Photography is about creativity rather than equipment and technical expertise. David Boag, a wildlife photographer, shares some tips on creative photography.

Capturing Birds in Flight

A shot of a bird in flight has always been a challenge to photographers. Seeing a perfect print image only serves to make them eager to create the same result. Photographing a bird in flight presents one problem, but capturing that one special bird-in-flight shot that’s in focus and has good composition plus good light can represent a whole set of problems. Everyone has his share of good flight shots where the bird may be just a tiny bit soft. Those are easy. But, how do you get a great flight shot?

Pelican in Front of Sun by Andy Long

The camera technology of the last several years has made flight photography easier than it was before, but there are still lots of variables that need to be added to the equation to make good bird-in-flight photography a common part of your repertoire. Here are some fundamentals to help you increase your supply of flight shots:

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Rare footage of Ansel Adams, a genius in photography

The Nature Conservancy just launched a new bimonthly audio slide show from their award winning director of photography - Mark Godfrey. Mark walks you through some of our most captivating nature photography images and explains the story behind the shot.

View the first installment of the slide show by clicking on the image above and learn more about the craft and technique that go into great nature photography.

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The Art of Digital Photography is written by John Hedgecoe. The book is easy-to-understand, and packed with both technical instructions and creative ideas, celebrated author and photographer John Hedgecoe walks you through the world of digital photography and shares his considerable expertise on this ever-changing medium. Please click on the flash player below to enlarge.

About the author
Internationally acclaimed photographer John Hedgecoe has shared his methods with millions of readers since his classic, The Book of Photography, was first published in 1976. In addition to his distinguished career as a teacher, his photographs have appeared in newspapers and magazines around the world. He published John Hedgecoe’s New Book of Photography with DK in 1994

Joel Meyerowitz shares lots of tips for taking great street photographs

Stephen Oachs has composed 10 tips for taking great animal photos. Very good tips if you’re new to wildlife photography, or just want to improve your shots taken at your local zoo;

Jaguar by Onrie (Profile)

Tip 1: Miss the eyes and you’ve missed the shot. Getting the eyes in focus is key to capturing a photo of an animal. It’s human nature to look at the eyes. It’s how we determine emotion and how we connect. When I was in Homer, Alaska, I came across a moose on the move. Given it was early morning and the light was low I knew getting a fast shutter speed to freeze his movement would be tough, so I quickly adjusted my camera to lock the focus on his eyes, and took the shot. The majority of the picture was a bit blurry, but because the eyes are in focus, the shot was saved.

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Eugene F. Lally - Ahead of his Time

The year is 1961. JFK has just been sworn in as the 35th US President, The Beatles have made their debut at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, and Eugene F. Lally is sitting in the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Bored of designing rockets and other things that help rockets go faster, Lally has an idea. Instead of just sending people up into space, how about giving them a camera for taking pictures of the planets and stars to send back to earth, helping identify the astronauts’ location? Read more »

Ian Merritt shares some tips on how to take great car photos

Simon Planet shares some tips on lens perspective and tutorials on photo editing with LAB color technique in Photoshop