Hola!! This is Jayanta Guha, an Award Winning wildlife photographer from Kolkata, India. Photography is my passion. I love to capture attractive moments and activities of wildlife. I tend to show the beauty of nature to those who don't get the opportunity to go into the wild.
I don't want to say, but I have to - you don't need a $10000 prime lens all the time to get the same result(or better 😎). There are many photographers, who are capturing some stunning frames using Basic lenses. I am not talking about the camera body, for me lens is important, only when you know how to get 100% from them.
I used 70-200 f2.8 lens for this one, and how I got eye level, that you already know the technique behind it. And, post processing, without processing you will never get this result directly from your camera.
I have been suffering from this (majorly in processing) for a long time and today I decided to restart with my best technique. Here's the result! I face this problem because of 'Perfectionism'. In last few weeks, I have started working on many images and blacked out, because I was not getting what I wanted.
You all have faced this problem knowingly or unknowingly, and will face it in future if you are an artist.
I have written a complete blog about this Artist's block, which you can check on my website, If you have 5 minutes, it may change your thoughts about not getting the expected result all the time.
Oh! I will share the before and after of this image very soon, and then you will understand, why post processing is important.
I am on my way - From Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve forest during March Workshop
A small tip - While capturing the tiger head on, instead random clicks, wait for the perfect posture and light. Here I waited for the light falling on his face. People who are not using super fast card, they may miss the perfect moment because of 'Buffer' if continues clicking random moments without noticing.
To join my upcoming workshops, visit my website
www.jayantaguhaphotography.com
People often ask me how I add diamond Bokeh in my frame, or how I get smooth foreground and background, even though I don't use any big prime lens.
1. Use lower f stop value to get shallow depth of field
2. Try to shoot from water level
3. Follow the water drops on grass
4. Check the angle of sunlight, most of the time, backlight or side light is the best option to get the diamond Bokeh
5. Check your composition, place the subject at the top of your frame, so that you can add Bokeh in foreground area
6. Use vertical composition, that will help you to add more foreground space in your frame
Follo me @jayantaguha_wildlife to get all tips and tricks about wildlife photography