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Photography Tips

Gain useful tips about photographing Uganda and Rwanda’s wild mountain gorillas from our Natural Photographer blog. Nat Hab Expedition Leader Court Whelan is a photography pro who provides in-depth advice, from reviews of the newest camera gear to wildlife photography tutorials. Whether you're a seasoned photographer or just getting started with a point-and-shoot, you'll want to read these useful tutorials before heading into the rainforest in search of golden monkeys, chimpanzees and majestic mountain gorillas.

How to Get this Shot: Gorilla "Filling the Frame"

If you're headed on a photographic adventure to Uganda and Rwanda, take a look at the tips below for how to get a "fill the frame" style shot like the one above. In order to photograph rare mountain...

What's in your Camera Bag? Gorilla Trekking Safari

It's sure to be a top highlight of your photographic career and one of the most memorable nature safaris you will ever do—a Gorilla Photo Safari. However, it's not without its challenges...

How to Pack Light with Camera Gear for Big Travel

To get to the world's most mesmerizing habitats and have the opportunity to photograph the wildlife you encounter often requires pretty significant travel. Planes, trains, and automobiles are the norm for the...

Where Should You Focus When Taking Wildlife Photographs?

Wildlife photography has many challenges, most of them associated with being in the right place at the right time. So, let's say you're with a great outfitter...

Composition Corner | Beautiful Wildlife Closeups

Whether you’re in the middle of the savanna in Kenya or submerged in the deep rainforests of Costa Rica, there will be close-up shots of wildlife that you want to get right the first time. Just because an animal is...

WEBINAR | 10 Tips to Improve Your Wildlife & Nature Photography

Originally presented July 2, 2024

Want to get wall-worthy images of wildlife on your next nature outing? Professional photographer and Expedition Leader Charlie Reinertsen shares tips for capturing stellar shots of even the most fleeting animal encounters, illustrating his talk with his own wildlife photos from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: bison, black and grizzly bears, wolves and more. Get Charlie’s advice on camera settings and composition techniques, photo gear recommendations, and ideas to improve your wildlife photography while enjoying your time in nature.

WEBINAR | Practical Photo Editing Tips for Everyone

Originally presented March 29, 2023

Take your nature and wildlife photo editing to the next level with these tips and tricks from one of our pro photographers and Africa Expedition Leaders, Richard de Gouveia.

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