Patrick Ryan McCann

  These wildlife photography tips from seasoned photographer Patrick Ryan McCann will rapidly change your wildlife photographs from snapshots to gallery-worthy. He will not go through the usual suspects of wildlife photography, like the rule of thirds, an exposure triangle, and so forth, because they have been well addressed.  You've come for the secret sauce, just one or two nuggets you might not have imagined that will transform your ordinary wildlife photos into wall hangings. Here are five excellent wildlife photography techniques: Think outside the box and use your imagination. The saying "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" is an excellent approach to begin this course on wildlife photography settings. Patrick Ryan McCann sat in a field on this particular day, watching a snowy owl. He couldn't even get to a fast enough shutter speed to halt the motion without increasing his ISO. It was a dreary, bleak day, with little hope of capturing anything mean...

  Every profession has its ethics that need to be followed to be on the right side of the law. Ethics can either be legal principles or moral principles binding a profession or a community. The ethics of wildlife photography is to ensure that the wildlife and the whole wild are protected. It also ensures your protection as well as your conduct. Below are some of the ethics involved in wildlife photography as explained by Patrick Ryan McCann.    Respect the Law In every country, there are laws that protect the wildlife environment. In Australia, The Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) helps to protect the wildlife environment. Always read and understand the laws involving wildlife in every environment you go, to so as not to break them. The laws are there to protect you and the wildlife: animals and the environment. Do Not Disturb Endeavor not to disturb the surroundings or the animals in their natural habitat. When y...

  For most beginners of wildlife photography, the first question on their mind is if they can start their career with the less expensive cameras and gadgets available on the market and still get quality wildlife photos that they would be proud of. Patrick Ryan McCann believes that there should be a minimum amount that a beginner is ready to spare to acquire cameras and gadgets for this career path or hobby. For a beginner, the minimum you will need is a camera body and at least one telephoto lens, and these two items cost approximately 2,000 AUD (around 1,400 USD). This is about the minimum needed for a camera and gadget as a beginner, having more than this amount would do a lot of good on your gadget procurement. Yes, budget cameras and gadgets have lots of limitations, but you can still do lots of good with them, they can still give you the great bokeh that helps to isolate your subject and gives more light to your subject. They can still give you that clean-cut, sharp image...