12 Great Online Tutorials on Wildlife Photography

Shooting wildlife can be some of the most exhilarating photographic experiences of your life, it can also be downright frustrating and boring.  Wildlife photography doesn’t need to happen on a safari in Africa, you can do it in local parks and wooded areas, but there is a lot to know about approaching the area, choosing your gear, setting it up and waiting for the wildlife to come to you, then actually exposing each shot.

photo Mike Baird

Photo by Jan Tik

Because this specific field of photography has so much to learn, we’ve found 12 great online tutorials to help you with with your wildlife photography (in no particular order)….subject areas include

1. Photo.net’s Wildlife Photography
2. Nigel Dennis Wildlife Photo Tips and Techniques
3. Tutorial 9 Wildlife Photography Tips
4. WildlifeExtra.com’s Wildlife Tips
5. Nature Focused Wildlife Photography Tips
6. Digital Photography School’s 4 Tips for Better Wildlife Photography
7. Paul Burwell’s Top Ten Wildlife Photography Tips
8. BetterPhoto.com’s How to Shoot Wildlife Photography
9. Photo How To | How to take Wildlife Photographs
10. Birds in Nature Photography Tutorial
11. Wildlife and Nature Photography Hints, Tips and Tutorials
12. Photo Naturalist

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