Wild Life

1. Always be ready for an animal encounter.

       -some research to find what kind of species are in your local environment. 

2. Always have a 300-400mm lens ready for use.
3.  Don't use a bag.
         -always keep your batteries, flash, memory card in your pockets, not in your bag. Going through
           a bag can result in a lost opportunity.
4. Find a good background
          -If the story is the animal keep the background simple. The simpler the better.
5. Shutter Speed
          -Use a fast shutter speed. Especially when trying to get wildlife in movement, you need to use a
            fast shutter speed. Ex: if using the sigma 300/800 F/5.6 lens set the shutter to 1/750th.
6. Look for situations that tell a story.
          -Be able to communicate with the image.
7. Light
          - Keep the lighting at your back and point your shadow at the subject.
8. Groups of Animals
           -Look for separation between subjects, and avoid mergers.
9. Sleeping
            -Do not photograph a sleeping animal. While sleeping, they appear to be dead which is not
              interesting.
10. LCD
           -Photographing animals in action while looking at your LCD, it will cause you to miss images.