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All Creatures Great and SmallQuick Tip – Focus on the eyes
When photographing an animal (people too) make sure that the eyes are in the sharpest focus. Also many animals have dark eyes, lighten them in your post processing software, if necessary. Avoid eyes that look like "black holes". Click on...
Telephoto Lens for Zoo Photography
In my earlier post, here, I discussed getting in close increases the impact of Zoo photography by eliminating unnatural elements of the exhibit and creating a detailed intimate image of the animals. Getting in close requires a telephoto zoom lens, below I discuss what...
Quick Tip – Know What You Are Shooting
Between longer posts I will pass on small tips to help with your photography. A Zoo has so many exotic animals you do not always know what animal you are photographing. I always have a small notebook and pen in my pocket in case I get interesting information from a...
Zoo Photo Gear
To decide what the best camera and lens to carry for Zoo photography think about what makes the highest impact image in a Zoo setting. The answer is ... get close! There are two main reasons this is the best strategy. Zooming in on your subject removes the unnatural...
dSLR Photography Magazine
I have been approached by dSLR Photography magazine (http://www.digitalslrphoto.com) to publish my photo "Flamingo Abstract" as part of an article on bird photography. They purchased the rights for a one time use and the article will be published 3/12/2013. This came...
Photoextract Award
I'm proud to announce that the online photography magazine Photoextract has selected my photograph of the baby Giraffe Maliki as their Editors Choice Award. Visit Photoextract website here. M. Pachis
Zoo Photography
One of the benefits of living in Memphis is being a few minutes away from a world class Zoo. For most people a Zoo will be their only opportunity to photograph exotic animals. Even though a Zoo is an unnatural environment artistic photographs of great impact are still...
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