7 Wildlife Photography "Hacks" Without Buying New Gear

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You don't need new gear to improve your wildlife photography. The tips I share in this video will help you instantly. Of course gear and accessories for wildlife photography can help you (watch this video for this: • Accessories for Wildli... ).
But if you do the things I talk about in this video, you are on the right track to improving your wildlife photos.
00:00 Introduction
00:13 Stop doing this!
01:06 Combine with this very easy trick
02:12 Subtle change that will move your photos a level up
03:18 The magical pill for wildlife photography
04:07 Not knowing this will ruin everything
05:13 Shot for a bucket list ???
06:10 You need to prioritize this
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@quixote5844 7 ай бұрын

Here is what I told my students when I taught nature photography for 20 years: potters make their art from mud. jewelers make their art from gold. Photographers make their art from light. Thats not a deer in your photo, it’s the light reflecting off the deer. Look for the light, not the deer.

@freesheff 7 ай бұрын

more helpful than the whole video

@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 13 күн бұрын

That's a really great summary!

@mjsvitek 7 ай бұрын

A tiny collapsible stool and a cheap $20 hunting camo tarp was the best upgrade I've ever made to wildlife photography

@oneoldgit 7 ай бұрын

My problem is not getting down to eye level. It’s getting back up again😂

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 6 ай бұрын

I can relate to that. It was easier 10 years ago :-) But it is still worth it.

@Teeb2023 7 ай бұрын

Those "don't chase your target" and get down low tips are spot on. I've employed these and others for years.

@batdadrobson7514 7 ай бұрын

Brilliant advice, every single tip lifts your photographs up another level. Thank you.

@peakadventures_ 9 күн бұрын

I have severe gout in my right knee and ligament damage in same knee and still go out doing photography regardless how much pain I'm in. It's mainly the editing that i struggle with, getting that subject to pop out, even though i blur the background it still doesn't pop out all the time

@mrCarStyling 7 ай бұрын

Literally, I have NOTHING to do with wildlife photography. Your title and your brilliant thumbnail picture on KZfaq piqued my interest, leading me to think, "Perhaps I can glean something from this." Just to clarify, I view everything from the perspective of a music video cameraman. Still, your advice to view things differently, to patiently learn your equipment until it becomes second nature, to make decisions instinctively, and to dedicate time-even with kids and a full-time job-resonated with me. Your candid admission that YOU were the problem when you didn't give the birds enough time to reveal their true behavior, etc., struck a chord. I MUST ADMIT, I'm genuinely pleased to have clicked on this video. Even if it has nothing to do with VFX, lasers, fog machines, hip-hop beats, or dance, it has motivated me to better understand my equipment and, yes, to practice and shoot more. Thank you so much for this upload. Really appreciated!

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the feedback and I am very sorry for not getting back to you sooner. Anyway, I'm extremely happy that it made sense for you even as someone not doing nature photography. Glad could inspire you.

@AndyM... 5 күн бұрын

All 100% correct and relevant, great presentation Peter !!! 🤠😎

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 2 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for the feedback, Andy :-)

@go4jackson 7 ай бұрын

Wow.. I love liking and subscribing to a channel before the first video I've ever seen on the channel comes to an end. I can tell you are a man of action and boy is it rubbing off in me right now. Your spirit for the art form shines in your teachings and has no doubt already improved my photography simply by watching more. Can't wait to dive deep into your catalogue and stay ready for new teachings!

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for your feedback. It means a lot to me. Happy to have you as a subscriber :-)

@ungavaproductions 7 ай бұрын

Amazing images, beautiful. You are not only capturing wildlife but the mood. Excellent presentation without speaking gears gears and gears. you are talking about talent, artistic approach and pure beauty. BRAVO Sir !

@roypoutsma7870 6 ай бұрын

Great video and tips

@redrazor9996 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for your advice. Great video and lovely videography. You have a nice calm delivery in your voice and are easy to listen to. Good luck with your channel. I have subscribed. 👌📸🤙

@staiain 3 ай бұрын

I keep coming back to this video every now and then and it's so nice that every time I do, I have started being more concious about your advice and having seen it pay off outside in the wild. Thank you!

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. Great that you can find value in it after seeing it multiple times. I must have done something right :-) From next month (march) I will be able to guide you even more with 1:1 feedback. I have a new member area coming up: peterthenaturephotographer.com/membership Join the waiting list if you are interested. Otherwise, keep up the good work with trying to improve. This mindset in itself will pay off massively if you keep at it.

@hijackdmediaproductions608 7 ай бұрын

Great videos!! Thanks for the advice!! Subscribed 👍

@JustOneKnight 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very helpful.

@kristiyan95 7 ай бұрын

Heeeey, I am using the exact same lens. Just bought it recently. Its a beast!!!!

@RonK 8 ай бұрын

cool video, thanks !

@mikaelholz 6 ай бұрын

Awesome content AND presentation!

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 6 ай бұрын

Awesome comment :-) Thanks for the feedback

@bodinian 3 ай бұрын

Getting lower to look at wildlife at eye level instead of looking down at it is one of the best tips anyone can follow to improve their results. Another tip that isn't as easy to follow, but yields great results, is finding ways to get the wildlife closer. For city wildlife I found a park in a wealthy neighborhood where the animals are willing to get much closer to people than most places, then I placed food down as bait and enjoyed getting way closer to the animals than I ever could have elsewhere. A 70-200mm lens that goes to f/2.8 let me take far cleaner images than a super telephoto zoom at a narrower aperture could have.

