Tanzania, Africa – 2010 – Workshop Research
By mauromedia | April 18, 2010
In March of 2010 Dirk Ruge and myself traveled to Tanzania, Africa to research locations and accommodations for our new Tanzanian wildlife and culture DSLR workshop. The trip proved to be extremely successful for research and “OK” for picture/video acquisition. Since we want to take the workshop participants to the best locations with the best wildlife and culture we spent a lot of time traveling between shooting locations and not much time shooting. Here are few images from the wildlife portion of the trip.
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Truth in Photography
By mauromedia | April 8, 2010
Photographed in the Wild
TRUTH IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Sometimes, something strikes you as too good to be true and this was one of those instances. Looking at the photo in question at the time of it’s winning, I questioned if the story was as reported. Now, I know. Read this article and judge for yourself.
Throughout my career, I’ve made it a point to only photograph creatures in the wild, i.e. non-captives. Anyone can go to a wildlife farm and get a good photo of a wolf or mountain lion . . . but it is quite a feat to capture an image of one in the wild. I took this photo of a mountain lion several years ago. One of the clues indicating it is a non-captive mountain lion, is it’s weight. Captive animals are generally hand fed and tend to be overweight rather than lean, having a ready food supply and a limited area in which to exercise over their wild counterparts. Do you think there really are overweight mountain lions out in the wild? I have seen 7 mountain lions in their native habitats over the years and I can honestly say I have never seen a fat one. In addition, if this were a captive subject that I had control over or the opportunity to get multiple shots of, I would have never shot this image with a stick going right through the middle of the frame. But it was the only shot I had, and it was truly a once in a lifetime shot, of indeed, a non-captive, wild animal.
If you are going to shoot captive animals, let the viewers know it’s a captive animal or situation. Truth not only in advertising, but in photography as well, speaks to integrity.
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Mauro’s Moments – Canon 1D Mark IV – Buy Fresh Buy Local
By mauromedia | January 12, 2010
After months of hype, the Canon 1D Mark IV is finally in our studio. We’ve not had much of a chance to use them in the field but we thought we would give your our first impressions. Visit Mike’s Camera here. It pays to have a relationship with your local camera retailer. We were one of the first studios in Colorado to receive these cameras and it’s because of our close working relationship with our local camera shop.
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Wildlife Photography Gear – Part II – Accessories
By mauromedia | April 25, 2009
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Wildlife Photography Gear – Part 1 of 2
By mauromedia | April 22, 2009
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Wudang Mountain China
By mauromedia | April 19, 2009
http://www.vimeo.com/4228351 In 2006 myself and two fellow adventurers traveled to China to experience and document the culture of Wudang Mountain located in the in the Hubei province. Someday soon we will produce the full documentary about this awesome place and wonderful people.
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What’s in Michael Mauro’s Camera Bag
By mauromedia | April 9, 2009
Topics: Cameras, Podcasts | 9 Comments »
What’s in the Camera Bag Podcast
By mauromedia | April 9, 2009
iPhone Snap...camera equipment podcast
WoooHoooo….new podcast coming finally…I’m asked all the time what camera gear do I take on a shoot. It really depends on what I am shooting and how I plan to get there. If it’s a commercial shoot I usually need a couple of bodies, a couple of lenses, flashes, pocket wizards, microphones, and video camera. If it’s a wildlife or cowboy/western shoot it’s a whole different set of equipment. So tune in for part 1 tomorrow here on the mmphotoblog.
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Cowboy Photo Workshop
By mauromedia | April 5, 2009
August 16-21, 2009
For more information click the Iconic Image Workshop Series link on the upper left of this page.
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People/Product Photography and HDR
By mauromedia | April 3, 2009
Winter Personal Work - HDR - Dirk Ruge, Model/Adventurer
Not to long ago I wrote about HDR and the benefits I thought it would provide in my landscape and architecture photography. What I did not write about are some of the other possibilities that I am exploring with HDR. Read the rest of this entry »
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