Wildlife Photography for Beginners

Unlock your potential with my Wildlife Photography for Beginners online course. If you’ve ever struggled with your camera settings or wondered how to capture that perfect animal portrait, this course is designed for you. We strip away the jargon to give you a clear, hands-on introduction to wildlife photography.

Master the fundamentals of the exposure triangle—including aperture explained, shutter speed, and ISO—so you can finally move away from "Auto" and into manual mode. From essential composition techniques to practical camera settings for beginners, you will learn how to photograph nature with confidence. Whether you're interested in bird photography or local wildlife, our photography tips and Lightroom tutorials will help you create images you're proud to share.

This course contains three PowerPoint presentations with my own audio soundtracks, together with a Word document to guide you through them all. It also contains questions to test your newfound knowledge and practical tasks to allow you to put it into practice.

As a special bonus, you get an hour’s video or audio call with me - worth £80! - to review your work and answer any questions you may have.

• Basics of Photography.
  This PowerPoint presentation will cover the absolute essentials of photography. Whatever equipment you have – even if it’s just a smartphone – you need to understand the fundamentals:

  • Types of camera

  • Types of lens

  • The Exposure Triangle

  • Focus

  • Other settings

• Rules of Composition
  This PowerPoint presentation will cover the different ways of making sure your pictures look as good as possible. Judging the quality of images is always going to be subjective, but there are enough common features to make it worthwhile learning a few guidelines.

  • Rule of thirds

  • Focus on the eyes

  • Tell a story

  • The decisive moment

  • Negative space

  • Leading lines

  • Symmetry

  • Point of view

  • Silhouettes

  • Separation

  • Motion blur

  • Depth of field

  • Odd numbers

  • Fill the frame

  • Aspect ratio

  • Foreground interest

  • Balance

  • Juxtaposition

  • Patterns and textures

  • Simplicity

  • Background

  • Humour and cuteness

  • Breaking the rules

• Game Drives
  This PowerPoint presentation will go through the best preparation for a wildlife shoot. It’s based on game drives in Africa, but the principles apply anywhere in the world. What equipment do you need? What should you wear? What camera settings should you use? This will answer all these questions and more.