Its become quuite common to be offered a videographer for a safari or other hunting trips. And i've seem quite few really good DVDs, some shared by members here (thank you again gentlemen).

But, i love photos! Looking at what Anton does on his trips, i want something like that!
Does anyone know of a pro photographer for hire in Zim (for next year)

Tjanks
Orvar

Who is Anton?

Check out igalaproductions and Fluid Peak Films. Igala filmed my hunt last year and Puren and Janine are excellent photographers and filmers. David from Fluid Peak is the real deal as well.

Ask your PH how good he is and discuss your wants. Many PHs are actually quite good with a camera. Taking pics is part of the job description, after all. If you give him your camera and tell him what you're interested in you might be pleasantly surprised , with no additional charge - but remember him at tip time.

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Who is Anton?

Rich, Anton....Anton, Rich:

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Originally posted by Rich-:
Who is Anton?

Rich, Anton....Anton, Rich:

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Thanks!

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Originally posted by Orvar:
Its become quuite common to be offered a videographer for a safari or other hunting trips. And i've seem quite few really good DVDs, some shared by members here (thank you again gentlemen).

But, i love photos! Looking at what Anton does on his trips, i want something like that!
Does anyone know of a pro photographer for hire in Zim (for next year)

Tjanks
Orvar

With the quality of digital cameras nowadays & the benefit of photoshop I'm not sure you need to employ a pro...... All you really need to do is learn how to frame a shot & in the case of trophy shots, learn how to pose the animal correctly etc.

Most of the other shots are mostly down to fate rather than F8 & you only get that by being in the right place at the right time.

FWIW, my book has a chapter on trophy photography in it.....

What I did on my ele hunt with CM was let the videographer(Ray Buchanan) use my camera to take stills. He did a great job and took over 800 pics. That way all I did was enjoy the hunt and he took pics of things I never would have thought of. I like this pic of a butterfly sucking blood on the ele carcass.

Thanks guys, will check those guys out.

I agree that most PHs do quite well with a czmera as well, and some even better. BUT, am thinking of getting someone with real artistic flair / photographers eye + some serious post skills.

But, think you might have it, as so many of the video guys do photo on the sid or for themselves, thank!

Orvar

Orvar,

Depending on dates, the area and operation you are hunting with, I would do this for you.






























































































































Cheers, David

Also see here if you'd like to get a better idea of my photography: http://www.facebook.com/pages/...5494924431?sk=photos

Not hunting, but certainly on safari!

David

David, you have a real talent, there. Pure art!

It's tough to get a good pic in Africa. The sun is so bright it blows out the sky.So the pic is overexposed. Look at the sky in the Ele pics. Just about impossible to fix it in Photoshop.

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It's tough to get a good pic in Africa. The sun is so bright it blows out the sky.So the pic is overexposed. Look at the sky in the Ele pics. Just about impossible to fix it in Photoshop.

Interesting you bring that up... It does of course depend on a few factors - time of day, where the sun is, and most importantly where your camera is focused. If you have time it is not an issue to combat, you just have to find the best spot to focus on. I find a good compromise is somewhere around the horizon, if you focus on the sky itself you will get the blue sky but your picture may be too dark. Anyway, that's just practical hands on photography which each guy needs to work out with his own camera. That's why digital was invented, so you can take 20 shots of the same scene and make sure you get at least one right! Make no mistake, I don't consider myself a photography guru, just what I have observed.

All of the above, however, is only relevant if you have time. It will be appreciated that in the ele charge picture for example, I simply clicked! In the other ele picture I did have time but didn't know the focus trick yet, though none of the 4 people who have bought prints of that picture seemed to notice

I have never used photoshop on any of my photos and never will. I like to leave pictures as close to what was seen as possible. The most editing I have ever done is a bit of cropping in microsoft picture manager. It was once suggested that I enhanced the Zambezi river scene (with hippo) above, but that is not the case. The person who suggested that simply doesn't know the surreal light that can envelop the valley anything up to about 30 minutes before sundown....But you guys know it, right?

