I get a lot of comments and questions on my wildlife art. One of the most common ones is "Where do you get your wildlife photos to create your art?" My answer: I take all my own photos. In the beginning, I didn't...when I was just learning, I did use some free photos from others and some stock photos. It didn't take me long though, to start learning where and how to photograph nature's delightful creatures myself. It's much more satisfying to me to know I took the subject photo myself. Plus I get the benefit of the whole nature-experience {which I've found I enjoy immensely!}, and I can easily tell others the story of when and where I photographed the subject, which often interests potential buyers. I faced two main hurdles when starting to photograph wildlife: 1) Where to find the subjects and 2) What equipment did I need. In this post, I'm covering topic number one...where to photograph wild animals and birds, as to me, that's a biggie! I had someone tell me recently they had no birds to photograph where they live. And I'm sorry, but I just don't believe that! Birds are everywhere...you just have to know where to look for them! So let's talk about that...where to find some birds, and other cool critters. The most obvious location: |
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