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Essential
Gear for a Nature Photographer
Introduction
From all other branches of photography, nature
photography is one of the most popular branches. Nothing can beat practice and
spend time waiting for the perfect light in the field to make yourself a good
photographer. For that, you need some gears with you all the time.
That will
help you to make your practice perfect. Nature
photographers sometimes capture the magnificent beauty of nature. But to do so
they need some gears and those photographers rely on them. They all declared
that they could not have done their works without them. Following their
instruction and advice we came up with these gears we have described below.
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Compass
As a nature photographer, you should have knowledge about the directions. It is essential for getting better lights and perfect framing. As nature photography is all about the beauty of nature and to find out your subject in scout-style a compass is must need.
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Solid Tripod
A solid tripod is one of the most important tools for nature photography. This tool helps the photographer to capture a high-quality picture without any shaking. It also increases the patience of the photographer. This is the most desired ability of a photographer. For beginners, it is a very good habit to use tripods while practicing.
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GPS Dongle
A GPS Dongle helps you to automatically geo tag
your photo. When you are going to be a nature photographer, you need to tag the
place of your photo. In that case, this is a really useful gear that our pro
photographers gladly recommend.
Bubble Level
Bubble level is a gear that you can attach to your hot shoe. Attaching this hot shoe makes your shots easy to measure in case of measuring the horizon for increased accuracy. This gear is very much effective when you are about to learn the measurement of the horizon. Professional photographers use this to shoot high-quality photos.
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Gaffer Tape
This is a very useful gear for holding an entire shoot together. That gear can be used for panorama shots and continuous shots. Gaffer tape is really useful when it comes to holding shots for you. Professionals recommend this gear as one of the secret gears they use for clicking better photos.
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Ball head & L- Bracket
For using heavier lenses photographers use this
gear in their tripods. This is a very important gear for clear and shaking free
photos. A ball head is a high-quality Arca-Swiss-style gear that reduces the
vibration of the wind or shutter shock.
For vertical shooting, it is hard to shoot as easily as horizontal
shooting. L-Bracket allows you to do so. Ball head and l-bracket are your
lifetime investment if you carefully use them. Some professional photographers
used a ball head& L-bracket for 10 years long. So they are really helpful
for a nature photographer.
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Graduated Neutral Density Filters
Nowadays High Dynamic Range (HDR) photos are surprising the photographers as well as viewers. All credit goes to the Graduated Neutral Density Filters. They can help you to prevent silhouetting your photos because of the bright sky. It is one of essential gear for a perfect set of gears needed for a natural photographer.
Shutter
Release
When you are about to get a great piece of the frame, your shutter shock while clicking the shutter can make your photo faded a bit. Using a shutter release you can avoid touching the shutter of your camera while taking a picture. You can set this gear on your tripod and this will assure you a vibration less high-quality photo.
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Lens Dust Blower
Nature photography depends on the situation of the
weather of nature. You may fall into a dusty windstorm any time while shooting.
This may cause your lens getting dusty. This lens dust blower can help you in
your hard time. If you have a camera like canon or any other brand, you must keep your camera dust free.
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Ultra Wide Angle Lens
Wide angle lens is required for getting more subjects in your view. This is your last hope for banging your photo with a wide view. Ultra wide angle lens can help you with its creative angles of view and many more creative features. There are millions of them in the market.
Water Proof Battery & Memory Card Holder
When you are out for a long time camping far away from any power sources, to continue your shooting you must need an extra battery and memory card. To avoid them from getting wet you must use a waterproof holder to put them safe.
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Weather Shield
Safety of your camera is the first priority if you are a photographer. For sake of protecting your camera from rough weather, you must need a weather shield to protect your camera. They are water proof and they will protect your camera from rain.
Conclusion
Nature photographers have great demand in the sector of photography. They are also very popular in photography sector. As nature photography is depended on the mind condition of the Mother Nature. So you need to be ready for any action for the sake of the safety of your camera and your lenses. These gear will help you to capture the best quality photos. Wish you can get the uttermost idea about essential gears for nature photography.