The Wild Photographer
Learn techniques, tips, and tricks for improving your wildlife, travel, landscape, and general nature photography with Court Whelan. Whether you consider yourself a beginner, serious hobbyist, or advanced professional, this is the way to rapidly understand and implement new skills to elevate your photography to new heights.
The Wild Photographer
Latest Episodes
Talking with Shem Compion: Making Memorable Wildlife Photographs on Safari and Beyond
When it comes to African wildlife photography, Shem Compion has done just about everything. He is an award-winning photographer, naturalist, author, and pioneering hide builder who has spent more than 2...
Snapshot Episode: A Quick Guide to Ultra-Wide Angle Lenses
Ultra-wide angle lenses may not take the majority of the photographs on a typical trip, but the images they produce can be some of the most immersive, useful and memorable. They are fantastic for astrophotography, Northern Lights, travel assign...
All About Camera Sensors: Understand them and Improve your Photography
In this episode of The Wild Photographer, Court takes a deep dive into one of the most important but often misunderstood parts of your camera: the digital sensor.While camera sensors can sound technical at first, understanding h...
UV Filters Explained: Worth It, Overrated, or Essential Lens Protection?
UV filters are one of those deceptively simple pieces of camera gear that somehow manage to spark wildly passionate opinions.Some photographers swear by them. Others won’t let them anywhere near their expensive glass. And somewhere in th...
Wildlife Photography 102 and 103: Advanced Methods for Pro-Level Results
There’s a big difference between taking a photo of wildlife and making a wildlife photograph.That’s really the heart of this episode. In Wildlife Photography 102 and 103, we move beyond the basics and into the field-teste...