Richard Peters: Wildlife Photography blog
Wildlife photography, shooting tips, videos, equipment reviews, location diaries and more!
Here’s a great little feature worth using if your Nikon DSLR has it. The Load/Save settings option. But what does it actually do, and why use it? Well, lets take the D3s as an example. It has 46 menu options alone in the custom settings menu, and pretty much each of those 46 has at [...]
[Article Updated Dec 2011] It happens to the best of us. When you’re photographing wildlife, you never know what to expect and when. And I had a very good lesson in trying to remember to keep on top of my camera settings and not just shoot away, relying on the camera to do it all [...]
A very quick tip for any newer photographers out there (I assume many seasoned photographers will know this already), depending on the model of your camera, as well as adding camera/lens settings in the EXIF data, you can also set your copyright info as well – so that every photo you take comes straight out [...]
Ever had a dreaded error message flash up on your Nikon DSLR? Or is it happening right now and your search has brought you to this article? Well, either way, I recently needed to find more info on these codes myself and decided to put all the info I found in one place. So here [...]
Not only is this handy tip an oldie but a goodie, setting your white balance with a real time preview, but it’s also my first blog entry that I’ve made a video for. This tip helps you quickly adjust your white balance without having to second guess or take test photos. If you shoot in RAW [...]
Want to achieve a more intimate shot of your subject or looking for ways to really emphasise them in the frame? If so, grab yourself a beanbag and try some low level shooting for a different perspective on things… Share
I mean really, other than me, who forgets to take their tripod when they are going out to shoot with a 600mm lens. Spare battery, sure. Memory cards, maybe…but the TRIPOD?! Yep, we all have them. One of those days where everything is going wrong and it seems we are just destined to not take [...]
I know a lot of people don’t see the need for high FPS on camera’s but as a wildlife photographer (amongst others) it’s a must have, as in some situations it greatly improves your chances of getting the shot you want. This article demonstrates it’s use nicely, showing a sequence of shots with the D3 [...]
