wildlife photography

Blaque Life Show at Cliff Central

Blaque Life @ Cliff Central

Sincere thanks and high-five to our fabulous hosts on the Blaque Life show at online radio Cliff Central for interviewing us on air recently about what we get up to with our professional photography and videography here at Outdoor Video & Photographic, as well as our particular passion for wildlife. Continue reading “Blaque Life @ Cliff Central”

Young Male Lion photographed by Dave Estment

Natural Light Techniques

When I first started doing professional photography about twenty years ago, one of my rather strict mentors banned me from using my flashlight in all but exceptional circumstances such as using fill-in flash with a backlit subject. I struggled with this concept until I realised how powerful using available light can be, enhancing your creativity and adding so much depth, detail and texture to images. Flash photography is a whole different science which can produce magnificent results, but for the purpose of this article, I would like to share the key considerations for shooting in natural light, namely: Continue reading “Natural Light Techniques”

Lion Cub, photographed by Dave Estment

Value of Original Blog Pics

It’s quite intuitive to understand that blogging provides you with a means to share insight, information and inspiration that offers value to your readers (be they clients, associates, friends or family) and helps to build the relationship between you by welcoming them into the experience of your personal or business brand. Less obvious is the fact that having the objective and means to share valuable content makes you more mindful of being in the moment, and provides motivation to explore and appreciate the world around you – much like an inquisitive lion cub – in turn inspiring a more positive outlook. Continue reading “Value of Original Blog Pics”