Respect wildlife

When out doing photography, respect for the environment that you’re in is huge. One my favorite wildlife photographers by the name of Michael Mauro said, when out shooting wildlife he tries to leave the area that he’s in untouched as much as possible. When in the woods, you’re basically in in the home of whatever creature you’re trying to shoot. Photographers should definitely show respect for the wildlife when going on photo shoots.  When your first starting photography and you go out and shoot whatever, you don’t have much equipment and you don’t have that nice telephoto lens! You see your subject but it’s across the field that you’re standing in. First thought in your mind is going to be to move closer to get a better shot. While moving close is okay, you need to make sure you leave a good amount of distance when trying to photograph your subject between them and you.  If you’re too close, many times the creature will become very uncomfortable and be less likely to stay in that spot for a long time.  Many photographers say that when your shooting you should be “like a shadow” you don’t want the wildlife to focus on you.