This online wildlife photography teaches you exactly how to set up your camera for wildlife photography to make capturing sharp, in focus, well exposed and creative images as simple as possible. Say goodbye to automatic, and ending up with blurry and out of focus photos. It's time to head off on a virtual photographic safari and learn how to make your colours pop with white balance creativity, capture sharp shots of birds in flight, make the most of the different shooting modes, nail your focus, and master two game changers in wildlife photography - manual with auto-ISO, and back button focus.
- Highlights
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✅ Learn from Matthew, a professional wildlife photographer and experienced tutor who has taught over 1,000 people in person on his workshops, holidays and while working as resident wildlife photographer in the Maasai Mara (I'll introduce myself properly further down this page).
✅ 4 hours of 'in the field' video lessons covering everything you need to know (full course content further down this page). From basic lessons on ISO, aperture and shutter speed, to more advanced lessons on capturing sharp shots of birds in flight, choosing the right focus area, mastering the histogram to avoid over-exposing photos, and how to instantly elevate the colours in your photos using white balance. And then there's two absolute game changers: manual with auto-ISO and back-button focus.
✅ Unique immersive experience with real world examples recorded through my viewfinder in every lesson with lions, cheetah and elephants. You won't find this in any other course.
✅ 20 printable cheat sheets to put in your camera bag so you always have the answers at your fingertips.
✅ Master your camera in 1 week with the actionable step-by-step checklist.
✅ Challenges with every lesson.
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- Why shooting in black and white is my secret top tip for improving your photography, even if you want the photo to end up being in colour.
- How to use white balance creatively to make the colours in your photo pop.
- ISO, aperture, shutter speed and the exposure triangle.
- Creating a correct exposure, metering and the histogram.
- Enhancing your creativity with exposure compensation.Shooting modes - aperture priority, manual, shutter priority and manual with auto-ISO, and which one is most useful.
- Manual with auto-ISO and why it is a game changer in terms of making shooting simple.
- Focus areas, and why they are all useful at different times.
- Single and continuous autofocus and which is useful when.
- The magic of back button focus.
- Continuous shooting, and how fast is too fast?
- RAW v JPEG - which is best for you?
Meet your Photography Guide
Matthew is a London-based wildlife, travel & landscape photographer who's work has been recognised in Travel Photography of the Year on numerous occasions. He absolutely loves sharing his passion and to date has taught over 1,000 people in person on his workshops and photography holidays. Whether leading tours, shooting assignments or working on personal projects, he loves nothing more than getting out there and exploring the world with camera in hand and is excited to help you do the same!
Frequently Asked Questions
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This course works with any brand and any style of camera as no matter which you have, this is the set up I would recommend.
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Click the 'buy now' button at the top of the page, and you will be taken to the Mastering Wildlife Photography website. When you purchase the course, you will be prompted to create an account. You can then log in and instantly view all your course materials. You will also be able to download the cheat sheets and course workbook as PDFs for offline access so that you can print them out and add them to your camera bag.
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Forever!
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Yes, I've already had so many requests for just the cheat sheets, that I've made them available to purchase separately. While some people love the taught lessons to bring everything to life, perhaps you already know most of the theory, and simply want to have a reminder with you in your camera bag 24:7. If that's you, just can purchase them here for just £19.50 with the current 50% off.
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I am working on producing physical, laminated and bound copies of the cheat sheets at the moment. If you want to be the first to hear when they are available to purchase, drop me a message - [email protected] - and I will let you know as soon as they are completed.