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Photo Masterclass part 19: Close-up photography spread

If you can get really close to your subject, you can enter a new world of wildlife photography. It’s a place of great beauty, seldom visited by most other people. But you need to draw on your imagination and all your artistic skills to create a vision from the detail. 

Photography masterclass part 18: Mammal behaviour photography spread

Though there are plenty of subjects to choose from, actually photographing mammals in action is a very exacting skill. Planning and patience are important, as is knowledge of your subject’s behaviour – sometimes you have to predict what it’s going to do next to capture the moment. 

Photo Masterclass part 19: Close-up photography spread

If you can get really close to your subject, you can enter a new world of wildlife photography. It’s a place of great beauty, seldom visited by most other people. But you need to draw on your imagination and all your artistic skills to create a vision from the detail. 

Photography masterclass part 18: Mammal behaviour photography spread

Though there are plenty of subjects to choose from, actually photographing mammals in action is a very exacting skill. Planning and patience are important, as is knowledge of your subject’s behaviour – sometimes you have to predict what it’s going to do next to capture the moment. 

February 2012 photo contest: Winter blues
January 2012: Fattening up for winter
December 2011: The wonder of flight
November 2011: Signs of autumn
October 2011: Animal Families
September 2011 Photo Contest: Summer specials