Episode 4

PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR TIPS & MORE!

In this episode, your hosts of Beyond the Wild Podcast, Ron Hayes, Jason Loftus, and Mark Raycroft, share and discuss some of their most important tips for capturing their best-selling wildlife photography and the key gear and tools that helped make the image. The team discusses their editing workflows and the time spent refining each image. This episode covers various camera gear topics, including using the Nikon 800mm f6.3 lens, its minimum focal distance, and the advantages of telephoto zoom lenses. The hosts also discuss their anticipation for Canon's new R1 camera and the benefits of shooting in 8K video. Mark recommends using a small flexible camera tripod with your smartphone to capture fantastic timelapse videos. The team share pro tips on adjusting camera settings and being aware of thermals and vehicle heat. Various aspects of wildlife photography, including image quality, the value of tours, the importance of being prepared, the impact of outerwear on photography, ISO preferences, the role of denoise software, the workflow of image processing, the advancements in post-processing software, the impact of editing on image quality, the versatility of GoPro cameras, and tips for filming with GoPro cameras are ALL discussed.