Natural Photographer Blog

  • Pro Tips

    Run a Background Check: It’s Most of Your Photo

    May 8, 2026 · Mike Hillman

    Here’s an uncomfortable truth: your subject is not the whole photo. I know, betrayal. You spent all that money on a big lens, got up before sunrise, skipped the second…

  • Pro Tips

    Field Guide to Photographing Bison

    Oct 24, 2025 · Mike Hillman

    You want to know my favorite fact about bison? They used to be found in 49 out of 50 states in the US. As you might expect, the hardy critters…

  • What's in the Bag

    What’s in the Bag? Yellowstone Winter & Wolf Photography

    Sep 24, 2018 · Court Whelan

    Being one of America’s greatest National Parks and natural treasures, Yellowstone is an iconic destination for both wildlife and landscape photography. In addition, it being firmly in the temperate forests…

  • Learn by Example

    How to get this shot – Snowy Bison

    Feb 19, 2018 · Court Whelan

    It’s prime time for winter photography, and there may be no better place than Yellowstone in the winter to get the shots you’ve always wanted. From snowy Grand Tetons, to…