Rien de tel que des conseils venant de photographes professionnels ! Nous vous invitons donc à vous asseoir pour écouter nos conseils en photographie. Attendez, ne bougez pas de votre chaise, tournez-vous un peu sur votre gauche et tenez cette position… parfait ! Si ce genre d’indications sont en général bien respectées par des sujets humains, il se murmure que cela est un poil plus difficile avec les animaux. Au fait, la plupart d’entre eux n’écoutent pas trop ce que vous dites, ou n’attendent pas que vous soyez prêts. Shannon Wild, l’une des membres du jury d’Africa’s Photographer of the Year, en sait plus que nous sur le sujet : son expertise est de photographier les animaux sauvages en s’adaptant à leur environnement.
En se basant sur son expérience et son savoir-faire, Shannon a écrit un e-book de 70 pages pour partager ses astuces. Elle a accepté de nous en donner quelques clés pour nos lecteurs, afin de les aider à capturer l’aspect le plus authentique et « sauvage » de leurs photos d’animaux dans la nature. Nous espérons que vous apprécierez ses 10 meilleures astuces :
"1. EYE CONTACT: When it comes to wildlife photography, eye contact can transform a good image into a great image by connecting with the viewer on a deeper level." – @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear __________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks A post shared by Rhino Africa (@rhinoafrica) on May 8, 2017 at 2:32am PDT
"1. EYE CONTACT: When it comes to wildlife photography, eye contact can transform a good image into a great image by connecting with the viewer on a deeper level." – @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear __________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks
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“2. CAPTURE THE ACTION: Capturing wildlife behaviour can be some of the most rewarding and challenging images you’ll ever take. The higher your shutter speed, the better you’ll be able to capture movement sharply, such as this Verreaux's Sifaka running in Madagascar. The middle focus point on your camera is the most accurate, especially in low contrast or low-light situations. Use single-point focus, press the shutter half way and then recompose your shot to frame it how you want. If your subject is moving, switch to AF-C, which is Continuous Auto-Focus on Nikon (known as AI-Servo AF on Canon) and the camera will do it’s best to track the moving subject as you follow it. And don’t be afraid of Manual Focus, sometimes it’s best if your camera is struggling to find focus for you.” – @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear __________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks A post shared by Rhino Africa (@rhinoafrica) on May 8, 2017 at 3:59am PDT
“2. CAPTURE THE ACTION: Capturing wildlife behaviour can be some of the most rewarding and challenging images you’ll ever take. The higher your shutter speed, the better you’ll be able to capture movement sharply, such as this Verreaux's Sifaka running in Madagascar. The middle focus point on your camera is the most accurate, especially in low contrast or low-light situations. Use single-point focus, press the shutter half way and then recompose your shot to frame it how you want. If your subject is moving, switch to AF-C, which is Continuous Auto-Focus on Nikon (known as AI-Servo AF on Canon) and the camera will do it’s best to track the moving subject as you follow it. And don’t be afraid of Manual Focus, sometimes it’s best if your camera is struggling to find focus for you.” – @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear __________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks
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“3. COMPOSITION: Composition is so important to a strong image. When getting used to shooting with composition in mind it can help to shoot slightly wider and experiment with cropping options after you’ve downloaded your shots. You will soon learn what is pleasing to the eye while looking through the viewfinder. Don’t forget to really ‘look’ at your whole shot when framing through the viewfinder. Utilizing ‘negative space’ can really add impact to an image, such as this Ostrich in the distance. I made sure to consider the ‘rule of thirds’ when composing this shot so that the Ostrich is ‘looking into’ the frame and if you put a grid (two vertical and two horizontal lines) over the image you will see how I’ve placed the Ostrich in the bottom right third of the image. Most cameras will let you set these lines to be visible in your viewfinder as you shoot to help you compose, a very handy tool when starting out.” – @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear __________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks A post shared by Rhino Africa (@rhinoafrica) on May 8, 2017 at 5:56am PDT
