10 Amazing Wildlife Photography Tips

Ready for ten quick but super useful wildlife photography tips in less than 10 minutes? Then check out this video! These are ten tips and tricks I use all the time when I'm out photographing wildlife and I hope they'll help you as well.

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[Sam-hfnq]

Excellent tips and well presented. No B.S., no stupid attempts at humor, no dopey background music. Great job.

[desertdronepilot]

Sweet! I came here To See How I Could Step Up My Drone Wildlife Photography. This Morning I Got Some Sweet Photos Of Some Havelinas In A Mud-Pit And I Came Here To See How I Could Make Them Look Even Better. Thank You!

[carltonpgleasonjr]

Hi Steve, I have watched more then my share of instructional photography videos over the years. You are without a doubt, one of the best communicators on the web at this time. Not only is the information you are conveying consistently accurate (which is rare), but you succeed in making these sometimes complex concepts easy to understand and apply. Fantastic job!

[backcountrygallery]

Hi Henrik

Sorry, for some reason YT isn't letting me reply to your comment directly. The book goes over a lot of tips for working with wildlife, how to use parks to you advantage, how to position yourself for good shots etc. As for finding animals, it doesn't really go into too much - other than to say to look for where they are most common.

The problem is every animal has a different habitat and there's no silver bullet for where to look / wait for them. Each species is different, and the approach I'd take for a coyote would be different than for a heron.

So, I guess the answer to your question is yes & no :) It points you in the direction you need, but when it comes down to where to find specific wildlife, that's up to you. (although I do list a lot of my favorite places here in the states for shooting and what to expect).

Thanks!

[thatguy-dd]

As someone who has shot a lot of landscape but is only just getting into wildlife photography, I found all of these tips extremely helpful! Very excited to look through your other content. Thank you for putting out all this information!

[BeaksnBeyond]

Thanks sir for sharing this video! 4 years and still being a very helpful tips!

[wildcreatures]

clear concise and accurate. i learned 2 new things! thanks for this...

[saxon]

Nice video, Steve. I often photograph birds on the beach, and I have to do what you mentioned. I often walk fast or jog to get ahead of them because they often move away from you, as you said. The frontal shots do look better, imo.

[xochiltrodriguez]

Wow, I learned a lot in a short amount of time. Thank you.

[ThomasWeiskirch]

Once more a very informative and high interesting video, Steve! Kind regards, Thomas

[jasminemorales]

These were awesome! Thank you so much for a tips.

[misterr]

Your images are unbelievable.. simply the best!

[SundayRacers]

One of the best "top XX" tips I've seen. Took me years to realise the background is as equally or more important than the foreground and getting to eye level is just as important. Great video Steve :)

[nitinb]

That's a lot more than 10, great tips. Thanks.

[PaulMiguelPhotography]

Excellent video with some very good advice. Great presentation too.

[xfilesfreak]

Simple... Easy... A lot of information in only a few words....Thank you !

[jomir]

Thanks Steve - Great tips - they really helps with my trip to Africa.  Watching the background truly did make an enormous difference.  My images no longer look like snap shots

[elamuruganmahadevan]

Excellent tips. very useful and professional. Thanks, sir.

[thomas-hecht]

Hi Steve, thank so much for creating these videos, all them being easy to understand and being much relevant for beginners as well as seasoned amateurs. I ended up purchasing your book "Secrets to..." not only because (of course) to learn more from your experience, but also as a way to thank you for these videos. Please keep up the good work, you're an amazing teacher. Looking forward to your next video...