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Behind the scenes of animal shoots
Erik Markov, Photographer
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anywhere | IN | | Posted: 2:24 PM on 08.04.10 |
->> an issue that's been discussed on the board at some length, but nonetheless an interesting article on captive animals and how they are used for "real" shoots.
http://tinyurl.com/2vo9mnr |
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Tim Darby, Photographer
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Lakeland | FL | USA | Posted: 11:16 PM on 08.04.10 |
->> Very interesting read. Thanks for posting Erik. It appears that the link you provided actually took excerpts from the audobon magazine which can be found here:
http://www.audubonmagazine.org/incite/incite1003.html
either way it was very informative so thank you. |
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David Harpe, Photographer
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Denver | CO | USA | Posted: 9:44 AM on 08.05.10 |
->> People need to see reality, but they want to see pretty pictures.
Unfortunately, people will pay more to see what they want versus what they need. |
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Bradly J. Boner, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Jackson | WY | USA | Posted: 11:03 AM on 08.05.10 |
->> I equate shooters who take photographs of captive animals for a living to photojournalists who stage or Photoshop their images. It's just friggin' lazy and takes away the credibility from legit wildlife photographers.
Here's two examples of photographers here in Jackson who do it right, proving that hard work, patience and knowledge of your subjects can yield some pretty stunning images, just like in photojournalism.
http://www.wildbynaturegallery.com/
http://www.mangelsen.com/ |
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Blaine McCartney, Photographer
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Sheridan | WY | USA | Posted: 11:27 AM on 08.05.10 |
->> Kinda takes away the thrill of the "hunt" does it not?
I second Brad's comment about equating this story to photojournalist staging photos. Now when I look at postcards to send home from here in Wyoming, I'm going to wonder if the wildlife was tampered in this way. |
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Max Waugh, Photographer
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Bothell | WA | USA | Posted: 12:37 PM on 08.05.10 |
->> The captive cat shots in particular are easy to weed out. A wild cat is probably the most difficult land-based animal subject to capture in nature (not counting the African savanna species), since they're typically solitary, nocturnal and cover such vast patches of terrain. So I just study the poses and environments, which are typically very similar in most controlled cat shoots: tiger in snow, cougar or bobcat in a red rock canyon, any snow leopard up close... ;)
I've been fortunate now to have very close encounters with wild pumas both in Utah and Costa Rica that produced decent close-ups, but that's incredibly rare to do without a remote. And despite my luck, my shots get blown out of the water by the controlled set-ups. |
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Erik Markov, Photographer
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Erik Markov, Photographer
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anywhere | IN | | Posted: 5:33 AM on 08.06.10 |
| ->> Tim, thanks for the post of the original article, I missed that in the link I posted. Thats what happens when I read stuff on my ipod. |
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