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 3 ай бұрын

I actually also started finding subjects in the park. It is really a great way to practice techniques :-)

@Rherrera96 3 ай бұрын

Really useful info! Cheers👍

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 3 ай бұрын

You're welcome

@Nikhildeepsinghmahi 7 ай бұрын

I found this advice really helpful. I am really grateful to you for sharing your insights. As a beginner in photography I found them very helpful and will use them in my next shoot.

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 3 ай бұрын

Sorry for the plate reply. Anyway thanks a lot for the feedback

@sea-media426 8 ай бұрын

Good point that having the photo tell a story will make it more interesting. But here's an alternative to sticking with the same one species for a long time : have the photo tell a story about relationships between things in nature. Maybe it's between the bird and the tree (you had a good shot of that), or between the bird and the water and the things it finds in the water, or the bird and its poop and the forest which benefits from it. Maybe go beyond just making a photo "look good", maybe make it educational too!

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing :-) objects and animals together can also tell a story. Thanks for sharing

@JsN0814 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful Video, hope you get more followers soon 🙂

@Jessehermansonphotography 4 ай бұрын

I love the bucket list tip.

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 4 ай бұрын

Thanks. This is also a favorite of mine, as I have struggled with it a lot :-)

@MissMegsutube 3 ай бұрын

great video

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, great you liked it :-)

@M.L.YIP. 8 ай бұрын

😄😄😄 Beautiful shots. Thank you for sharing.

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 8 ай бұрын

You’re welcome

@shirishpandey3503 8 ай бұрын

Most valuable insights

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 8 ай бұрын

Thanks

@JessPedersenCPH 8 ай бұрын

Great advice - getting low to the ground really changes the quality! 👍

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 8 ай бұрын

Yes, it is really a game changer getting low to the ground. Thanks for commenting I will reply to your PM shortly :-)

@gregiboy155 8 ай бұрын

I hear what you say, and I know it's true, but... If I don't go there 1000 times and I don't make 1000 portraits that looks the same. Will I know all that locations and will I know where to look for that specific one that I think I will spend my photo day with? All what I am saying not in contra to what you telling us is that I think you are talking about next lvl of wildlife photography, home work that all we need to get through not calling it mistake. Photography - it's easy to learn but hard to master.

@BHFWaterloo 7 ай бұрын

What camera do you shoot?

@GlennMartinez 4 ай бұрын

Great video series, I plan on following you. Big question, where can I purchase the bracket under your camera that extends the balance point forward. I am using a Nikon P1000 and that might help a lot!

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 3 ай бұрын

Hi Glenn, This is a mount that comes with the Tamron 150-600mm, if I understand correctly what you mean.

@shazzam532 8 ай бұрын

Is hoot with Nikon and was trying hard to see what lens you were using to capture your lovely shots 🙂

@kennethlarsen2972 8 ай бұрын

It looks like the Tamron 150-600.

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 8 ай бұрын

It is indeed a Tamron 150-600 G2 :-)

@shazzam532 8 ай бұрын

Good eyes 😂@@kennethlarsen2972

@oneeyedphotographer 8 ай бұрын

I see no video up there.

@Kesani-glad 8 ай бұрын

Fint forklaret peter

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback (mange tak)

@IwontSay 3 ай бұрын

Hahahahaha i made all the mistakes in the video :')

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 3 ай бұрын

We all do at one point or another :-)

@formermpc10 8 ай бұрын

Be sure not to go off trails and give wildlife space. I never get that close to the shore because it stressed the birds.

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 8 ай бұрын

Yes, we must take care not to stress birds. If you anticipate where they are going and just wait there, then they will approach in their own pace and not get stressed

@owenpeller6471 7 ай бұрын

The music ruined this video. It’s too loud. You don’t need any music. Stop the music.

@beamed15 7 ай бұрын

I disagree, keep the music, maybe lower it slightly

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 7 ай бұрын

Hi owen, thanks for the feedback. I will take it into consideration

@miaumoments7833 7 ай бұрын

@@PeterTheNaturePhotographer i'ts a great video (youtube suggested me your channel) but i have a really hard time understanding what you say, i had to activate closed captions. maybe i'ts because i'm not native english speaker, but usually i can understand pretty well, so maybe some tweaks can be done with the audio :)

@colintraveller 8 ай бұрын

What on earth makes you auto assume that all newbies makes the same mistakes as you claim .

@redrazor9996 8 ай бұрын

Pretty rude pal

@AlexMcDougallPhotography 8 ай бұрын

Why be so rude?

@shazzam532 8 ай бұрын

He doesn’t, he’s just trying to help those that do…. Rude….

@leftmono1016 8 ай бұрын

Colin, perhaps you can share some tips? You must have a huge selection residing within that big head of yours.

@colintraveller 8 ай бұрын

@@leftmono1016 1 Be Observant and aware of whats around you , 2 Take pics that you like , Don't take pics to please others , 3 Download the apps Tides near me , Sunrise Sunset , Stellarium 4 Improvise adapt overcome , 5 Take numerous pics using the built in features of the Camera Ie if a canon user the SIA works a treat , 6 Not every LSC requires a Glass filter or a LE

@aperturehunterdenmark 7 ай бұрын

Er du ikke aktiv på Instagram ❤

@PeterTheNaturePhotographer 6 ай бұрын

Desværre ikke, i hvert fald ikke endnu. Jeg fokuserer på KZfaq, men har et ugentligt nyhedsbrev. (in Danish, sorry, English will follow) Unfortunately, I'm not active on Instagram. I'm currently focusing on KZfaq, but I have a weekly newsletter: peterthenaturephotographer.com/newsletter-signup

@aperturehunterdenmark 6 ай бұрын

Fair nok