Read about what inspires us. What makes us stop and click the shutter. Is it an animal behaviour that we’ve not seen before or is it a character met on our travels with a story to tell? Our ‘toolkit’ comprises not just equipment, but well rehearsed thought processes before the image capture. Find out how we respond to a situation, particularly wildlife situations, which may need much pre-planning.LINK TO PAULA WEBSTER on VIMEO
It’s an exciting day for Websters Wildshots. For years and years we have been a photography website. We are now pleased to present our first video. Lot more on this exciting new development to come.
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If you liked this video, check out some of our photos from Australia and our story about an encounter with a Emu.
Congratulations to Geoff and Sophie’s on their recent wedding. The event was at The Rideau Club. All in all it was a wonderful evening in Ottawa. The spectacular setting was only match by the excitement and energy of the couples guests. A great time was had by all, and I hope some of these photos capture the spirit of the event. Enjoy
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I have a wedding photo shoots in a few weekends. It will be of the Rideau Club. This will be a great venue, but it’s difficult to get into the place to check it out before hand. To prepare for the shoot of I need to practice some off-camera flash. I love off-camera flash work because it gives you so much flexibility with the light: and we all know that photography is painting with light! A particular challenge of the Rideau Club is the dark and rich wooden walls. These potentially beautiful backgrounds can be awkward to work with because the wood harshly reflects flashes. Here is a sequence of shots that I built up to not just manage woods reflections, but make something beautiful out this challenge. First flashes used to light the background. This can replace the uniform dull wood with a gradient of light. A subject is then placed off-center and in front of this halo of light. The subject is then light separately, with the second off-camera flash.
Building a background with lights
We have tried to undertake wildlife photographs from planes, trains and buses, all with mixed success. The mud from most continents has got stuck to my wheels at some time or another and more times than I would have liked the mud has got higher than my wheels!
What we want from a vehicle is reliability to get to and back from remote places where wildlife is to found. We need a vehicle with storage capacity for plenty of photographic kit and a comfortable place in which to while away the hours of waiting. Finally a vehicle that will not break our bank balance.
Let me introduce to you a perfect vehicle for the wildlife photographer, the Toyota Hilux
Our vehicle, pictured here has been fitted with a 4-Wheel camper, imported from California.
The camper is a pop-top type. The advantages with it are that it very lightweight and has very little wind resistance, with sufficient living space for two people, including a great double bed.
Our vehicle, pictured here has been fitted with a 4-Wheel camper, imported from California.
The camper is a pop-top type. The advantages with it are that it very lightweight and has very little wind resistance, with sufficient living space for two people, including a great double bed.