TOP TIPS to get into WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY. Learn from a professional!
TOP TIPS to get into WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY. Learn from a professional!
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My name is Simon d’Entremont and I’m a professional wildlife and nature photographer from Eastern Canada. In this video I walk you through starting out in wildlife photography.
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it’s probably clear to you that I’m binging your content ๐ but honestly, I am so happy I can learn from a MASTER, at my own pace.
I used to joke about becoming a bird photographer when I’m 60 yrs old ๐ because it’s impossible for me to do it now (money and time)…….what a lie I told myself.
Thank you for helping me change my mentality. I do portraits so I’ve an A7C + 85mm f1.8 but I can rent nice 200mm+ lenses for under $70 and start my birding/wildlife adventure over 22 years ahead of schedule haha!!
Thanks Simon. ๐๐พ
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Never Seen a better Video in my entire life.
Thank you so much.
Who else here hates corporate jobs and watches this while daydreaming
Don’t forget to tell them you have about $20k in the camera and lens.
EF 400mm 5.6L worth it for wildlife?
Great pics! Nice job, keep it on
Hello sir iam just an ordinary man. i don’t know where i am going right now… i love nature and i love animals . I want to do this as a professional … can you give me some advice . I want to do something exceptional .๐ please do reply sir!!
Excellent video, thank you
Stumbled across your video after getting super into penguin photographers and field researchers. Now I live in the middle of the States so no penguins unfortunately, but since I was little my mom has become quite the experienced amateur photographer.
She introduced me to photography from a super early age so were both being inspired to pick up our cameras again! Mom does more potraits of people and buildings/ urban landscape, and I do lots of common neighboorhood plant/ garden and animal shots. So we both got a lot to learn from our wide interests too!
Are photo cameras going to turn into just very high quality video recorders eventually >_<
Such an interesting topic.
All your tips have really helped me so thanks. Especially that ISO Auto is fine when shooting wildlife which helped me so much rather then having change ISO on fly while environmental lighting changes
A must-watch.
WOW!! Great stuff.
You just earned a new subscriber.
is a canon rebel t7 and a 75-300 lens good for a start in wildlife ?
Would a 55-250 be enough? My budget is fairly small๐
Excellent information!
Is it a problem my camera has rf mouth. Because I thought both can fit on it now but Iโm not sure
Amazing video tutorial as always. Thank you Simon!
Do you know where I can find a cheap 500/600 mm lens?
I respect the hard work.
Simon has a wholesome dad energy I love
I appreciate your effort.
Loved the editing.
First time I listened to a YouTube ad and now will be using that site frequently. Great video as well!
Hello,, I’m just wondering can you tell me which is the best wildlife lands ๐ค
10:17 "Make sure you get the lens with the EF mount" I should have listened closer to when I first watched the video.. luckily I used MPB and I can return lol
Great tips. Thanks for posting.
Do you like to photograph in the zoo?
this video helped me a lot, I’m from Italy and I have a Sony ZV-E10 with a Tamron 70-300mm lens, I bought this camera and this lens for bird photos but I’m only at the start so I need to learn many things yet.
I like this video
The background music is perfect.
Just a small thing on getting close to mammals that most may already know. Wear Camo (UNLESS YOU ARE GOING OUT DURING RIFLE SEASON) and get scent killer spray, deodorant, and laundry soap.
Super helpful tips.
Agree with almost everything except the teleconverter comment. The Sony 300mm f2.8 GM is great with a 2x tc
Great tips.
One question: why 1.4x over the 2x teleconverter? Is it because you lose too much light (aperture) and the scene is too tight?
I really enjoy using Fuji APS-C for wildlife, donโt feel the need to upgrade even, with a 150-600mm lens Iโm getting effectively 225-900mm whichโs pretty much covering any situation in wildlife while still staying under 2kg total
Hi Simon was thinking on getting a bit of a budget lens thw sigma 150-600mm contemporary lens but i heard people say you gotta use the a isb dock for it for adjustments and some people say you don’t so was just wondering if you have any input on this ? Thanks love the work
I’m just starting my photography journey and wildlife photography is at the top of my list. Thanks for the informational video, you’ve gained a new subscriber here๐ now i just need to go watch your wildlife playlist!
Love those paws ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ
Excellent video, I just bought my first camera, a Canon EOS 7D. Unfortunately the lens I have is 55×250 but I think it will be good enough for now!
THanks for the information
Hi Simon, I wanted to send u thanks, I binge watch your videos and today I tested doing some bird photograph. Very pleased with the results, I wish I could send u the pictures to have a look. But I am happy!!! So grateful to have your tutorial videos, u are an amazing coach
This is so good. Thanks for simple, positive and uncomplicated tips.
I started recently with birding.
My gear is the
Canon Eos r10
Canon RF 100-400 IS USM LENS
I’m super keen to take some fun shots.
Even if they’re average.
Do you rate the lens hoods and lens polarised filters?
Top quality.
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I always find canon and nikon for wildlife photography. What about sony?
This was really helpful, thank you
I wish MPB didn’t hate Alaskans. Their shipping here sucks. At least Keh doesn’t screw Alaskans over with ridiculous shipping rates. I still try to buy from Stewart’s (our local camera shop) whenever I can. Support your local shops!
What an honest and helpful video. Thank you a bunch Simon!