How to Correctly Use Camo in Wildlife Photography | My Camo Gear 2021

[@finsnapper]

Nice vid. It takes so much work to make an interesting vid. Keep up the great work.

[@JeremyNeipp]

Glad you enjoyed! 🙌🏻

[@mfegegerg]

Your videos are always so motivational! 🥰

[@JeremyNeipp]

Thank you!! I’m glad they inspire you!! I hope you continue to find motivation on the channel!

[@archereegmb8032]

The most versatile bit of kit is the scrim scarf. you can drape it over you and your camera, and it will break up your outline really well. it also allows sunlight to filter through, to throw shadows on you and your clothes, making for a more natural look. A rubber band will hold it in place on the end of your lens. You can just drape it around your neck, and quickly pull it over your head, when required. They are dirt cheap, and come in many different patterns to cover different environments. I usually carry two different patterns, to cover woods or grasslands.

[@JeremyNeipp]

Thanks for sharing! I agree, it's a convenient piece of camo

[@kevinrichards5814]

The first question that you should ask yourself here is why things are seen? The answer to this is Shape, Shine, Shadow, Silhouette, Spacing & Movement. It you can change your shape, reduce your shine, hide in shadows without making unnatural shadows yourself and don't silhouette by standing above the skyline,this will reduce anything from seeing you. Very little in nature is spaced evenly, if in groups don't stand with even spacing between you, move slow and steady, fast movements attract attention.

[@JeremyNeipp]

Most definitely, all great things to keep in mind as you're learning how to blend into the environment.

[@Birdlab]

Great tips! Thanks for sharing.

[@JeremyNeipp]

Glad it was helpful!

[@deadmolecule3236]

Thanks for the video! I like the glove as well! Oh... that lens cover...

[@JeremyNeipp]

Glad you enjoyed it! I love the gloves as well!

[@LabeilleCreative]

Awesome, great timing for the video, I’ve been wondering about camo for wildlife.

[@JeremyNeipp]

Glad it was helpful! There are definitely some cheap and affordable options when you're first looking into it.

[@vanderavortdebije]

This was helpful !!

[@JeremyNeipp]

Awesome! Glad it helped

[@hypemw998]

Great video! Jeremy, but what do you wear on hot summer days?

[@JeremyNeipp]

Thank you! I usually wear the leafy suit cause it’s cooler, or if it’s really too hot I wear the Camo scarf. Generally I keep the heat down though by doing early sunrises and staying in shade. So even though it gets up to 115 F here in the mornings it’s more manageable in the 80’s or so

[@narutodayo]

Great video, very helpful. Subbed!

[@JeremyNeipp]

Glad you liked it and found it useful! Hope you continue to find value here!

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

I really like the sunrise shots as well as #’s 2 and 4 in the trees. When I got back into photography after years away, I did so with a Nikon D3000 APSC and the Nikon 18-200 lens. Not very sophisticated, but I shot a lot of images that still look good - even after moving to full frame and spending a small fortune on really good lenses.

[@WalkForFreedomOz]

Very well said and easy to listen to. Well done Jeremy. 👍

[@JeremyNeipp]

Thanks Justin! Glad you found value in it.

Nice video, Like and Bye from Italy :)

[@manuCH_]

grande pure io lo seguo

[@cwl1354]

Wondering what have you prepared for emergency situation， such as snack bite. A fruitful info for those who are into wildlife photography, thumbs up! :)

[@JeremyNeipp]

Haha most definitely! I always carry around a protein bard and nature valley bar in my backpack water bottle pocket regardless as an emergency snack, however, when I know I'm going out somewhere longer than I'll pack a lot more in my Camo bag. Glad you liked the video!

[@paulfrancis7207]

Can you maybe point us to where we can get something like the gloves and the balaclava. ?? Please and thank you from New Zealand.

[@JeremyNeipp]

Most definitely! I talked about it in the second half of the video, the affiliate links are in my description below, you can see both the Camo gloves and Camo balaclava there

[@alanwood5590]

Really useful Jeremy. The gloves in summer have the additional advantage of reducing the amount of exposed skin for the insects to get at! How are the ones you’ve got size wise? I’m between the M and L and am thinking maybe going for the L.

