{"id":4240,"date":"2018-10-09T05:04:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T18:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/?p=4240"},"modified":"2022-01-23T18:30:38","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T07:30:38","slug":"wildlife-photography-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wildlife-photography-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife Photography Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Getting caught up in the day-to-day life of city living is easy to do and beyond the buildings, the world can be a wild, adventurous place so we&#8217;ve put together some useful wildlife photography tips.<\/p>\n<p>Although the concrete jungle has its own ecosystem of sorts (see: rats, pigeons), there\u2019s way more species inhabiting the planet; there are creatures in every crevice of the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Wildlife photographers not only capture the magic of the world around us and they encourage us, the day-to-day livers to look beyond ourselves, to step outside of our comfort zones. The world is a wonderful, inspiring place and wildlife photographers remind us of that with their captivating images.<\/p>\n<h2>Wildlife Photography Tips<\/h2>\n<p>1. Know Your Gear<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-know-your-gear.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4242 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-know-your-gear.jpg\" alt=\"Wildlife Photography Tips - Know Your Gear\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-know-your-gear.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-know-your-gear-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-know-your-gear-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/377;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Know Your Subject<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-know-your-subject-min.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4243 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-know-your-subject-min.jpg\" alt=\"Wildlife Photography Tips - Know Your Subject\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-know-your-subject-min.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-know-your-subject-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-know-your-subject-min-150x100.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/447;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Shoot Wider<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-shoot-wider-min.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4244 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-shoot-wider-min.jpg\" alt=\"Wildlife Photography Tips - Shoot Wider\" width=\"670\" height=\"427\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-shoot-wider-min.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-shoot-wider-min-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-shoot-wider-min-150x96.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/427;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Shoot Closer<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-shoot-closer.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4245 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-shoot-closer.jpg\" alt=\"Wildlife Photography Tips - Shoot Closer\" width=\"670\" height=\"382\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-shoot-closer.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-shoot-closer-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-shoot-closer-150x86.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/382;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. The Importance of Light<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-the-importance-of-light-min.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4246 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-the-importance-of-light-min.jpg\" alt=\"Wildlife Photography Tips - The Importance of Light Wildlife Photography Tips - The Importance of Light \" width=\"500\" height=\"513\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-the-importance-of-light-min.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-the-importance-of-light-min-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-the-importance-of-light-min-146x150.jpg 146w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/513;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. Use a Fast Shutter Speed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-use-a-fast-shutter-speed-min.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4247 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-use-a-fast-shutter-speed-min.jpg\" alt=\"Wildlife Photography Tips - Use a Fast Shutter Speed\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-use-a-fast-shutter-speed-min.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-use-a-fast-shutter-speed-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-use-a-fast-shutter-speed-min-150x100.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/447;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7. Don\u2019t Use Flash<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-dont-use-flash-min.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4248 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-dont-use-flash-min.jpg\" alt=\"Wildlife Photography Tips - Don't Use Flash\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-dont-use-flash-min.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-dont-use-flash-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-dont-use-flash-min-150x100.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/447;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>8. Use a Long Lens<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-use-long-lens.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4249 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-use-long-lens.jpg\" alt=\"Wildlife Photography Tips - Use Long Lens\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-use-long-lens.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-use-long-lens-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-use-long-lens-150x100.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/447;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>9. Make Negative Space Work for You<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-make-negative-space-work-for-you.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4250 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-make-negative-space-work-for-you.jpg\" alt=\"Wildlife Photography Tips - Make Negative Space Work For You\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-make-negative-space-work-for-you.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-make-negative-space-work-for-you-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-make-negative-space-work-for-you-120x150.jpg 120w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/625;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>10. Create a Wildlife Panorama<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-create-a-wildlife-panorama.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4251 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-create-a-wildlife-panorama.jpg\" alt=\"Wildlife Photography Tips - Create A Wildlife Panorama\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-create-a-wildlife-panorama.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-create-a-wildlife-panorama-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-create-a-wildlife-panorama-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/377;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>11. Patience is a Virtue, So Arm Yourself With It<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-patience-is-a-virtue-so-arm-yourself-with-it.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4252 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-patience-is-a-virtue-so-arm-yourself-with-it.jpg\" alt=\"Wildlife Photography Tips - Patience Is A Virtue, So Arm Yourself With It \" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-patience-is-a-virtue-so-arm-yourself-with-it.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-patience-is-a-virtue-so-arm-yourself-with-it-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-patience-is-a-virtue-so-arm-yourself-with-it-150x100.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/447;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>12. Think Outside a Box<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-think-outside-the-box-min.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4253 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-think-outside-the-box-min.jpg\" alt=\"Wildlife Photography Tips - Think Outside A Box\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-think-outside-the-box-min.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-think-outside-the-box-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/wildlife-photography-tips-think-outside-the-box-min-150x100.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/447;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting caught up in the day-to-day life of city living is easy to do and beyond the buildings, the world can be a wild, adventurous place so we\u2019ve put together some useful wildlife photography tips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photography-tips"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4240"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5362,"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4240\/revisions\/5362"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}