Thanks for the comment BenKK

Cheers, David

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I have never used photoshop on any of my photos and never will. I like to leave pictures as close to what was seen as possible. The most editing I have ever done is a bit of cropping in microsoft picture manager

Why is that David, even with todays great cameras they can never take "in" all the details and light you have alot of STUNNING photos but many of them could be aahh even MORE STUNNING

Mr Hulme and Dave Christensen would be good choices Orvar.

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I have never used photoshop on any of my photos and never will. I like to leave pictures as close to what was seen as possible. The most editing I have ever done is a bit of cropping in microsoft picture manager

Why is that David, even with todays great cameras they can never take "in" all the details and light.

I hear you Anton, and I know you certainly know what you are doing with photography. I guess the main reason is that I've seen too many photos which are very obviously photo-shopped, and too many photographers trying to deny that they are, you know? I am the kind of guy who will probably go over the top once I start, and ja I do like photos to be as natural as possible. Besides, I am fortunate enough to have the best camera I've ever owned right now, it does so much more than my previous cameras. If someone who knows what they are looking for was bored enough to go through all my borderline photos, I bet they'd be able to spot the exact day that my beloved canon SX30 came into my life . You know Anton, I don't know much about cameras and photography at all, I believe the reason my pictures have received some attention on my borderline page is because my subject (Zim) is so photogenic. I use auto, sports and low light settings, that's it. Maybe next time when you come on safari you could set aside a week to give me a course I'm sure you or anyone with more knowledge than me could make all of my pictures so much better. I don't know much about the technical side of it, but I do love taking photographs so that must count for something

David, those pics are just awesome.

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Dave Christensen would be good choices Orvar.

Now there's someone who certainly does know all about it!

Thank you RAC, I'm glad you enjoy them

I agree with alot PS can be bad sometimes (I usally overdo it)But sometimes we need to better the colours etc. You know I love your photos David and im far from Pro so you will probably teaching me during that week!

Well there you go, your point is proven my friend! And you still managed to keep it as 'buffalo in the dust'! Excellent

This is an awesome thread!!!

Guys: thank you all for your comments and suggestions!

Dave: you are 100% spot-on: Zim is a photographer's paradise - you are extremely lucky to be there - and take full advantage of it. Those are some awesome shots!

I guess the only solution is to plan the trip quickly!

Orvar

Full marks for Dave - great photographer and even better company!

Cheers Buzz, thanks for that my friend. Where would I like to be right now? Besides in the arms of my special lady friend, that is?
I'd like to be with you and Mr Jolly, enjoying dinner under the stars, in that riverbed close to Pedza, reliving the day(s), and that's the truth...

Beautiful photos David
Thanks

Great photos, especially the Honey Badger....never managed to get one of those rascals on film....maybe I should just shoot one and pose it, with photo-shop, of course....
BTW if I could afford a videographer it would likely be Ivan Carter's man Simon! He got balls!!

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Great photos, especially the Honey Badger....never managed to get one of those rascals on film....maybe I should just shoot one and pose it, with photo-shop, of course....

Make sure you pack enough gun.



Thanks Matt

Awesome photo!
They are such dangerous beast that I have yet to work up the courage to hunt one! Anything that will take a Cobra or Puff Adder head on, win and eat it, is a bad MoFo!!

I had 7 of those little bastards on a bait last year in Namibia... The crunching of the bones, you would have thought it was a pack of lions...

Double VC 500NE for that charging oNe

David, You also do a "write up" on the hunters Safari also?

I do Oz, or at least used to, when I was working for RWS. You know, I had to make some drastic changes in my life a few years ago and stopped doing it as a result, but would like to get it going again. I made some mistakes when I was writing/creating hunt journals, chief of those over extending myself (each journal is basically a book), but if I get into it again I will only take on what I can comfortably handle.