[@JeremyNeipp]

They most definitely do! Such a great tool year round. And they fit great for me size wise! I have larges and fit really snug

[@hautehussey]

One thing that is hardly ever mentioned in these videos is UV light. A lot of cheap camo uses optical brighteners or cheap fabric that already has optical brighteners. So animals that see UV light, like most birds, will see that and you’ll stand out like a sore thumb to them. Also, you have to wash your camo in special detergent that doesn’t use optical brighteners.

[@JeremyNeipp]

Wow, super interesting I had no idea that was a thing, what fabric materials would be examples of optical brighteners?

[@hautehussey]

@@JeremyNeipp there isn’t a good way to tell. You have to get a blacklight flashlight and shine it at the material to know. You can get a cheap one on eBay. I got some white camo netting to use while doing winter bird photography and I realized after I got the black light that I was glowing like a sore thumb to the birds!

[@hautehussey]

@@JeremyNeipp Btw, I have a lot of what you used in the video and most of it is good I think.

[@JeremyNeipp]

That’s all good to know, thanks! And good I’m glad that’s the case

[@ericfetterhoff813]

I was told the same thing about UV by former Army Ranger / hunter. He told me to *lightly* spray paint over all outside coverings with flat brown or green paint to dull the surface. Haven't tried it yet.

[@eduardofreitas8336]

Really useful! Thanks! Going to try and get my first mammal shot today :D

[@JeremyNeipp]

Good luck! Hope you capture it :)

[@terryroth2855]

Nice job on covering camo usage Jeremy. One other aspect that I would use it for is to avoid being viewed by public, if ya know what I mean.👍👍

[@JeremyNeipp]

Haha I get ya! Thanks Terry, glad you liked it.

[@QCshooter758]

Would you recommend a leafy suit or Lenscoat? I live in the AZ desert and it gets pretty hot!

[@JeremyNeipp]

It does get hot in Arizona! They really serve different purposes, but the leafy suit will be a much better bang for your buck and do a much better job of concealing you if you can only choose one of the two. If you use it in the early mornings you won't have a problem, afternoons and late days will be pretty hot in your summers though, but still manageable if you find shade.

[@QCshooter758]

@@JeremyNeipp thanks for the reply! Makes sense. I like the idea of the bag hides, just worry about mobility, being a more stationary blind

[@JeremyNeipp]

Yea it’s always a sacrifice in a blind, but one that sometimes pays off. Hope you get what you’re looking for!

[@glennhunt2375]

Very interesting Jeremy how the wildlife watching /photography equipment suppliers have expanded there range over the last few years, 50 years ago your only option was the army surplus stores , ( as non military you was looked on as rather an "oddball" by the general populace - still makes me laugh remembering some people's reaction to it ! ) 😅

[@JeremyNeipp]

Haha I bet, I still get a lot of funny reactions to it! But that’s cool to hear from your perspective. I’m sure so much has changed in your time.

[@hautehussey]

Most of this stuff isn’t from photography related suppliers!

[@fitty50]

New sub, first video. I have the same gear in my bag, crazy.... Great minds.

[@JeremyNeipp]

Haha that's awesome! Hope the channel continues to provide value for you!

[@filmowiec_tv]

Great movie 👍

[@JeremyNeipp]

Thank you!!

[@denischasse3567]

Hé ! Merci 🎥🎥🎥

[@cooper4590]

2:56 definitely agree with you about making yourself smaller- though I have noticed that if you get noticed standing up and then move into a crouch, the animal often gets MORE antsy. I always figured it was because it was the equivalent of a predator going into a stalk

[@JeremyNeipp]

Great observation! I would agree if you are too sudden crouching it does feel like a stalk. Glad you liked the video!

[@kylenelson9755]

If you had to do another camera budget video within the range of $10,000. I wonder what your other options would be in that price range. That’s a serious investment.

[@JeremyNeipp]

Haha maybe I should make a video on that, would you like to put in a vote for that? haha

[@kylenelson9755]

@@JeremyNeipp Also, I wouldn’t recommend buying everything at once with this budget. Unless do don’t mind filling out a Form 8300.