Practical Manual of Captive Animal
Photography: The Step-By-Step Guide
to Photographing Wildlife in Zoos,
Aquaria, and Other Controlled
Habitats
Book
Description Photographers
don't have to travel on safari or
risk life and limb for a portfolio
of marketable nature shots. This
book teaches the step-by-step
techniques necessary for capturing
and selling dramatic images of
animals in settings such as zoos,
nature preserves, and even at home.
Beginning with how to approach the
animals and avoid danger, this book
discusses choosing appropriate
subjects, scouting locations,
creating suitable settings for
smaller animals, capturing shots of
animals in motion, selecting lenses
and filters, and dealing with
obstructions such as fences, glass,
and water. The book also outlines
the necessary equipment-specialized
viewfinders, lenses, and flashes-and
essential legalities such as
permissions to shoot and photo
releases.
Recommended
Equipment
Tamron SP AF 200-500mm/F5-6.3 Di LD
(IF)
This
is a new zoom lens from Tamron that
lets you bring your far away
subjects up close while compressing
the distance between the main
subject and the background for
professional-looking results. Even
while covering up to a 500mm that
enables you to take ultra telephoto
shots of subjects further than the
eye can see, its design is extremely
lightweight and compact. When
mounted on an APS-C size digital SLR
camera, it provides a focal length
equivalent to a 760mm for super
ultra telephoto imaging.
