Unlocking the POWER OF LIGHT in Wildlife Photography

Unlocking the POWER OF LIGHT in Wildlife Photography
All great wildlife photographs share a common characteristic and in this video, I will explain what that characteristic is and how you can use it to create better looking photographs. Be sure to stay tuned until the end of the video for a bonus tip that helped me capture this dramatic photograph.
If you're looking at your photographs and wondering why they don't look as good as other images, the answer may lie in the quality of the light. Light plays a crucial role in photography, and understanding how to use it is one of the key ingredients to being successful in photography.
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
00:16 Light In Wildlife Photography
00:32 Different Light Comparisons
00:52 How Do We Use Light?
01:24 Characteristics Of Light In Wildlife Photography
01:35 Golden Light
02:04 Back Light
02:27 Silhouettes In Wildlife Photography
02:38 Side Light
03:07 Front Light
03:43 Harsh Light
04:09 Diffused Light
04:29 Dappled Light
04:48 Artificial Light
05:28 Shutter Speeds For Wildlife Photography
05:54 Bonus Tip
06:25 7 Tips For Wildlife Photography
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[@nitinbhide5964]

Its really enlightening with tutorial Thanks a lot!!!

[@MarkDumbleton]

My pleasure, thanks so much for watching!

[@mikeyseifert80]

Really great content Mark, you explain things in a very straightforward and easy to understand way. So glad to have found your channel and work.

[@MarkDumbleton]

I appreciate that @mikeyseifert80 - so nice to hear feedback from my followers.

[@carolbell4550]

Mark I have a speed lite which I am using for my macro shots. I am trying to angle to speedlite to the side to make it look like "Light " is coming into the shot (all practice for processing in LR) Am so glad you said dont let light shine directly on subject as I had not thought of that and can see the difference in my shots.

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks for letting me know Carol 😊

[@TheSafariExpert]

Another super useful video, Mark! 🙌🏻

[@MarkDumbleton]

Appreciate that a lot Villiers, thank you! Thanks for watching.

[@alexmarnoch870]

Great tips, made even better by using examples! Thanks.

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks so much for watching, appreciate the comment 🙏🏻

[@carolbell4550]

Mark I really enjoyed this tutorial and have book marked it so as I can re read it over and over again.

[@MarkDumbleton]

Glad to hear, thanks @carolbell4550

[@bobcoggin4618]

Brill 👍🏻

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks so much! Thanks for watching.

[@wildpatagoniafilms16]

excellent post mate! so well explained! question: in the pic of the lion, (at th end of the vieo...0 when you mentioned you exposed for the brighter part of the fur. What did you use: spot meter or evaluative? (canon uses here ...😂 ) Thanks!

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks so much for the comment! I used spot metering for that lion fur. It nice to have that tiny area on spot metering for tricky scenarios like that.

[@KobusTollig1]

Great video bud.

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks so much Kobus! Really appreciate that!