Podcast #29: Japan's Winter Wildlife Photography -- An Interview with Roy Toft

Wildlife photographer Roy Toft takes us into the amazing and enchanting world of winter wildlife photography in Japan

By Audri on December 8, 2008 9:00 PM | Permalink | Comments ()

Japan's winter wildlife is one of the most beautiful subjects to photograph. A snow monkey at play, a small bird flying against the harsh winter sky... Nothing quite captures the strength and beauty of nature's children in the harshest elements like winter wildlife photography.

The key is knowing how to do your subjects justice and how to capture the shots that really show the splendor of winter's wildlife for what it is. That's exactly what Roy Toft teaches us during his 7 Photography Questions interview.

In fact, even if you think you have no interest in photographing winter wildlife in Japan, you'll be surprised at how much you get out of this interview.

All Creatures Great and Small

The perfect winter wildlife photos often can't be planned. When working with wildlife you have to be quick with the camera and you have to know exactly what you're doing. How do the pros capture those amazing shots? That's what Roy Toft is sharing with us as he tackles the top 7 questions of Japan's winter wildlife photography.

Some of the secrets Roy reveals during his interview include:

• Which animals you'll find in Japan's winter months, and why this is such a wonderful photography experience.

• Which lenses you absolutely must bring when photographing wildlife in Japan.

• Whether or not 1.4, 1.6 and 2x teleconverters are useful for extending the range of telephoto lenses.

• The best advice for improving the composition of wildlife photographs.

• How to overcome the huge challenges of shooting in very cold weather.

Roy reveals all of this and much, much more during his 7 Photography Questions interview.

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