Some tips for hunt photography

[Peter Emberley]

Comment by John Smallwood

 

I thought I would re-post this here because John has some good tips for taking photos of that prize animal you bagged.

However all thoughts expressed by John are not necessarily those of this website.

 

Blood and guts shots are a Newfoundland thing...go check out myoutdoorzone or shareyourhunt...very rare to see the gory photos...we have World Class hunting and fishing...time to have some class......

Some tips for hunt photography

#1 photograph the animal before cleaning

# 2 Wipe excess blood off the animals face with moss

# 3 tuck the animals tongue into its mouth or turn the head so as not to show it.

# 4 turn animal so that as you photograph it your back is directly towards the sun(well lit photo) easier then it sounds, just choose the side the suns shining on and pull a leg to "tweek" it.

# 5 bending a knee underneath and rolling the animal unto its stomach Looks more life like and shows size(a stick can be cut and used to support the animal from the opposite side.

# 6 turning the head sideways towards the camera on a "broad side" shot will help hold animal upright and show the antlers beautifully, set your timer or have the hunter pose behind the animals shoulder on the opposite side of the animal away from the camera facing the sun "holding it up"...the animal looks as if it is sleeping(also now positioned for caping if taking a mount)

# 7 IF you forgot too take a photo before removing the head photograph the antlers In a scenic area AWAY from the kill showing the beauty of where it lived.....note: head chopped off tight to the antlers looks grotesque,if you are not making head cheese cut them out in the field for your pic..place the tongue in salt beef pickle and send it to me

# 8 DON'T grab a bear by the ears and lift for your pose, it turns its face into a ugly grimace....grab your wife by the ears and pull see how pretty she looks.

# 9 when posing a bear lay it down head on paws facing the camera,if you want the head raised have the paws on an upraise natural object thereby raising the head(rock stump small knob) or place Bear on a large rock or knob.

#10 kneel towards the rear of the bear ,looks natural as if walking your dog and showcases the animal.(be sure to wipe the animals muzzle with moss quickly before the blood sets)

#11 choose your BEST pic and post it on Newfoundland Waterfowlers, an animal never gets bigger from one pic to the other but it will always get smaller so WHY POST 50 PICS OF THE SAME DAMN MOOSE

#12 people dont need 10 picks of bringing it out on atv because YOU ALREADY POSTED 200 PICS OF YOUR ATV as if you were the only person on the planet to have this amazing invention..While packing it out, In a SCENIC spot, or stuck beyond belief, by all means get a good pic...good tip to hide the gore and take a great Publishable pic of your ATV doing some work Is In an upraised area silhouette the antlers and ATV against the sky,nobody cares if its a polaris or Yamaha,those who do will know anyway.

Think of the internet as publishing your own personal magazine,do you want to see the same pic every time you turn the page in a magazine? ;-)