inspire to be different that is the key, when I see a bird perched I go and get my typical perched photo then I zoom out and close my F-stop and lower my shutter then go for a greater wide-angle photo of the entire scene, last week I photographed an eagle perched in a dead tree, then zoomed out and set my camera to f/11 and brought the tree and the whole host of other eagles and vultures basking on that same tree into focus.
Tom I have to say you are head and shoulders ahead of many the wildlife photographers I’ve seen on CZcams and the internet, your honesty and advice really should be commended and it’s very obvious to me you are not just going through the paces! I’ve been photographing wildlife for my own pleasure for nearly forty years so I know from experience you are talking a lot of sense! I enjoy your videos and it’s great to be able to follow your progress here. Hoping you have a great 2024 ps I’m very envious of your new 600f4 S lens, lol 😀👏👍
Thank you so much for this! I’m glad you find the videos helpful and full of useful stuff, I try and keep the content always as stuff I would want or have found helpful. The 600mm is cracking, but actually next week I’ll be away without it as even though it’s a beauty, it’s not always the right tool for the job, and the 300mm is going to get a workout! Thanks for the support, cheers, Tom
No worries - it’s also something I always revisit each year, thinking about my own work and projects for the coming seasons! I’m looking forward to next week away with the Hares!
I like that tip, don’t edit for about two weeks. I’ve actually done this but unintentionally, work got in the way. But yes although I didn’t realise it then, everything you said about it makes sense now.
I bought my BV-20K last month and am using it on a Gitzo GT4553S. I mount my ZV-E1 on it with the 200-600mm powered via a Vmount battery to film the wildlife of the lake near my home 😉👍
Such a good video Tom, and absolutely spot on with your tips. The only one I'd struggle with, would be waiting 2 weeks to process my images! I could maybe wait a few days 😆 I'm already thinking now of a 'project' for this year. I was keen to come on one of your workshops with the hares, but can't make it this time. However, I'd love to join you if you ever do any more workshops in the future. Great to have a different point of view and constructive critisism of images from others too. Cheers Tom!
Great advice all around but that last tip was huge. Nothing can duplicate the actual experience… waiting a couple of weeks or even months allows you to review those images with a more level head.
Excellent tips. That one about waiting for a couple of weeks is so true, I think. really interesting processes happen between recording an event and creating an image
Tom, you have evolved into a great photographer and tutor from the young man I met at Ryemeads more years ago than I want to think about think your project then was foxes. But your enthusiasm is still the same. Your honesty and advice in this video is second to none and must inspire photographers of any generation. I particularly like the advice about leaving images two weeks or more before editing. (Note to oneself, check all the early images and delete those that are no good. Might be able to free up GBs of storage :-) ) Thanks for your time in producing these videos.
11:24 Thank you for saying that! - I now this very well... While shooting you really enjoy it and in front of the computer you think: "This is rubbish." 🤣
what am I doing wrong with my CZcams channel as only 142 subscribers? I’ve not been on much as depression but I will be back on soon. Thanks for sharing. Always good to watch your videos. I’m also like you use Nikon D3500 crop sensor with a sigma 150 to 600 contemporary lens
Edit later, I will be taking this on board a bit more. Fantastic tip. I know from having a small archive to draw on (couple of years) that I see images totally differently weeks, and months later. That makes it even trickier to cull images, I need infinite RAID backup!
For sure, I’ve got about 300,000 images in the library now, some in edited and waiting for the right day to process them. Also it’s amazing how you feel changes how you edit a photo, if you’re happy or sad, feeling something can really change the way you push and edit!
Thanks for the great videos Tom, I find them very easy to watch and to understand. I’m going on Safari next month and taking a Nikon F100, F80 and D5500 with me. I’ve got a Sigma 150-600mm lens. Can you recommend another lens to take as well? 28-300mm or 80-400mm? Any other tips?
Hello Tom, can you share with us some project from you, where we can see where your photos end up? Like the assignments and work for your customers. I feels like you do great content on CZcams, but it feels a bit disconnected from your work, because we never get to see it. Maybe thats ok for you. Best regards, Eike
Aosta Valley, Dora Baltea river, Grey Heron ---- Grey Heron project... photograph the beauty of the river and his inhabitants and clean it from palstic trash which is polluting my homeland. what do you think people? am i going to make it?
These are some great tips for taking wildlife photography to the next level! Thanks for breaking down these strategies in a clear and actionable way!
inspire to be different that is the key, when I see a bird perched I go and get my typical perched photo then I zoom out and close my F-stop and lower my shutter then go for a greater wide-angle photo of the entire scene, last week I photographed an eagle perched in a dead tree, then zoomed out and set my camera to f/11 and brought the tree and the whole host of other eagles and vultures basking on that same tree into focus.
Tom I have to say you are head and shoulders ahead of many the wildlife photographers I’ve seen on CZcams and the internet, your honesty and advice really should be commended and it’s very obvious to me you are not just going through the paces! I’ve been photographing wildlife for my own pleasure for nearly forty years so I know from experience you are talking a lot of sense! I enjoy your videos and it’s great to be able to follow your progress here. Hoping you have a great 2024 ps I’m very envious of your new 600f4 S lens, lol 😀👏👍
z8 + 600mm f6.3 s line PF i'ts great too i heard
Thank you so much for this! I’m glad you find the videos helpful and full of useful stuff, I try and keep the content always as stuff I would want or have found helpful. The 600mm is cracking, but actually next week I’ll be away without it as even though it’s a beauty, it’s not always the right tool for the job, and the 300mm is going to get a workout! Thanks for the support, cheers, Tom
This was a really interesting video, probably the most useful I've watched in terms of wildlife tips! Thanks for the advice.
