New Gallery Now Available: Movement
You know me – I am never happy unless the next project is on the go, and with my love for macro photography becoming a constant obsession I have started to wonder what the ‘next big challenge’ is. I have…
Category Wildlife
Photo of the Week – Once More I Am Betrayed
I like this shot – it doesn’t pretend to be anything. It’s what it is … a captive owl’s failed attempt to escape. It is symbolic and representative and I think it works really well in monochrome. I even like the…
I wish I’d taken…..
At the 2011 Wild Photos conference all speakers were asked to reveal the image they wish they’d taken. I thought this was a great idea and one I’d start to emulate on this blog. Quite appropriately, I start this series with an image…
Can You Help Us Identify This Wee Fella?
Can anyone help us identify this bird? Taken in Tortuguero, Costa Rica, he’s a wetlands bird but, to date, we’ve been unable to identify him via any wildlife guides. We are wondering if he’s a juvenile Anhinga? Though the…
Experimenting With Movement
I’ve recently been exploring the idea of movement within photography. It was a very dominant theme at this year’s Wild Photos 2011 conference and at the 2011 Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, so I have been inspired to give it a…
Animals In Their Environment
One of the main ways I have amended my photography style over the past year or so, is to recognise that it’s beneficial to photograph the animal in its habitat. Now this sounds a ridiculously obvious thing to say but trust me, the first time you get your…
Movember
As men across the UK grow a moustache as part of the Movember fundraising drive, I thought I’d share this wee soul with you. Surely he’s the envy of all Movember men? He’s a tiny wee Emperor Tamarin monkey, captured at the South…
My photo of the week: Wary
One of our subjects that never fails to get a reaction is Highland Coos. I have posted a few of them on google plus and facebook and they always stimulate comments and discussion. That’s why this is my photo of…
Tips For Successfully Submitting Your Photos to Natural History Magazines
At the 2011 Wild Photos conference we attended a session about submitting photos to natural history magazines. Three panelists each made a presentation and then made themselves available for an additional Q&A session. The panelists were as follows: Ruth Eichhorn (Germany)…
Are You Cut Out To Be A Commercial Photographer?
At the 2011 Wild Photos conference we had the pleasure of listening to Zoe Wishaw give some very sound advice for budding commercial photographers. Here’s some of the key lessons we took away from her speech: Would you be happy with someone manipulating your…