Recently I collaborated with B&H Photo Video to share a few quick tips on shooting wildlife photos for World Wildlife Day.
Click here to check out the video, and don’t forget to visit my gear page which lists a lot of the equipment I use both in the field and to manage and edit my photos!
Bay Area, California – May 2013 – Images by Art Wolfe
Last week I was in the Bay Area doing a Google Talk with Nik. My talk will be posted within the next couple weeks.
Later I was walking in a San Francisco neighborhood and saw two red macaws flying out over the city and I followed them down to this local park. There I met the man who had raised them and allows them to free fly out over the skyline. While in the park several people showed up making soap bubbles with wands and rope to the delight of onlookers- and me. Just something fun about bubbles! Finally, what’s a trip to SF without crossing the Golden Gate Bridge for some photos from the famous Battery Spencer vista point.
Art Wolfe: Working the Margins of the Day
There is a magic moment when the ambient light matches that of other light sources in your composition. Shot on location in Japan.
Photographing the Macro Landscape
Sometimes you miss the small details when there is such grand landscapes surrounding you. Shot on location in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Art Wolfe: Composition in Surreal Landscapes
It is important to pay attention to foreground and background elements when trying to compose an effective surreal landscape image. Shot on location in Glacier Bay National Park.
Maximizing Depth of Field
For some compositions, it is important to have a long depth of field. Shot on location in Antarctica.
Art Wolfe: Composing Images with Wildlife from Art Wolfe on Vimeo.
Composing Images with Wildlife
When you have the opportunity to photograph wildlife, here are some tricks that I use to get the best images possible. Shot on location in Patagonia.
Art Wolfe: Using Overcast light to your advantage from Art Wolfe on Vimeo.
Using Overcast light to your advantage
Sometimes having overcast light can improve your composition greatly, especially if you have the right tools. Shot on location in New Zealand.
Art Wolfe: Shooting in Harsh Conditions from Art Wolfe on Vimeo.
Technique
I have traveled to many locations that are not friendly to my traditional photography workflow. Here’s one way I deal with harsh conditions while still getting the shots I want, shot on location in Mali.
