A Guide To Amateur Bird And Wildlife Photography
In Western North America


Alan And Elaine Wilson, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia



Introduction | Choosing Equipment | Structuring Workflow | Capturing Images | Processing Images | Field Tips | Producing Output
Online Resources | Great Locations | Species List | Wildlife Galleries | Contact Us



This site provides an overview of the major issues that must be addressed if you are planning to begin wildlife photography. It attempts to isolate and explain the most critical aspects of the hobby, provide insights and point you to the best source material or forums where more in-depth knowledge or expertise can be obtained. It is not meant to be an exhaustive analysis. Its purpose is to highlight the key decisions you will have to make when choosing equipment, structuring workflow and making use of the myriad of resources that make this such a facinating and rewarding pastime. It is very much a work in progress and will be updated as we gain experience or correct our errors and omissions over time.

This site also contains Galleries where we can share our pictures with you from locations that we have found to provide abundant photographic opportunities. If you find any of the images to your liking, please feel free to download and use them for whatever purpose with the proviso that their use conform with the copyright rules governing Attribution-ShareALike 3.0 Unported as described by Creative Commons in their Public License. We photograph for our personal enjoyment only and, with the specific exception of credit attribution, do not intend to sell or impede distribution of our output. Each image in our Galleries contains embedded Metadata that provides the relevant author, equipment and field setting details.

If you feel we have erred, especially in our species descriptions, technical analysis or advice, please don't hesitate to contact us. Our objective is to simply share results as we learn from our mistakes and hopefully become more proficient and knowledgeable photographers as time passes.


THIS SITE WAS UPDATED 8 MAY, 2008 AT PORT COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA.