Challenge Yourself as a Wildlife Photographer

Posted: April 17, 2018

Not only do wildlife photographers have the normal challenges like choosing the right gear, focus and exposure, and proper framing, they also have to deal with moving subjects. Those challenges may seem like enough for ordinary photograpers, but often outdoor photographers like to take it up a notch and really push outside their comfort zone. These five ways can help you challenge yourself to improve wildlife photography skills.

Tom Mason, writer for Digital Photography School, shares how wildlife photographers can challenge themselves.

5 Ways to Challenge Yourself as a Wildlife Photographer

As a wildlife photographer, often it can seem challenging enough just to find your subjects out in the field, let alone get close enough to take that perfect image. However, to develop as a photographer, constantly challenging yourself is a key ingredient to learning and growing, helping you to tell stories in a more meaningful and creative way through your images. In this article, I will give you a few ideas to explore when you next head out on a nature photography shoot, to keep you challenged and growing as a photographer. 1 – Take one lens Restricting yourself is often a great way to encourage creativity. Working with constraints can help you to think outside the box and explore ideas or ways of working that you might have missed in other cases. As photographers, having a boatload of lenses at our disposal means we have options to capture the world in a multitude of ways. Yet still, within this, we often become restricted within our view, choosing to consistently work with convention rather than explore creative options. Read the entire article 5 Ways to Challenge Yourself as a Wildlife Photographer on Digital Photography School