The first chapter of part one is about the Basic Kit for nature photographs. Which equipment is a must to have on the job, and what you can do with the equipment. The most important thing to think about when buying equipment is purchasing a digital slr camera. They will produce your best nature photographs. Many things can be monitored while shooting with a dslr, such as the exposure, aperture, and shutter speeds. When shopping for a dslr, the best bet is to go with a camera ranging from 10-40 megapixels. These dslr cameras have frame sensors in them that multiply the focal length,usually by 1.6 x. A 35 mm dslr camera should be your first camera and purchase when buying camera supplies, along with a sturdy tripod.
The tripods that are most favored are the ones with three legs. People usually like the ones that can have one leg removed so that the tripod can drop all the way to the ground, for better close up shots. Also when purchasing your tripod make sure that each leg moves on its on for quick and easy access and movements. The tripod can be placed in all sorts of places, such as on boulders, in water, or even sand. The tripod is mainly used for times when light is not that good so the tripod can help with the exposure times, also the cameras tripod is helpful to capture sharpness in your photographs.
A super telephoto lens is the next thing that a nature photographer would need to invest in. A Canon or Nikon super telephoto lens may be the best brands to buy, and most people prefer a 400 or 500 mm lens, anything smaller or larger will distort the picture slightly. Zoom lenses and filters will be the next most important things to purchase. The zoom lenses help magnify the scene for the best composition. You will also need a polarizing filter to help with darkening blue skies and taking reflections from water, while the neutral density filter helps capture both light and dark parts of the image. The super telephoto lens helps make a frame filling study of your subject. The image stabilization and vibration reduction in the cameras helps reduce camera and lens movement while in exposure.
Working in the Field helped explain several things you should do while on a trip to take great photographs. You should position your camera on your shoulders with some of the weight resting on your spine so that you do not tire out your arms as easily while packing the tripod and camera around. Also you should invest in a Lowepro vest to keep all of your equipment in it, this way you will decrease the chance of losing it and not lose precious shooting time. Duct and Gaffer tape can also be used to hold your filters on to lenses and a standard plastic grocery bag can be used to shelter your camera from the rain. While shooting in the winters you need to think about your safety so where the right kind of clothes. You need to invest in some long john's, jackets with double zippers, insulated pants, and for the face a hood that covers the whole entire face. The last section of Part 1 is titled Nature Photography's Year. Which gives in full detail some of the locations that people should visit for each and every month. Each month has its own location that photographers love to shoot at for that time of the year.
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