10 TOP TIPS FOR ANIMAL MAGIC

Expert insight to elevate your wildlife photography

16 Come prepared

Take plenty of spare memory cards and batteries on your shoots.

17 Avoid Auto ISO

When photographing birds in flight, the background changes too quickly, making the exposure unreliable.

18Keep your kit clean

Regularly clean your lenses and camera sensor to avoid having to remove dust spots when editing.

19Wear old clothes

Wear clothes that you don’t mind getting muddy, so you can get down to the subject’s eye level easily.

20Respect nature

Don’t spook, stress or endanger the animals you’re photographing.

21 Break the rules

You can get great wildlife pictures with wide-angle lenses as well as long telephoto zooms.

22Use IS modes

Telephoto lenses sometimes have different IS modes, which are better for handholding or panning.

23 Golden hour

Shoot in the hour after sunrise or before sunset to bathe the animals in rich golden light.

24 Revisit your locations

Revisit your favourite spots year after year to really hone your skills.

25Shoot in your garden

Different bird feed or plants around your garden will attract different wildlife and insects.