1) Fill the frame with your subject - research by looking at animal photographs
2) Photograph natural forms;
* flowers, trees, animals, birds
* shapes, texture, use leaves, rocks, water
3) Photograph garden designs
4) Use sky as the background
5) Photograph trees as your main subject; shoot low angle against the sky
6) Photograph autumn colour
* trees, water droplets, leaves
* shoot low angle
* shoot looking up at the trees (stand underneath the trees)
7) Take photographs in bad weather;
* photograph fog, rain, snow
8) Take flower portraits
9) Shoot close-ups under soft light (use white card or an umbrella to soften the light)
10) Spend a day on the farm or animal park
* get close to farm animals
* animal behaviour
* animal portrait
11) Capture atmosphere/activities of farm life or zoo
* young animals
* events like lambing or birth
12) Use available light to capture atmospheric shots
13) Photograph pets:
* use available light
* shoot close-ups
14) Photograph visual diary 'A day in the life of.........'
I chose a baby rattle snake being fed at a local pet shop
15) Take a trip to a zoo
* photograph animal close-ups
* animal behaviour
* use shallow depth of field
Hope this article gives you a quick insight into how to take better nature photographs.
Bhupinder Ghatahora
Ghatahora Photography
info@ghatahora.co.uk
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