“3. COMPOSITION: Composition is so important to a strong image. When getting used to shooting with composition in mind it can help to shoot slightly wider and experiment with cropping options after you’ve downloaded your shots. You will soon learn what is pleasing to the eye while looking through the viewfinder. Don’t forget to really ‘look’ at your whole shot when framing through the viewfinder. Utilizing ‘negative space’ can really add impact to an image, such as this Ostrich in the distance. I made sure to consider the ‘rule of thirds’ when composing this shot so that the Ostrich is ‘looking into’ the frame and if you put a grid (two vertical and two horizontal lines) over the image you will see how I’ve placed the Ostrich in the bottom right third of the image. Most cameras will let you set these lines to be visible in your viewfinder as you shoot to help you compose, a very handy tool when starting out.” – @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear __________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks
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“4. LIGHT: When it comes down to it photography is all about how to capture light. Early morning and late afternoon provides some of the most gorgeous light to shoot in and as you become more confident with your gear and understand how Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO all work together in harmony you’ll learn which settings are best for any given situation in low light such as dawn or dusk like this Springbok that I photographed after 7pm in South Africa in April, which is the middle of Autumn. When working in low light stability is also really important, I used a beanbag on an open car window to stabilize my long lens (Tamron 150-600mm) for this shot.” – @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear __________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks A post shared by Rhino Africa (@rhinoafrica) on May 8, 2017 at 11:54pm PDT
“4. LIGHT: When it comes down to it photography is all about how to capture light. Early morning and late afternoon provides some of the most gorgeous light to shoot in and as you become more confident with your gear and understand how Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO all work together in harmony you’ll learn which settings are best for any given situation in low light such as dawn or dusk like this Springbok that I photographed after 7pm in South Africa in April, which is the middle of Autumn. When working in low light stability is also really important, I used a beanbag on an open car window to stabilize my long lens (Tamron 150-600mm) for this shot.” – @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear __________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks
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“5. GET LOWER: Perspective is so important and I give more examples of why in my next tip, but one point I am constantly making is to ‘get lower’! If it’s safe to get down to the subjects perspective it will open up a whole new world to your wildlife photography. By laying down on the dirt to capture images of this Leopard Tortoise in Namibia I was able to get a tortoises perspective, as well as give a sense of its environment and nice separation of subject to background. If I had of shot this image from standing, or even crouching height the image would have been full of just a dirt background and nowhere near as visually engaging.” – @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear __________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks A post shared by Rhino Africa (@rhinoafrica) on May 9, 2017 at 1:45am PDT
“5. GET LOWER: Perspective is so important and I give more examples of why in my next tip, but one point I am constantly making is to ‘get lower’! If it’s safe to get down to the subjects perspective it will open up a whole new world to your wildlife photography. By laying down on the dirt to capture images of this Leopard Tortoise in Namibia I was able to get a tortoises perspective, as well as give a sense of its environment and nice separation of subject to background. If I had of shot this image from standing, or even crouching height the image would have been full of just a dirt background and nowhere near as visually engaging.” – @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear __________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks
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"6. CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE Don’t forget to mix up your perspective, move around if you’re safely able to. These four shots are the same Flap-necked Chameleon on the same branch; I simply changed my position to capture a variety of scenes." @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear _______________________________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks A post shared by Rhino Africa (@rhinoafrica) on May 9, 2017 at 3:57am PDT
"6. CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE Don’t forget to mix up your perspective, move around if you’re safely able to. These four shots are the same Flap-necked Chameleon on the same branch; I simply changed my position to capture a variety of scenes." @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear _______________________________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks
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"7. THE DETAILS: Not every wildlife image has to be a full body or even portrait. Remember to capture the details! I shot several different ‘close-up’ detail shots of this zebra, including the mane, the ears, a tight if it’s beautiful striped pattern and this one of its muzzle. This stands out as a favourite to me because of that one little piece of dry grass in the lips, which gives the image another point of interest." – @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear __________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks A post shared by Rhino Africa (@rhinoafrica) on May 10, 2017 at 12:08am PDT
