I Love Wildlife Photography… But This Bothers Me @Firstmanphotography

Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

I love wildlife photography. I always have. But I am often left feeling uncomfortable - How was this made? Was the animal disturbed? Was there human interference? And at what point does a photograph stop being observation and start being something else?

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0:00 Intro
1:25 Using Drones for Wildlife Photography
4:40 Baiting the Animals
7:12 Wildlife Photography Should be Hard!!
10:23 It’s Not Even Wildlife Photography!
12:00 Art Vs Activism
16:00 What Amazing Wildlife Photography Looks Like...

$I Love Wildlife Photography… But This Bothers Me I love wildlife photography. I always have. But I am often left feeling uncomfortable - How was this made? Was the animal disturbed? Was there human interference? And at what point does a photograph stop being observation and start being something else? 30 Tips in 30 Days - https://geni.us/30Tips Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Build a Website Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - https://geni.us/SquareSpaceFirstman Video Editing Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Three Legged Thing Winston 2.0 Carbon Tripod – https://geni.us/3LTWinston2 Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - https://geni.us/AdamsGear #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography 0:00 Intro 1:25 Using Drones for Wildlife Photography 4:40 Baiting the Animals 7:12 Wildlife Photography Should be Hard!! 10:23 It’s Not Even Wildlife Photography! 12:00 Art Vs Activism 16:00 What Amazing Wildlife Photography Looks Like...$ $I printed 300 fine-art photos to learn these three lessons... Today I share three BIG ideas about printing photos that I have learned from making over 300 prints of my landscape photography. 30 Tips in 30 Days - https://geni.us/30Tips Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #Canon #printing #photography #spon 0:00 Intro 1:48 Big Idea Number 1 - Stop Waiting 3:04 Printing Tips and Tricks 7:10 How to Print Checklist 9:42 What Can Your Prints Do For You 14:22 The Life-cycle of a Photograph$ $Can a Battered, Old & Cheap Camera Take Good Photos? You can’t keep a good camera down. This week we head out to do some landscape photography and a cheap camera challenge using the Canon 800D and Canon 10-18mm STM lens. Lexar Cards - https://geni.us/Lexar1800x - Ad Buy my book - https://geni.us/Illumination Learn Photography - http://bit.ly/RawRoom Landscape Photography Masterclass - 7 Day FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/landscape-masterclass Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Twitter - https://geni.us/TweetMe FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Loupedeck+ Editing Console - http://bit.ly/2Ei0Cgn Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #landscapephotography #cheapcamera #spon$

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(beginner to PRO) We look at three ways you can do night photography. We head to the lake district for a landscape photography session after the sun has set using a light painting technique and a drone. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - http://www.squarespace.com/firstman Buy my book - https://geni.us/Illumination Learn Photography - http://bit.ly/RawRoom Landscape Photography Masterclass - 7 Day FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/landscape-masterclass Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan T-Sirts and Merch - http://bit.ly/FirstMan1Store Buy Prints - http://bit.ly/PrintsFirstMan Workshops - http://bit.ly/latestWorkshops The below gear maybe of interest to you. 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