Safari Photography in a Wildlife Park

Grab your favorite sun hat and get ready to head out on safari! Join Rick Sammon at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center for an up close and personal game drive where you’ll learn what gear to bring, tips for composition, the importance of learning about your subjects, how to prepare for a drive through a game park, and some of Rick’s favorite Photoshop enhancements to make your photos look their best. Rick encounters a host of wildlife typically found in Africa and shares important and easy to remember techniques to help you get the most out of your experience.

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Rick Sammon

Release Date: 2024-07-05

Lessons

Introduction

Rick Sammon introduces the class and talks about what will be taught in these lessons.

Duration: 2 mins 55 seconds

Favorite Photoshop Enhancements

Join Rick as he shares his most common Photoshop enhancements he performs on his photos as needed.

Duration: 10 mins 30 seconds

Camera Gear for Safari

Rick shares his favorite gear for a photo safari.

Duration: 9 mins 13 seconds

Learning About Your Subjects

Before heading out on safari you’ll want to learn about the animals you’re most likely to see.

Duration: 4 mins 50 seconds

Game Drive Tips

When heading out on a game drive you’ll want to keep these tips in mind to enhance your experience.

Duration: 11 mins 35 seconds

Composition and Shooting Tips

As Rick continues the game drive he shares a steady stream of tips and techniques to help you get the best photos on your next safari.

Duration: 11 mins 38 seconds

Fun Animal Facts

The better you understand your subjects the better you’ll be able to photograph them.

Duration: 10 mins 23 seconds

Creative Photo Tips

Rick shares more creative photo capture tips while continuing the game drive.

Duration: 10 mins 14 seconds

Conclusion

Rick wraps up the class with some closing thoughts and example photos to help you get more out of the material covered in class.

Duration: 3 mins 7 seconds