If you live where I live, it is quite common to see black bears especially in the early spring and fall. I met a bear hunter in the woods while walking my dog on a Sunday. He was scouting locations for the beginning of bear hunting season. He told me he switched to hunting bears when the area became overpopulated with deer and "crazy people" that came from New Jersey and New York to kill them. He told me any idiot can kill a deer, but taking a bear requires a real hunter. It is kind of that way around here. You can almost pose a deer, but even though you may see a bear, they are hard to photograph. It is very important to know about bear safety, because if you do decide to act like an idiot, you could get mauled. If you are not familiar with how to behave around bears, read my article: "How to Take a Hike in Bear Country." In this article we will try to give you some helpful pointers on how to photograph black bears.
Instructions
- 1
The first thing you have to do is get to bear country. Although, you frequently hear of neighborhood bears in city suburbs, the best places are state game lands, state parks, national parks and national forests. Bears like swamp areas to build their dens and also like caves and stream areas. The best places to find bears are in neighborhoods near or in state forests or game lands. Since it is illegal to hunt bears in most residential communities, and since bears are not dumb, they learn that these areas are safe habitats from hunters. This bear was shot from my back deck inside a residential community adjacent to a state forest. Be patient; it could be months of stalking and searching before you get to see one.
2Black bears are really black! I know out west they have black bears that are dark brown, but in the east they are really black. This makes it hard to get detail around their eyes. You need to be close to get their eyes clearly. This picture was taken from my front deck. The bear is about 120 feet away. You could run up real fast to the bear and take a picture and run back, right? NEVER DO THAT! All your movements need to be slow and quiet. You don't want to startle the bear.
3The secret, instead of getting too close to the bear, is to switch to a telephoto lens. This shot was taken about 100 feet away with a 200mm telephoto lens. Bears are territorial, so getting closer than 100 feet is INSANE! As long as you move slowly you can follow the bear, but try to keep 100 feet back at all times.
4Use the automatic function of your camera to take pictures in bursts when you hold down the shutter release button. As the bear moves you can take a series of shots and decide later which one is the better image. This is an outtake. The bear kind of looks funny and he is looking at the ground.
5This is a keeper from the same series. The bear is looking at the camera and his body looks better proportioned than in the previous shot. I took six shots in a two-second burst and this is the only one that is really any good, although they all have the same lighting and exposure settings. Remember to always be safe and never run towards or away from a bear.
6Once you have "your bear," use Photoshop or GIMP to create an interesting image with dynamic tension.
If you live where I live, it is quite common to see black bears especially in the early spring and fall. I met a bear hunter in the woods while walking my dog on a Sunday.
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. He was scouting locations for the beginning of bear hunting season. He told me he switched to hunting bears when the area became overpopulated with deer and "crazy people" that came from New Jersey and New York to kill them. He told me any idiot can kill a deer, but taking a bear requires a real hunter. It is kind of that way around here. You can almost pose a deer, but even though you may see a bear, they are hard to photograph. It is very important to know about bear safety, because if you do decide to act like an idiot, you could get mauled. If you are not familiar with how to behave around bears, read my article: "How to Take a Hike in Bear Country." In this article we will try to give you some helpful pointers on how to photograph black bears.Instructions
- 1
The first thing you have to do is get to bear country. Although, you frequently hear of neighborhood bears in city suburbs, the best places are state game lands, state parks, national parks and national forests. Bears like swamp areas to build their dens and also like caves and stream areas. The best places to find bears are in neighborhoods near or in state forests or game lands. Since it is illegal to hunt bears in most residential communities, and since bears are not dumb, they learn that these areas are safe habitats from hunters. This bear was shot from my back deck inside a residential community adjacent to a state forest. Be patient; it could be months of stalking and searching before you get to see one.
2Black bears are really black! I know out west they have black bears that are dark brown, but in the east they are really black. This makes it hard to get detail around their eyes. You need to be close to get their eyes clearly. This picture was taken from my front deck. The bear is about 120 feet away. You could run up real fast to the bear and take a picture and run back, right? NEVER DO THAT! All your movements need to be slow and quiet. You don't want to startle the bear.
3The secret, instead of getting too close to the bear, is to switch to a telephoto lens. This shot was taken about 100 feet away with a 200mm telephoto lens. Bears are territorial, so getting closer than 100 feet is INSANE! As long as you move slowly you can follow the bear, but try to keep 100 feet back at all times.
4Use the automatic function of your camera to take pictures in bursts when you hold down the shutter release button. As the bear moves you can take a series of shots and decide later which one is the better image. This is an outtake. The bear kind of looks funny and he is looking at the ground.
5This is a keeper from the same series. The bear is looking at the camera and his body looks better proportioned than in the previous shot. I took six shots in a two-second burst and this is the only one that is really any good, although they all have the same lighting and exposure settings. Remember to always be safe and never run towards or away from a bear.
6Once you have "your bear," use Photoshop or GIMP to create an interesting image with dynamic tension.
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