June 2010
February 2010
October 2009
May 2009
December 2008
June 2008Welcome!
Professional wildlife photographer Gregory Sweeney shares his knowlege gained over years photographing in Africa and leading safaris with you. If you are preparing for a photographic safari, or you just want to learn more about wildlife photography in the ultimate wildlife destination, South Africa, you will find the advice and inspiration you need on this site.
Travel with Gregory Sweeney on one of his African photo safaris: Click Here
Jump to a Topic
Photography Travel to Africa |
African Safari Photography Tips |
Digital Workflow |
Equipment Reviews |
Articles
Photography Travel to Africa |
|
Is a Photographer's Safari right for me? Should you go on a photographic safari or traditional tour? What should expect from a wildlife photography focused experience? |
 |
Workflow While on Safari When it is all about getting great images and being where the action is, there is limited time for performing downloads and backups. I use a method that safely backups up my images using the least amount of extra gear. |
 |
How to Dress Properly for Your Safari Dressing in layers and choosing the right fabrics will make your travel wardrobe a success. Make sure to bring enough warm layers to Africa for the cool mornings. |
 |
Questions and Answers about Photo Safaris Read some of the questions I have received about cameras, lenses, and photography equipment for safari. |
 |
African Safari Photography Tips |
|
Use the Light to Make a Golden Halo Use directional light and bracketing to get an image with good exposure and a highlighting halo. |
 |
Every Image Tells a Story When in the wild magic can happen, but it is not all luck that makes a memorable photo. Preparation, knowledge, and patience all contribute. |
 |
Custom White Balance Auto settings are great, but auto white balance will not always get it right or understand the creative potential of what you see. There are several ways to take control of color both in the camera and in post processing. |
 |
My Safari Gear Bag You want to be ready for anything, but at the same time you can not bring everything. Choose the gear that will cover the most situations and pack light - it could be a long hike. |
 |
Capture the Action of Africa You must be able to read the animals and situation to anticipate when a serene scene will turn into bursts of action. You must also know your camera settings and be able to move quickly to catch the action. |
 |
Digital Workflow |
|
The Best New Features Of Lightroom 3 Adobe has released Lightroom 3 and the best changes are improvements to features that were already good. |
 |
My Digital Workflow The worst tragedy is losing images and data. I have found a method of processing and backup photos that works for me and I share it with you. |
 |
Use Cropping to Improve the Impact of your Images The difficulties of wildlife photography on safari sometimes results in an image whose composition is not what you would like. Cropping is a tool that can raise the image to a new level if used for the right reasons. |
 |
Enhancing Images using Adobe Lightroom Lightroom and other photo editors give you lots of tools, but which do you use and in what order? |
 |
Using the DNG File Format I use the digital negative file format to store my images. Learn about the advantages of this emerging format. |
 |
Another Way to Sharpen Using Photoshop This lesser known method of sharpening images in PS has advantages over the traditional Unsharp Mask. |
 |
Equipment Reviews |
|
The Impact Superclamp This accessory performs many tasks and is inexpensive enough that you can get more than one. |
 |
Invisible Shield It is so easy to scratch your LCD screen and then you are stuck with the annoyance and reduced value of your camera. I little protection saves your LCD. |
 |
Epson P-7000 Viewer This small and light device is all the laptop I need when on safari |
 |
Adobe Lightroom 2.3 A quality piece of software created for photographers, it also offers the tools needed to adjust photos and exercise your creativity. |
 |
The Better Beamer Flash Extender A simple and inexpensive device that will throw your flash as far as your long lens can reach. |
 |
WhiBal Neutral Gray Reference Card This card is easy to use and carry. If you use it you will find that your color correcting post processing will be far more streamlined |
 |
