Tips for how to take better zoo photographs

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In this video I visit Chester zoo and will give you lots of tips about how to take better photographs of the animals. Zoos give photographers lots of opportunities to get some really good images and work on your skills when taking photographs of animals that you will be able to transfer when photographing wildlife.
Please enjoy this video (and your photography).
Chester Zoo: www.chesterzoo.org/
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In this video Darrell Oakden visits Chester zoo and he gives you tips about how to take better photographs of the animals.

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@annoholics Жыл бұрын

A tip I can give is spending a little money on a rubber lens cap. These be used to put over your lens in stead of normal lens cap. The idea is that you put the lens cap against glas so there is no reflection ruining your shot. A lens cap that is made from hard plastic will usualy not completly block out all the light and you can only use it to put your lens in a 90 degree angle against the glas while a rubber lens cap makes it possible to change the angle a little bit.

@antisocialmuffin6496 3 ай бұрын

I saw someone take a collapsable dog bowl cut it to fit the lens to use against glass

@RivenWard Жыл бұрын

Man, your enthusiasm is so contagious. Very helpful tips for my zoo trip tomorrow. And love to see you get to practice speaking with people around. You're a natural!

@DarrellOakdenPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I try to be natural and encourage people to enjoy their photography

@robertbernard9546 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video as always. Appreciate the tips and the effort that you put into your channel.

@johnastbury4116 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for some great advice I’m going to the zoo on Monday.

@AlexVisualMoments96 2 жыл бұрын

love the last image of meerkat especially as shows off think he is king of the hill but also way light captured behind him great capture i got soted with new wildlife setup too sony a9 mki with battery grp and sony G OSS 200-600 lens

@ajh5124 Жыл бұрын

Great video!👍

@jimhumphries5729 8 ай бұрын

Loved this video, thank you. I just acquired a D7000 with 200-400 lens and going to practice at Chester zoo tomorrow so finding this video was very timely!

@DarrellOakdenPhotography 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful.

@georgecastro181 Жыл бұрын

I currently own the Nikon D750 but after watching your video I am going to purchase the Nikon D850! I also already own the Nikon 200 to 500 mm lens which I absolutely love! I’m happy found your channel!

@Hamzakhan-dt3gv 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video

@Poita00 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Darrell, some really good and helpful tips.

@DarrellOakdenPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Paul-vt3nf 10 ай бұрын

I live in Chester and have a pass for the zoo. I also love photography so these tips are great thanks. Liked and subscribed

@withvinayak 2 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍🏼

@ahmedm.fathie6124 2 жыл бұрын

Darrell, this is one of the best video for Zoo photography instructions. Smartly done ! The fact that you add all the info for each shot makes it excellent. You and Gavin Hoey. are the just the best.

@DarrellOakdenPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliment. I learnt most of what I know about photoshop from Gavin back in the days when he did tutorials on the cover discs of the magazine “Digital Photo” (before KZfaq was a thing).

@CraigNiesenPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

Darrell, excellent tips on photographing animals in a zoo environment. Thank you for refreshing my memory. I have used most of these in the past, but it has been a few years since I have been to a zoo. Thank you for sharing. Peace and Safe Travels -Craig

@DarrellOakdenPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Craig. At the moment I am trying to think of slightly different photographic topics for videos landscapes and birds will still be there in the future. I am glad you enjoyed it. Darrell

@mikeyids 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video, some great tips. Thank you

@DarrellOakdenPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@r9ckless 2 ай бұрын

These tips are amazing :)

@DarrellOakdenPhotography Ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

@sharonmiller7823 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Haven’t tried my local zoo yet. Definitely on my to-do list

@DarrellOakdenPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

You should!

@lisaklimek-wilson8573 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm just learning to use my Nikon D850 and photography in general. My family enjoys going to the zoo. I'm looking forward to taking pictures today.

@DarrellOakdenPhotography Жыл бұрын

Zoos are great places to practice.

@johnsmith-es1lz 6 ай бұрын

Loved the monochrome giraffe shot; has given me some ideas for my next visit to our local zoo.

@DarrellOakdenPhotography 6 ай бұрын

It is a while since I made this video. I had forgotten about the giraffe.

@amebur Жыл бұрын

This is very helpful for my photography project! Thanks a lot

@DarrellOakdenPhotography Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@CarmineTavernaPhotography Жыл бұрын

Hello Sir, Your video of zoo photography has inspired me to go to my local zoo, THE STATEN ISLAND ZOO and use all the tips you mentioned, I am a subscriber and love your work.

@DarrellOakdenPhotography Жыл бұрын

Many thanks Carmine. Glad you found the video useful.

@ytr8989 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips.

@DarrellOakdenPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@garym1878 Жыл бұрын

Hi Darrell I have the same lens as you not tried it in zoo will I need a monopod Great information here thanks

@ivortomkinson6368 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Darrell, is it possible to do a video on how to separate an animal from background ( remove fencing etc to cleanup a background). Many thanks Ivor

@doug433 Жыл бұрын

You mentioned shooting through the mesh but not a word about DOF and the background out of focus. The distance of subject from background and telephoto used is important to obtaining blurred background and foreground.

@DarrellOakdenPhotography Жыл бұрын

Thanks Doug. You are correct the in this video I didn’t use the phrase DOF but I described how to achieve it at two minutes and again when photographing the birds through the mess. Sometimes difficult to remember everything when filming and photographing.

@doug433 Жыл бұрын

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