It doesn’t happen too often – a case of being in the right place at the right time – asked to shoot stills for an elephant research group based in the U.K. who had a field day in the Chobe, Botswana. Here’s the cut though – I had to take the standard issue elephant shots [...]
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Guest Post: ‘Pretty Picture to Portfolio’ by Karine Aigner
For me, in the beginning, it was about pretty pictures and a love affair. The affair began simply enough–on the final night of a last minute-two day safari to the Masai Mara–in a safari truck filled with student tourists, parked next to an acacia tree housing a lazy leopard. The cat had no intentions of [...]
Guest Post: ‘Living the Dream’ by Paul McDougall
When Gerry asked me to write this, I was completely shocked I had actually looked on here a few weeks back in complete awe at the guest posts on here. I commented on David Lloyds post and after reading that thought, I’d love to get this chance. Then the message came, it actually came the [...]
Guest Post: “Improving Your Bird Photography’ by Isak Pretorius
The bird photographer is an interesting species. We can spend hours inside bird hides, next to dams, or in a car, patiently waiting for that perfect opportunity to come along. It’s the challenge that intrigues us, as well as the satisfaction combined with a sense of achievement when capturing the bird in that spectacular posture. [...]
Guest Post: ‘The Wrestlings of an Amateur Photographer’ by Marius Potgieter
I had to put my newly acquired reading glasses on for this one. I had read the message without it, but since I passed 40 I don’t trust what I see anymore. This time I may as well have, as the message was the same. My mouth went dry and the palms of my hands [...]
