have won multiple awards for their wildlife photography and both are on the esteemed 2020VISION photo team. He is based in the North West of England.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6
Ethics 8

Chapter One: Equipment 10
Digital SLRs 12
Lenses 14

Lens Types for Nature Photography 16
Camera Supports 18
Useful Accessories 20
Storage 22

Chapter Two: Exposure 24
Exposure 26
Aperture 28
Shutter Speed 30
Histograms 32
White Balance 34
High-Key and Low-Key Photography 36

Chapter Three: Composition 38
The Rule of Thirds 40
The Rule of Odds 42
Negative Space 44
Motion 46
Perspective 48
Colour 50
Breaking the Rules 52

Chapter Four: Lighting 54
Direction of Light 56
Dawn and Dusk 68
Weather 60
Silhouettes 62
Seasons 64
Using a Reflector 66
Artificial Lighting 68

Chapter Five: Close-Up Photography 70
Technique 72
Focus Stacking 74
Butterflies 76
Dragonflies and Damselflies 78
Spiders 80
Amphibians 82
Reptiles 84

Chapter Six: Birds 86
Technique 88
Autofocus 90
Making and Using a Hide 92
Setting Up a Garden Feeding Station 96
Wetland and Coastal Birds 98
Birds of Prey 100
Flight Photography 102

Chapter Seven: Mammals 104
Technique 106
Research and Observe 108
Fieldcraft 110
Visualizing Black and White 112
Environmental Portraits 114
Deer Parks 116
The Decisive Moment 120

Chapter Eight: Plant Life 120
Technique 122
Maximizing Image Sharpness 124
Wildflowers 126
Plants Within the Landscape 128
Shape and Form 130
Fungi 132
Seasonal Changes 134

Chapter Nine: Post-Processing 136
File types 138
Processing a Raw file 140
Sharpening 144
Exposure Blending 146
Noise Reduction 148
Archiving 150

Chapter Ten: Creative Assignments 152
1: Break the Rules 154
2: Convey Motion 156
3: Build Your Own Feeding Station 158

4: Striking Silhouettes 160

5: The Decisive Moment 162

6: Study the Environment 164
7: Concentrate on One Species 166
8: Explore Urban Wildlife 168

Glossary 170
Useful Websites 172
About the Authors 173
Authors’ Acknowledgement/Index 174

Index 174

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