Maniac With Camera Blog: Why I Like Raptor Photography

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Why I Like Raptor Photography

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Reason # 10 Why I like Raptor Photography: You try photographing Tom Cruise’s baby Suri…you’ll get your lights punched out. If you photograph a nest…without trying to disturb the young ones…you’re free n’clear.

Reason # 9 Why I like Raptor Photography: THE STARE. You think the Rock can intimidate…Well…can you smell what this eagle is COOKIN’? The Rock don’t got nothin’ on this eagle.

“Hey…buddy…YOU look like FOOD!!!!”

Reason # 8 Why I like Raptor Photography: They’re natural predators. We’re prey unless we’ve got a bang-stick in our hands. But without one, we’re toast…to anything with sharp claws and teeth. And what better than to capture a natural predator doing what it does best. Killing something.

Reason # 7 Why I like Raptor Photography: Just like humans, being a teenager means you get to be young and stupid. Ever seen a juvenile hawk, they got no fear. They’ll come right up to you and stare you down. It doesn’t matter that you’re three times their size and about six times as wide. And it’s great to be able to use that to our photographic advantage.

Reason # 6 Why I like Raptor Photography: You walk around downtown with your camera and people start looking at you strangely. You walk around the park with your camera and the raptors don’t give a crap what you’re doing. They’re too busy hunting and doing their own thing to care. You want to take a picture of homo sapien in his natural environment, prepare to shell out some dough. You don’t find raptors with their talons out asking for money for the privilege of having taken their photograph.

Reason # 5 Why I like Raptor Photography: It’s all about size of your equipment, baby. You know the rest of the saying…Do I really have to spell it out for you? And it’s not about compensation. We got the size…baby, and we know how to use it.

Reason #4 Why I like Raptor Photography: It’s always nice to photography something about as antisocial as the photographer is. If I was a people person, do you think I’d be shooting wildlife photography? I’d be shooting weddings and making money.

"What the HELL are YOU looking AT??!!"

Reason #3 Why I like Raptor Photography: Raptors don't require model releases. Ever try asking a bald eagle to sign a model release...ain't gonna happen. Then again, they don't give a S*** who or what publishes their photo

Reason #2 Why I like Raptor Photography: Raptors never have bad hair days. Raptors never bitch at you about why their photo came out blurry, or that their feathers just didn't turn out the right color the way they wanted it to.

Reason #1 Why I like Raptor Photography: Raptors can never hire lawyers to SUE YOU. You could sell the photo to an advertising company who uses it on a prophylactic ad with the catch-phrase "Soar like an EAGLE!" and you won't get sued. Try that with a homo sapien. Kiss your finances goodbye.

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Due to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and its ramifications world-wide, FalconRose Photography has ceased doing business with all American-based suppliers. FalconRose Photography will patronize Canadian suppliers and retailers of photographic equipment.

Also, this will result in sales of images to United States purchasers treated as if the purchase had taken place in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, and that all such provincial and federal sales taxes due will be paid by the purchaser (due to the complicated tax process involved, point of sale cannot be specified at location of purchaser.) Purchaser is responsible for payment of all US federal and state use-taxes as we will not be collecting those for the United States Government.

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We are also boycotting any United States shooting locations and will proceed to shooting schedules in Canada only. Canada is a vast and beautiful country and there are plenty of places to photograph without having to step outside it. We look forward to continuing to bring beautiful images of Canada's wildlife and landscapes for your viewing pleasure.

Edit: upon further research into the confiscatory practices of the US Internal Revenue Service; FalconRose Photography recommends that any US based company requiring images refer to many of the talented photographers based in the United States. FalconRose Photography will not do business with US buyers.

I Do Not Critique Other Peoples' Images

I have had people ask me to critique their photos. Unfortunately, photography is a very subjective field. I don't like to give out critiques because invariably it involves "my opinion" which pretty much carries the same amount of weight as everyone else's - a very negligible weight.

I find that most photographers either want one of two things: They want me to a) praise them so that they don't feel bad about the photography that they are outputting. b) they want to be offended by minor criticism so that they can write the critiquer off as some hack photographer. So it doesn't matter how I give critique, it's a no-win situation.

If I am impressed by your photography, I will say so on my comments at your site: Flickr, 500px, or whereever you may be placing your photographs. If not, I will more than likely be silent. Remember the old adage of mothers everywhere? "If you don't have anything nice to say, say nothing at all."

Your photography is your photography, I cannot tell you whether or not it's good or not. If you wish instruction, I would suggest looking up a certified photography instructor. There are people out there who have dedicated their careers to training others. Unfortunately as a working photographer who is doing wildlife stock photography and getting his business off the ground, unfortunately, I do not have the time to do so on a gratis basis.

Above all, photography is essentially the way YOU see the world, not through being filtered by other people. So the only person who can really critique your images is yourself and if you are true to yourself, you will be the hardest critic of your own work.

The only people whom I've ever critiqued images or helped by instructing them on occasion are people whom I've gone personally to school with and they already know who they are on my friend's list on Facebook. So please do not send me your photos to critique, because invariably you will not hear from me.

About Me

Haruo Chikamori has been shooting photography in some shape or form since 1984 when his late father got him a Mamiya Sekor TL500 35mm manual focus SLR. Since then he has taught himself the basics of exposure, shutterspeed and aperture...and has progressed from the basics to running his own freelance photography business.

Hugo has had numerous cameras from point and shoot and SLR 35mm cameras to digital cameras (both point and shoot and DSLR). He now prefers to work with Nikon 35mm film and DSLR cameras.

Currently his photographic arsenal includes a Nikon D300s body, a Nikon D50 body, AF-S DX 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 lens, AF 50mm f/1.8 D lens, a AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 ED VRII lens and a Nikon AF-S 600mm f/4 D ED-IF II lens. He also has a SB-600 flash.

In the future, he hopes to get the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens, the Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 lens, the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, a Nikon 200-400mm f/4 VRII lens, as well as a Nikon D700 FX (full-frame) body and a Nikon F6 (35mm film) body

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Why I Like Raptor Photography

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