AYP Archives: Wildlife Photography Tips – Florian Schulz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M44m_d5I4Gs We all know how rewarding it feels to hike to the top of a mountain and have the opportunity to capture the inevitably beautiful scenery. But sometimes you want to take a break from the cliche landscape photographs and just capture an image of the neighborhood raccoon; even if it's just digging through your trash bin.

Perseverance: Advice for the Aspiring Photographer

This week, Advancing Your Photography featured the SF based photographer, Jim Goldstein. As a professional photographer he specializes in outdoor and nature photography. He is in particular, passionate about the environment and is well known for infusing elements of the natural world in his commercial and editorial work. Interestingly, Jim's past consists of genetic research and being a

Alligator Eats $1300 DSLR, Returns It 8 Months Later

One of the final images taken before Mario Aldecoa's DSLR camera was eaten by a crocodile.   Photographers are generally VERY protective of their equipment. But sometimes you just gotta know when to let it go. When a huge alligator snatched his $1300 DSLR camera, Florida wildlife photographer Mario Aldecoa figured it was

Advancing Your Photography Guest Takes First Prize in Environmental Photo Contest

Photograph by Florian Shulz Marc's past AYP guest, conservation photographer Florian Shulz, took the first place Environmental Photographer of the Year Award 2010 for his image above of a few thousand Munkiana Devil Rays swimming in unity, a phenomenon never witnessed before. The contest, which is sponsored by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental