ESSENTIAL OUTDOOR SKILLS MASTERCLASS

Learn to apply essential shooting techniques for maximum success and sustainability across multiple media

IMAGES OF THE NATURAL WORLD CONSTITUTE A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF THE TOTAL CREATIVE OUTPUT OF PHOTOGRAPHERS AROUND THE GLOBE. AS HUMANS WE HAVE A FASCINATION WITH OUR ENVIRONMENT AND THE PART WE PLAY IN THAT NATURAL SYSTEM. WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY HOLDS A SPECIAL IMPORTANCE IN THE MODERN DAY, WHERE EXPANDING AND CONTRACTING HABITATS BENEFIT FROM DOCUMENTATION IN ORDER TO MONITOR AND RAISE AWARENESS OF PROBLEMS THAT REQUIRE OUR ATTENTION. THE FIELD ENCOMPASSES A BROAD VARIETY OF GENRES AND SUBJECTS, FROM WILDLIFE IMAGES OF ANIMALS, TO PLANT AND FLOWER PORTRAITS AND MACRO STUDIES OF INSECTS. MANY PHOTOGRAPHERS CHOOSE TO DEFINE A NICHE WITHIN A SPECIFIC AREA AND HAVE BUILT A REPUTATION FOR FOCUSING ON A TIGHTLY RELATED GROUP OF ORGANISMS.

IN ORDER FOR NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY TO BE COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL, IMAGES NEED TO FULFIL A UNIQUELY COMPLEX SET OF REQUIREMENTS. EACH SHOT HAS TO PRESENT

THE NATURAL WORLD IN A NOVEL WAY, REVEALING HIDDEN OR OFTEN OVERLOOKED DETAILS, YET THIS CAN ENCOURAGE A RATHER CLINICAL APPROACH TO COMPOSITION. OVER THE FOLLOWING PAGES WE WILL CONSIDER THE BEST STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING ON THE ESSENTIALS OF NATURE IMAGING AND HOW TO APPLY THESE FOR AN ARRAY OF FUNCTIONS, TO YIELD COMMERCIALLY VIABLE WORK.