Wildlife photography

Wildlife photography is regarded as one of the more challenging forms of photography. As well as needing sound technical skills, such as being able to expose correctly, wildlife photographers generally need good field craft skills. For example, some animals are difficult to approach and thus a knowledge of the animal’s behavior is needed in order to be able to predict their actions.

Wildlife photography first started in 18 century. A wildlife photograph succeeds if it entices the viewer to give it more than a cursory glance. Just as the sizes, habits, and mobility of animals vary greatly, so do the techniques required to photograph them, and the approach adopted can be either scientific or artistic, or a combination of both. A wildlife photographer is constantly on the lookout for a combination of elements that transform a picture from a simple record into an image that communicates. Lighting alone can turn a wildlife picture into something that makes people look twice.