Preparation
Chris Weston
Chris was listed by Outdoor Photography as ‘one of the world’s 40 most influential wildlife photographers’. His credits include the BBC, The Sunday Times, and National Geographic. He hosts The Complete Photographer Masterclass online training course. See www.chrisweston.photography and www.chrisweston.training.
1 Shoot in aperture-priority mode
I almost always shoot at the extremes of the shutter speed range: fast shutter speeds for freezing action, slow shutter speeds for creating a sense of movement. By shooting in aperture-priority mode, I can very quickly change my f/number, let the camera adjust the shutter speed, and rapidly switch from my fastest available shutter speed to the slowest, without worrying about whether there’s sufficient light, which means I never miss a shot.
2 Don’t take record shots
Before you press the shutter, ask yourself, ‘How would I caption this image?’ If the only answer you can come up with is the species name – a tiger, a bear, an eagle,
