6 Deadly Mistakes Pro Photographers Never Make

[@markmay8942]

Your passion for wildlife and photography really come through in your videos. You discuss topics from the eye of an artist and it shows in your work.

[@TinManLee]

Thank you so much for your kind words

[@teacheralat5079]

Wow thank you for your generosity sharing these tips

[@wildpatagoniafilms16]

Awesome tips! So.. 🤔 what do you usually use...? evaluative 9matrix in Nikon...) or Spot for metering? it depends of the situation...? do you have a post regarding that ...? I'd love to know your approach! ;) Thanks!

[@thomastuorto9929]

Very nice images. Wish I could follow your advice but,,, live in suburbia without means to travel at this time. I go out to view the nature & just can't help myself. I press the shutter button almost always! To far, cluttered backgrounds, wrong directional light, etc. Park near my home has limited access/restricted areas but I do try & get eye & clean backgrounds level when it is possible but I'll take a few photos before I'll make the move in case the subjects moves on.

[@mothernature1972]

Sir I like to enter the bird photography. Currently using Sony APSC with 17- 70 mm Tamron for my travel phography. Nikon Z8 with 400 mm 4.5 lens will be ok for my travel & bird phography? Always looking for yours sugesstions before any investment in this world.

[@hakataramea]

Great tips. About not shooting downwards, that also makes sense. But if on, say, an african safari, most people have to stay within their car/truck, and don't have the possibility of going outside. That makes it hard to be on the same level as many animals, unfortunately. But the tip is still just as valid, of course :).

[@Histogramas]

Hi Tim. Loved your videos. I just got to know your work and... WOW. Long story short, I love wildlife photography and I would love to enhance my photos. I have a lot of non-photos, I mean, like documentary photos, as I have spent like 10 years photographing for just a register of the animal being there. Nudibranchs, insects, arachnids... but now birds made me click the passion for "art". Loved your tips but I would love to become a wild life photographer.... what can you tell me in orser to help achieve this? I am 53 years old and father or four. But I would love to at least see my photos on NG or Odisseia... Thanks.

[@crittaker]

Such great photos...thanks for sharing

[@markschocken2300]

Tin Man, your images and videos shown here are amazingly good. So are your six tips for better wildlife photography. I am forever grateful that I studied with you and I continue to learn from you. You are the best.

[@TinManLee]

Hey Mark big thanks for your kind words! Been enjoying your posts and especially the two owlets. How are things going?

[@mothernature1972]

Great information.

[@AbrahamLaria]

Hello Sir. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, it has helped me immensely. When you shoot those wild animals, how do stay safe? I think that in order to take some of those close pictures you are at a distance where they can reach you very quick. What safety measures do you take? Do you have a team? Maybe it could be good a good idea for a video.

[@IngolfurDavid]

Great stuff Lee spot on thank you

[@rebeccataylor1402]

So if you are trying to photograph an animal that mainly lives in the forest with few opportunities for a "clean" background, do you just not photograph the animal (i.e. jaguar in the bushes/forest; red panda in the forest, GGO owlets in a nest with tree branches around it, etc.)?

[@TinManLee]

It’s to acknowledge that visually evoking an emotion will be more challenging and have to put in more effort to think how to get a better shots. I did see stunning photos of Jaguar but not very often. Also ggo in nests. The key is to know human reacts to visual art in a certain way and one just can’t fight how humans react to things.

[@jacquesvandenhoorn843]

Dear Tin Man, Thank you very much for all the valuable videos. I enjoy watching your sincere and passionate views!

[@Aviator168]

How low can you get when you are on a safari jeep? The lowest you can get is probably window height which I think is not low enough.

[@macimages4215]

Great tips! You are so right about the newer cameras and their ability to track eyes. It’s almost like cheating…almost

[@Dashbshots]

If photography was considered a sport, it's the one sport where you can buy your way to being a professional. You can buy Michael Jordan's shirt, shorts and sneakers but that will not make you a basketball player. And I know that there's more to it than just the photography equipment but it can be learned. Someone that can afford better equipment can potentially leap ahead of someone with good skills but cheaper quality equipment. The cheaper cameras and lenses don't have the same quality. I see people struggle all the time because they think their cheaper camera will give them a great image. As globalists intentionally raise the cost of living to make everyone renters, it's harder to justify spending 20k on a camera body and lens. Especially if the person isn't benefitting from their photographs. There's so much involved with switching to a new system. All the extras. It starts to feel like a sport that is reserved mainly for the people that can afford the professional equipment and constant upgrades. Then it feels like a person needs to learn how to take a picture a specific way to win a contest. As someone with an art background, in a way it feels restrictive. Like if I don't produce a picture that looks similar to other pictures that have won but with a twist, it won't win. Also do people win just because of name recognition? The contest begins to feel snobby. Most people that are viewing photographs don't know the rules. So the majority of people love the photographs that would never win a contest. I enjoy your videos. Along the way you have given the process great thought. You've mentioned having the sky as a background in another video. Maybe you could go deeper into other things you look for to create a nice background. Just for example, if the trees have color in the Fall, is there a distance the subject should be from the trees? Depending on different lenses. Also the best places to photograph are also often reserved for the extremely rich. For example, Jackson. It's harder for people on a couple week trip to get the opportunities that someone gets when they live right in the area for all the seasons.

[@xwhite2020]

oh my..

[@SurfSnowMusicLife]

Actually like that with sports too! Seriously tho, if you are a skilled photographer gear becomes less of an issue!

[@Dashbshots]

@@SurfSnowMusicLife Just for example, people get nice results with a Sony A1 and 200 to 600. But a f/4 600mm will give a little better isolation of the subject and creamy background. Which is the look preferred for many wildlife contests. The Sony A1 is expensive enough on it's own but any 600 mm f/4 really adds 12k up of additional cost. All the "professionals" on YT quickly jumped into mirrorless like they were looking for an edge. Just for example, Mattheis a Audubon winner jumped into Sony and then back into Nikon. f/4 600mm's and f/2.8 400mm. The newer edge seems to matter a lot to a lot of professionals. Many people can't justify or afford to purchase that edge. How many times has someone using a Sigma 150-600 won the Audubon? The more expensive equipment gives better results and the people that can buy it are more likely to win contests. You can buy your way up in this sport. In basketball, you can buy the clothes and sneakers but it doesn't mean you can dunk. If a certain look is preferred for contests, it limits everyone that can't afford the equipment to achieve that specific look. It also limits the artist that sees things differently and is trying to achieve a different look artistically.