"7. THE DETAILS: Not every wildlife image has to be a full body or even portrait. Remember to capture the details! I shot several different ‘close-up’ detail shots of this zebra, including the mane, the ears, a tight if it’s beautiful striped pattern and this one of its muzzle. This stands out as a favourite to me because of that one little piece of dry grass in the lips, which gives the image another point of interest." – @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear __________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks
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"8. ENVIRONMENTAL: Variety is key and that includes capturing wildlife within its environment using wide-angle lenses such as this Giant Malagasy Chameleon crossing a road in the iconic Baobab Alley in Madagascar. You can probably tell I also laid down on the dirt for this low perspective and note the eye contact of the chameleon. Be sure to combine several of the tips I’ve outlined here to create really strong images." – @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear __________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks A post shared by Rhino Africa (@rhinoafrica) on May 10, 2017 at 2:38am PDT
"8. ENVIRONMENTAL: Variety is key and that includes capturing wildlife within its environment using wide-angle lenses such as this Giant Malagasy Chameleon crossing a road in the iconic Baobab Alley in Madagascar. You can probably tell I also laid down on the dirt for this low perspective and note the eye contact of the chameleon. Be sure to combine several of the tips I’ve outlined here to create really strong images." – @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear __________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks
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"9. BLACK AND WHITE: There’s nothing quite like the classic beauty of black and white. I absolutely adore the simplicity and detail you can bring out by converting an image to monochrome. I always shoot RAW so I start with a colour version and will do a black and white conversion later to taste. I especially love bringing out skin detail or atmospheric skies with this technique." – @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear _________________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks A post shared by Rhino Africa (@rhinoafrica) on May 10, 2017 at 4:17am PDT
"9. BLACK AND WHITE: There’s nothing quite like the classic beauty of black and white. I absolutely adore the simplicity and detail you can bring out by converting an image to monochrome. I always shoot RAW so I start with a colour version and will do a black and white conversion later to taste. I especially love bringing out skin detail or atmospheric skies with this technique." – @shannon__wild #RAtakeover #AfricasPhotographerOfTheYear _________________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks
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10. SLOW SHUTTER: Photography is supposed to be fun and creative. Using a slow shutter speed on a moving subject can give you some really interesting results. Not only that, if your light has faded to where you can no longer take a sharp, steady shot then switch to purposely shooting with a slow shutter and get creative! What have you got to lose? Not only are these Wildebeest in Kenya moving but I also moved the camera to ‘track’ with them as I shot to emphasis the motion blur on the background. I’ve used a shutter of 1/8 second here and tried to keep the viewfinder on the front Wildebeest as I pressed the shutter. It will likely take several shots to get one that aesthetically works so be patient and keep trying … and remember … it’s supposed to be FUN! __________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks A post shared by Rhino Africa (@rhinoafrica) on May 10, 2017 at 5:33am PDT
10. SLOW SHUTTER: Photography is supposed to be fun and creative. Using a slow shutter speed on a moving subject can give you some really interesting results. Not only that, if your light has faded to where you can no longer take a sharp, steady shot then switch to purposely shooting with a slow shutter and get creative! What have you got to lose? Not only are these Wildebeest in Kenya moving but I also moved the camera to ‘track’ with them as I shot to emphasis the motion blur on the background. I’ve used a shutter of 1/8 second here and tried to keep the viewfinder on the front Wildebeest as I pressed the shutter. It will likely take several shots to get one that aesthetically works so be patient and keep trying … and remember … it’s supposed to be FUN! __________ #rhinoafrica #rhinogram #wildlifephotography #safariphoto #safari #safariphotography #travelgoals #africa #travel #wildlife #wild #photographer #photography #photofeature #phototips #apoty #photographytips #photographytipsandtricks
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Si vous désirez connaître plus d’astuces, nous vous invitons à télécharger son eBook de 70 pages sur la Photographie d’Animaux Sauvages
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