{"id":15699,"date":"2023-02-23T17:34:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T17:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=15699"},"modified":"2025-01-10T15:58:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T15:58:53","slug":"how-to-photograph-garden-wildlife-with-nick-upton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/23\/how-to-photograph-garden-wildlife-with-nick-upton\/","title":{"rendered":"How to photograph garden wildlife with Nick Upton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wildlife photographer Nick Upton gives tips on how to take captivating wildlife images in your own back garden.<\/h2>\n\"Portrait<\/a>\n

Nick Upton<\/a> has been photographing wildlife in his Wiltshire garden for more than 10 years, using a variety of techniques, including camera traps. By creating a pond, planting flowers attractive to insects and installing insect hotels and nesting and roosting boxes, he has managed to increase the biodiversity of his garden. He has also photographed a variety of other wildlife-friendly gardens in the South West of England. Nick gives talks to camera clubs and wildlife groups and has run workshops and tutored clients for specific photography techniques. He photographed garden invertebrates for the 2020VISION conservation photography project and recently documented people improving their gardens for wildlife for a current RSPB campaign.<\/p>\n\"Hedgehog<\/a>\n

Why photograph garden wildlife?<\/h2>\n

Almost any garden, especially when improved for nature, can offer plenty of wildlife photography opportunities year-round. Indeed, shooting on your doorstep has many advantages. You don\u2019t have to spend time and fuel traveling to distant sites, and you can use good weather breaks at home immediately rather than heading out in the hope of promised sunshine that often fails to appear. There\u2019s no need to lug heavy camera gear a long way. You can often leave equipment out more securely than you can in public spaces (and it can be brought inside fast when weather turns nasty).\u00a0 Garden wildlife can also become used to people and may allow you to approach closer than is usually possible in the wild.<\/p>\n