10 pro tips for wildlife photography: Take amazing birds of prey pictures

Wildlife
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Wildlife photography is tough, requiring commitment, patience, research, skill and a good dose of luck. Despite the trials and tribulations, though, it's undoubtedly one of the most rewarding genres photography has to offer. 

There's no better feeling than when you finally manage to capture an incredible majestic animal, looking in the right direction when the light is just perfect and you've got your camera settings honed in. We caught up with professional wildlife photographer Sean Weekly to get his advice when starting out.

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Dan Mold
Deputy Editor

Deputy Editor on PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, Dan also brings his technical wizardry and editing skills to Digital Camera World. He has been writing about all aspects of photography for over 10 years, having previously served as technical writer and technical editor for Practical Photography magazine, as well as Photoshop editor on Digital Photo

Dan is an Adobe-certified Photoshop guru, making him officially a beast at post-processing – so he’s the perfect person to share tips and tricks both in-camera and in post. Able to shoot all genres, Dan provides news, techniques and tutorials on everything from portraits and landscapes to macro and wildlife, helping photographers get the most out of their cameras, lenses, filters, lighting, tripods, and, of course, editing software.