Back Button Focusing and AF-On
Using 'back button focusing' is a technique which often comes up as a subject during my wildlife photography workshops. So, what is it all about and why is it [...]
Graduated Filters and Wildlife Photography
Take a look around a location which is popular with landscape photographers and the chances are, you will see some neutral density graduated filters being used. If you’re unfamiliar, [...]
Fujinon XF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 Variable Aperture
I am regularly asked a few questions about the variable aperture on the Fujinon (Fujifilm) 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 and so as I often do, I decided to write a blog [...]
Medium Format Wildlife Photography
Last year, a visit to my local branch of London Camera Exchange in Newcastle-upon-Tyne resulted in an opportunity to use Fujifilm’s medium format GFX50s camera during one of our [...]
Sabi Sands Juvenile Leopard
Hosanna, juvenile male Leopard, Djuma Reserve Sabi Sands, South Africa. At a wildlife photography talk a couple of weeks ago I was talking about this photograph, how I [...]
Telephoto Questions and Answers
What is a Telephoto Lens? A telephoto lens has a focal length, or reach, which allows you to photograph a distant subject, magnify it and make it fill [...]
Live Baiting of Kingfishers for Photography
Photographs of Common Kingfishers are high on the bucket-list of many photographers interested in wildlife. There are commercial wildlife hides which specialise in kingfisher photography and can virtually guarantee [...]
Don’t Mind Me….
I'm just passing through! Atlantic puffin – 'low profile walk', Fujifilm X-H1 & 100-400mm lens. I’m always keen to stress the importance of how fieldcraft is as important [...]
African Photography Safaris – Recommended Reading
A tailor-made photographic safari in a place so rich and diverse in wildlife is an incredible experience for anybody interested in wildlife photography. The sheer volume of species we see [...]
The Frames per Second Advantage
A camera with a rapid burst rate is a great advantage when photographing wildlife, especially if you're looking to capture action and behaviour. The best of the drama in [...]