Online Course Revealing the Best Camera Settings for Wildlife Photography
Are you tired of missing the shot, taking blurry and out of focus photos, and wasting time figuring out the best settings for wildlife photography by yourself? If so, you've found your solution.
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This course teaches you exactly how to set up your camera for wildlife photography to make capturing sharp, in focus, well-exposed and creative images as simple as possible.
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This is the quickest and simplest way to instantly take your wildlife photography to the next level.
Highlights
✅ Learn from Matthew, a professional wildlife photographer and experienced tutor who has taught over 1,000 people in person on his workshops, holidays and while working as resident wildlife photographer in the Maasai Mara (I'll introduce myself properly further down this page).
✅ 4 hours of 'in the field' video lessons covering everything you need to know (full course content further down this page). From basic lessons on ISO, aperture and shutter speed, to more advanced lessons on capturing sharp shots of birds in flight, choosing the right focus area, mastering the histogram to avoid over-exposing photos, and how to instantly elevate the colours in your photos using white balance. And then there's two absolute game changers: manual with auto-ISO and back-button focus.
✅ Unique immersive experience with real world examples recorded through my viewfinder in every lesson with lions, cheetah and elephants. You won't find this in any other course.
✅ 20 printable cheat sheets to put in your camera bag so you always have the answers at your fingertips.
✅ Master your camera in 1 week with the actionable step-by-step checklist.
✅ Challenges with every lesson.
Hi, I'm Matthew.
When I first started out my journey to becoming a professional wildlife photographer, I wasted a lot of time figuring out the best settings to use, and how to set up my camera to avoid blurry, out of focus and badly exposed photos.
If you're anything like I was at the start, you currently feel like the camera can be an obstacle to getting good images, rather than a help.
But the truth is, once you have your camera set up properly, it is easy to capture sharp, in focus and well exposed photo, and your mind is freed up to be creative, and focus on what really matter in wildlife photography:
✅ ...you can tell stories by capturing amazing moments and behaviours,
✅ ...you can evoke emotion by getting creative with light,
✅ ...and you can capture your viewers attention by experimenting with interesting compositions.
This is a photographic safari from the comfort of your home. You will find out the ultimate wildlife photography set up (it's the exact same set up that I use), and you will get to the point where you are capturing sharp, well exposed shots, and never missing the moment.
This course and cheat sheets are the tool I wish I had access to when I started out, and I can't wait to help you on your journey to mastering wildlife photography.
Have fun with the course!
Lessons and cheat sheets covering every topic so you feel confident with your camera...
⭐ Course Introduction - The Start of Your Wildlife Photography Journey
📕 Module 1 - ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed & The Exposure Triangle: The Building Blocks of Photography
📗 Module 2 - Shooting Modes & Creating a Correct Exposure Using Exposure Compensation and the Histogram
📘 Module 3 - How to Nail Focus & Capture Tack Sharp Shots of Birds in Flight
📙 Module 4 - Other Must Know Camera Settings
💡 Course Conclusion - What's Next?
You get a passionate and knowledgable mentor!
Here's a selection of some of the generous things people have to say about their experiences learning wildlife photography with me.
Try before you buy! Grab yourself a birds in flight cheat sheet and 17 minute 'in the field' video lesson to learn how to capture tack sharp, in focus shots of birds in flight...
I'm so confident you will love it, I'm currently offering a whole lesson and cheat sheet for just £3. This offer includes access to:
- 17 minute 'in the field' video lesson revealing the best settings to use, and my top tips for photographing birds in flight (module 3, lesson 3 from the course 'Master Your Camera Settings for Wildlife Photography').
- 'How to Capture Sharp Shots of Birds in Flight' printable cheat sheet - Print it off, put it in your camera bag, and you will always have all the answers at your fingertips.
LIMITED TIME OFFER
£3 £20
Access your cheat sheet and lessonSo...why is this course the solution?
Over 4 Hours of Lessons
Through 4 modules, and 19 lessons you will learn everything you need to know to set your camera up in a way that makes the settings side of wildlife photography intuitive!
For every single concept - from the basics of ISO, aperture & shutter speed to more advanced settings such as focus modes, how to capture birds in flight, how to use white balance creatively, back button focus and manual with auto-ISO - you will see real world examples with lions, cheetah, elephants and so much more!
This is a 1 week photographic safari from the comfort of your own home!
20 Printable Cheat Sheets
This is like having me there as your personal wildlife photography mentor right by your side 24:7 everywhere and anywhere you go!
I have designed these to be printed at A5 so they fit perfectly in your camera bag. Print them out, take them with you, and you will always have all the answers right at your fingertips. Whether you need a reminder of aperture, single point autofocus, white balance or the histogram - there's cheat sheets for every concept!
It also means you don't need to take any notes during the course - I've done all of that for you.
Master Your Settings for Wildlife Photography in 1 Week
At the start of the workbook you'll find a step-by-step checklist breaking down which topics to cover each day. This guarantees that by the end of a week you'll have mastered your camera.
Challenges, Ideas and Inspiration to Get You Out and About with Your Camera
Every lesson comes with challenges and ideas for how to practice, and truly master your new found skills.
Wildlife photography is a practical skill. By getting out and about with your camera, the settings and techniques will start to feel like second nature, freeing your mind up to be more creative.
What makes the course unique?
Immersive Experience & Real Life Examples
One thing I hear a lot when talking to people about online courses is that they aren't very immersive.
I listened to this feedback, and what makes this course truly unique is that you see exactly what I see through the viewfinder of my camera. Every concept that is taught has a real life example, where you see it in action.
You will not only learn the theory of how settings affect a photograph, but you will see it in action through my viewfinder, giving you a truly unique, behind the scenes and immersive view. You will watch as settings change, compositions come together, and get inside the mind of a professional wildlife photographer.
Expert Guidance
Hi, I'm Matthew Williams-Ellis, an award-winning, professional wildlife photographer/filmmaker and experienced wildlife photography mentor.
I have taught over 1,000 people in person, helping passionate wildlife photographers like you take the best images of their lives on my workshops, photography holidays, and while working as resident photographer at Alex Walker's Serian Camps in the Maasai Mara.
I have spent months writing the lessons, filming the course, and creating the cheat sheets and workbook - all 100% from scratch, and 100% built by myself - don't get me started on my dislike of AI in the course creation world!
This is all the information I wish I had when I started out learning wildlife photography, and I can't wait to help take your wildlife photography to the next level! Want to know more? There's a longer bio section lower down the page! It's great to have you here...
HI I'M MATTHEW, YOUR WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY MENTOR
First thing you should know? I'm obsessed with wildlife and photography. It makes sense I guess, that I've ended up as a professional wildlife photographer and filmmaker. I spend as much time as possible in the Maasai Mara in Kenya, but have run trips all over the world: Tanzania, Antarctica, Costa Rica, Madagascar. Each place offers something unique.
I find so much joy and satisfaction in sharing with others the skills I have learned over the last 20 years. Witnessing that 'Aha!' moment when the penny drops, and seeing the excitement people get as they are capturing the best images of their life is incredibly rewarding.
I have taught over 1,000 people in person through my photography holidays and workshops, and now for the first time, I am incredibly excited to be able to share all this information in one place online. Let me be your mentor and guide on your journey into wildlife photography, showing you how to take control of your camera, and helping you take the best images of your life.
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