The AP Diploma module is starting to take shape.
This is one of the images I am considering submitting as part of the wildlife collection as part of the module work I am undertaking for the Diploma in Amateur Photography. The image captured recently is an example of the final production after going through my own workflow.
As I have mentioned in previous posts, the selection process of images that are suitable for submission is part of the self critique that develops as the course unfolds. Being ctirical of your own work is harder than some might think, because we all think we take good images all the time, everytime. The image above was captured over a period of about an hour, watching, monitoring and then choosing the best angle to capture the animals. I took approximately three hundred images in RAW, using the Sigma 300mm – 800 f/5.6 monster lens. Close up work with htis big lens enables me not to frighten the animals and is not only important but allows me to get the real details that I would otherwise be unable to capture.
I went for this image as an example due to it’s composition, simplicity and above all the animals in their own natural environment, doing what comes a part of their daily routine. Being able to show this type of image gives the viewer more interest and I believe, more time to look around the photo. Yes I have images of them standing, prone, looking about, but being able to show a subject doing something that we don’t often see, for me, tells the story better.
So, as soon as I process the other images, I will put together a sepaerate mini series of these animals at work, in their environement. The clips, I am hoping will form part of a storyboard and will be posted on this site. The full image has been placed in the wildlife collection on the main portfolio site. Click here to go straight there.
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