It’s not always about the size. I suppose it’s with good reason though.  Lions, leopards and cheetahs are without a doubt some of the most sought after photographic subjects out in the bush but don’t forget about the small cats. The African Wild Cat is one of the more seldomly seen cats in Madikwe.  Actually, [...]

Like it or not, you will take bad images. Ok, that might sound a bit harsh but it’s true.  It does not matter whether you take your time to photograph a wildlife subject or whether you fill up card after card on rapid fire, there will always be a few images that you feel is [...]

Isn’t it amazing how sensitive some photographers can be? Whatever it is that we photograph, we always try and put our best images forward.  Makes sense doesn’t it?  Why on earth would you show your bad images to people?  All fine and well but when you get too caught up in filtering your best images [...]

A big thanks to Pieter Pretorius for his guest post and video yesterday. I was lucky enough to to meet Pieter last year when I did a drive for WildEarth TV.  He is truly one of the nicest people you can imagine and his passion for what he does shines through in his images.  Personally [...]

There has been a lot of talk as to whether you should under or overexpose when shooting with a digital camera.  The answer is simple.  You should expose correctly. Ok, let’s look at it a little closer.  Your goal should always be to expose your image as correctly as possible.  That is ultimately your goal [...]

Photography is about light. Obvious statement, but let’s look at it in a little more details. For more scientific details you canclick herebut the short version is that light, which is what you are trying to capture in your images, has different wavelengths which renders it visually as different colors. The visual color range is [...]