I think that’s the motivational video a lot of us needed for the year ahead… thanks Tom.
No worries - it’s also something I always revisit each year, thinking about my own work and projects for the coming seasons! I’m looking forward to next week away with the Hares!
Coming back a week or 2 later with fresh eyes is an elite level tip!
I like that tip, don’t edit for about two weeks. I’ve actually done this but unintentionally, work got in the way. But yes although I didn’t realise it then, everything you said about it makes sense now.
Great tips Tom!!👍🏼📷
I bought my BV-20K last month and am using it on a Gitzo GT4553S. I mount my ZV-E1 on it with the 200-600mm powered via a Vmount battery to film the wildlife of the lake near my home 😉👍
Love the advice, will have to give it a try 👍🤘
Such a good video Tom, and absolutely spot on with your tips. The only one I'd struggle with, would be waiting 2 weeks to process my images! I could maybe wait a few days 😆 I'm already thinking now of a 'project' for this year. I was keen to come on one of your workshops with the hares, but can't make it this time. However, I'd love to join you if you ever do any more workshops in the future. Great to have a different point of view and constructive critisism of images from others too. Cheers Tom!
Excellent advise. Best video I’ve seen in a long time. Thank you.
Thanks Robin, glad you enjoyed the video! Cheers, Tom
Great advice all around but that last tip was huge. Nothing can duplicate the actual experience… waiting a couple of weeks or even months allows you to review those images with a more level head.
Great tips Tom! I am a university academic and found that the essence of your tips also fits nicely with scientific writing.
Excellent tips. That one about waiting for a couple of weeks is so true, I think. really interesting processes happen between recording an event and creating an image
Oh for sure, it’s amazing what a little time does to help bring out an images real feeling
Great video Tom, informative content
Great advice, glad I found you. 👍
Superb advice again Tom…. Really appreciate your videos.
Thanks Matthew! Glad you enjoy them!
Thats so true Tom! Risks is a subject we forget to speak about. Great tip to improve your photography 👍
Cheers Trond, risk is certainly something people seem to forget about, yes you miss pictures but you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take!
So true!
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Tom, you have evolved into a great photographer and tutor from the young man I met at Ryemeads more years ago than I want to think about think your project then was foxes. But your enthusiasm is still the same.
Your honesty and advice in this video is second to none and must inspire photographers of any generation. I particularly like the advice about leaving images two weeks or more before editing. (Note to oneself, check all the early images and delete those that are no good. Might be able to free up GBs of storage :-) ) Thanks for your time in producing these videos.
Wow! That was the best and most useful set of photography tips I have seen on CZcams in years. Really practical and honest advice. Thank you!
Thank you so much Chris! Really appreciate the donation. Glad you found the video helpful, I’ll keep them coming!
What a great video Tom. What seem such simple, but very important ideas. It has made me stop and think about my approach and for that I thank you. 👍
Great info Tom !! Thanks !
Cheers David!
Thanks
Thank you!
Talking about inspirational wildlife photography. What do you think about the work of Thomas D Mangelsen?
Great info. Point 5 was very interesting. I'm going to employ that tip . thanks for sharing Tom
No problem Steve, hope that it helps you in your work, I always think delaying our judgement is key when editing! Cheers, Tom
Tom this is very good content! - Thank you.
11:24 Thank you for saying that! - I now this very well...
While shooting you really enjoy it and in front of the computer you think: "This is rubbish." 🤣
what am I doing wrong with my CZcams channel as only 142 subscribers? I’ve not been on much as depression but I will be back on soon. Thanks for sharing. Always good to watch your videos. I’m also like you use Nikon D3500 crop sensor with a sigma 150 to 600 contemporary lens
This was a very very informative video. Thanks.
Edit later, I will be taking this on board a bit more. Fantastic tip. I know from having a small archive to draw on (couple of years) that I see images totally differently weeks, and months later. That makes it even trickier to cull images, I need infinite RAID backup!
For sure, I’ve got about 300,000 images in the library now, some in edited and waiting for the right day to process them. Also it’s amazing how you feel changes how you edit a photo, if you’re happy or sad, feeling something can really change the way you push and edit!
Fantastic advice!
Great advice and I’m particularly pleased to hear that my never getting around to editing stuff until well after shooting might even be a good thing 😅
Haha I know that feeling!
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Thanks for the great videos Tom, I find them very easy to watch and to understand.
I’m going on Safari next month and taking a Nikon F100, F80 and D5500 with me. I’ve got a Sigma 150-600mm lens. Can you recommend another lens to take as well? 28-300mm or 80-400mm?
Any other tips?
Hello Tom,
can you share with us some project from you, where we can see where your photos end up? Like the assignments and work for your customers.
I feels like you do great content on CZcams, but it feels a bit disconnected from your work, because we never get to see it.
Maybe thats ok for you.
Best regards,
Eike
Great tips many thanks
Glad it was helpful!
hi tom ,i think your the best for advice in wildlife photography , how much to spend day with you
Aosta Valley, Dora Baltea river, Grey Heron ---- Grey Heron project... photograph the beauty of the river and his inhabitants and clean it from palstic trash which is polluting my homeland. what do you think people? am i going to make it?
That sounds like a great project to work on!