Wildlife Vloggers | How I Build a Vlog

The vlogging learning curve is really steep, and looking back, there are loads of things I wish I'd known earlier! In this short video from Wildlife Vloggers I've shared a few tips for making a successful wildlife photography vlog.

Wildlife Vloggers was formed at the end of 2020 by a group wildlife photography photographers including myself, Keith Griffiths and Jeroen Kloppenburg with small but growing YouTube channels. We wanted to make a space on the web to interact more with our subscribers, with a forum and a section for video tutorials, articles and various tips and tricks… It was a good idea in principle, but unfortunately, after a year we decided we couldn’t really commit enough time to make it work.
I thought I’d share the short tutorial videos I made for Wildlife Vloggers here. They don’t have the same levels of ‘production value’ and b-roll as my normal videos, but I hope they are interesting / helpful to some of you!

0:30 Get the primary footage (seems obvious but...)
1:19 Record Extra B-roll
2:22 Don't delete in the field
3:05 Setting up the shot - framing
3:42 Setting up the shot - camera settings
4:14 Setting up the shot - check audio
4:33 Setting up the shot - pause before takes
5:10 Have a plan / aim for the vlog
6:23 Edit backwards for multiple takes
6:48 Make a rough story board
7:21 Cut to the music / beat
8:21 Iterate and improve
8:55 Don't be afraid to cut stuff out
9:18 Don't worry about length - tell the story
9:41 Upload the video!

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