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Practical Techniques to Improve Your Wildlife Action Photography

To improve your wildlife action photography, you don’t need to photograph only wildlife. Photographer Dave Welling suggests practicing on whatever subjects you have access to. For example, local sports teams... View Content

Using Different Lenses to Capture Different Perspectives of Natural Landscapes

You've discovered a great landscape, the light is perfect and you know which elements to include in your composition. To select the right lens to create the perfect image you... View Content

Blur-Panning for Action Photos

Wild animal subjects often offer the best opportunities for dynamic, interesting images around sunrise or sunset when the light level is low. This low-angled light can be stunning but it... View Content

Fill-Flash for Wildlife Photography

You may see articles on wildlife photography (including mine) mention "fill-flash" when discussing technique and how to improve your wildlife images. If it sounds a little mystifying to you, don't... View Content

Creating Great Wildlife Portrait Images

Portrait photography is not just about people, it can apply to wildlife subjects as well. Proper technique and subject knowledge is equally important in capturing great images of wild animals.... View Content

How to Capture “Striking” Lightning Photography

Capturing lightning strikes sounds intimidating, but is actually relatively easy. With some camera adjustments and equipment additions, you can take stunning lightning photographs. View Content

Intimate Scenes in Travel and Landscape Photos

Looking to change up your approach to landscape photography? Wildlife & Nature photographer Dave Welling walks you through his approach to detail oriented landscape photography. View Content

Look for Landscape Details When You Have Bad Light

Weather conditions often prevent us from getting the photos we want. However, you can utilize unexpected changes and take advantage of new photo opportunities with different lighting. View Content

Photographing Wild Mammals from a Blind

Photographing animals in the wild can be difficult and stressful for both the animal and the photographer. Try taking pictures from specially set up photo blinds to get up close... View Content

Using Natural Light in Macro Photography

Lighting conditions can be difficult in macro photography. Use these techniques to get the most out of your natural light to create stunning images. View Content

Leading Lines and Your Angle of Light for Landscapes

Photo composition is a subjective decision, but there are some general guidelines that can help you. Wildlife photographer, Dave Welling, gives some tips on how to best align your photos... View Content

Medium and Long Telephoto Lenses for Element Extraction

Looking for a way to change up your Landscape photography composition? Consider changing lenses (under certain conditions) for more interesting and detail-oriented photos. View Content

Using Your Depth-of-Field Preview Button for Better Macro Photography

When photographing small subjects like butterflies, you need to adjust your aperture settings for good macro images. Using the depth-of-field preview button will help you see what elements of the... View Content

Don’t Pass By Those Great Intimate Scenics as You “Focus” on the Grand Landscape

Often, photographers are tempted to focus only on grandiose and flashy landscapes. However, taking time to focus on intimate details can help you better portray the entire landscape. View Content

Documenting the Development of a Wild Animal

Wildlife rescue facilities can provide photographers with the chance to document multiple stages in an animal’s life. By doing this, you can development many useful skills that are transferable to... View Content

Using Low Angle Perspective and Prominent Foreground Elements

Using different perspectives and angles can help alter the composition of landscape photos to better help draw the viewer into the image. View Content

Using the Sun in Your Images

The sun is a light source that can create a variety of moods in photographs. By photographing the sun at different times and angles, you can create stunning outdoor photography. View Content

Effective Use of Your Focus Point for Wildlife Image Impact

The most important element of a wildlife portrait is choosing an effective focal point. To create more impactful images, you should keep the eye of your subject as the focus... View Content

Use Selective Lens Aperture to Separate Your Subject

To make your subject stand out, use a shallow depth of field setting on your aperture to minimize background clutter. View Content

Using Photographic Creativity to Bring Home Stunning Travel Photos

Utilizing natural light provides depth and color to landscape images. Shooting at sunrise and sunset can have drastic changes to the appearance of photos from the same location. View Content

Behind the Shot: Documenting a Tiger

I have been incredibly fortunate to have spent several years working with a nearby wildlife rescue facility, documenting the spectacular wild animals that find a home there. One of the... View Content