Probably the Most Fun Educational Photography Video You'll See This Year

If you are not getting absolute joy out of photography, you are doing it all wrong. Rob Cottle and Geraint Radford show you how nature photography should be done.

There's no better place you can be than lying in goose poo, on your belly, pointing your camera at critters!

Photographing creatures great and small on a bright and windy day isn't easy. This excellent and truly fun video shows you how to make the most of the situation. The two Welsh photographers meet up to visit a pond set in the grounds of a large house and get some superb shots.

I've had the pleasure of meeting both Rob and Geraint, and I also interviewed Rob for Fstoppers a while ago, and I have been planning to interview Geraint for some time; watch this space. Both are well-known photographers here in the UK. If you've seen their short videos on Instagram, you will know they are an absolute laugh, and they are as much that in real life as they are on screen. They are also both talented photographers too who revel in sharing their camera techniques. Rob is a wildlife photographer and Geraint is a macro photographer. They are also good friends and, consequently, their refreshing humor delivered in their fabulous Welsh accents make their educational videos far more entertaining than most.

Rob and Geraint have just started a YouTube channel and posted their first video. In this first episode, they visit a pond in less-than-ideal photographic conditions. But they manage to capture some excellent shots and video, nonetheless. Throughout the video, they give some great advice about how to get compelling shots of wildlife, especially where to place yourself and the camera for the best shots in relation to the creatures they are photographing.

Although they briefly mention their exposure settings and the kit they use, being OM System Ambassadors they both use an OM System OM-1, and Rob's lens is a Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25X IS PRO, this video is more about techniques than the equipment.

Well worth watching, this video will help lift your wildlife and macro photography to the next level.

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A professional photographer, website developer, and writer, Ivor lives in the North East of England. His main work is training others in photography. He has a special interest in supporting people with their mental well-being. In 2023 he accepted becoming a brand ambassador for the OM System.

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