Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword by Robert D. Martin
- Introduction
- 1 An ethnoprimatological approach to interactions between human and non-human primates
- 2 Habituating primates: processes, techniques, variables and ethics
- 3 Habitat description and phenology
- 4 Geographical information systems and remote sensing
- 5 Monitoring local weather and climate
- 6 Survey and census methods: population distribution and density
- 7 Trapping primates
- 8 Handling, anaesthesia, health evaluation and biological sampling
- 9 Morphology, morphometrics and taxonomy
- 10 Marking and radio-tracking primates
- 11 Field experiments with non-human primates: a tutorial
- 12 Feeding ecology, frugivory and seed dispersal
- 13 Dietary analysis I: food physics
- 14 Dietary analysis II: food chemistry
- 15 Collecting arthropods and arthropod remains for primate studies
- 16 Recording primate vocalizations
- 17 Photography and video for field researchers
- 18 Chronobiological aspects of primate research
- 19 Thermoregulation and energetics
- 20 Field endocrinology: monitoring hormonal changes in free-ranging primates
- 21 Collection, storage and analysis of non-invasive genetic material in primate biology
- 22 Tips from the bush: an A–Z of suggestions for successful fieldwork
- Index
- References
17 - Photography and video for field researchers
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword by Robert D. Martin
- Introduction
- 1 An ethnoprimatological approach to interactions between human and non-human primates
- 2 Habituating primates: processes, techniques, variables and ethics
- 3 Habitat description and phenology
- 4 Geographical information systems and remote sensing
- 5 Monitoring local weather and climate
- 6 Survey and census methods: population distribution and density
- 7 Trapping primates
- 8 Handling, anaesthesia, health evaluation and biological sampling
- 9 Morphology, morphometrics and taxonomy
- 10 Marking and radio-tracking primates
- 11 Field experiments with non-human primates: a tutorial
- 12 Feeding ecology, frugivory and seed dispersal
- 13 Dietary analysis I: food physics
- 14 Dietary analysis II: food chemistry
- 15 Collecting arthropods and arthropod remains for primate studies
- 16 Recording primate vocalizations
- 17 Photography and video for field researchers
- 18 Chronobiological aspects of primate research
- 19 Thermoregulation and energetics
- 20 Field endocrinology: monitoring hormonal changes in free-ranging primates
- 21 Collection, storage and analysis of non-invasive genetic material in primate biology
- 22 Tips from the bush: an A–Z of suggestions for successful fieldwork
- Index
- References
Summary
INTRODUCTION
Photography and video are valuable for research, presentations, teaching, or to interest more general audiences. Good imaging conveys the quality of light, emotion, and the subject's essence to the viewer and comes only with practice. Photography and video have much in common but each requires a different set of skills and thought processes. Here we provide general guidelines for capturing images in the field using photography and video, discuss features common to both still and video equipment, and then move on to specific advice concerning digital still and video cameras.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Both still and video cameras have dozens of controls and large instruction manuals. Some features are used only occasionally but are nevertheless essential. There will be no time to experiment in the field, so master your cameras beforehand.
Protect your equipment and media
Electrical devices do not like environmental extremes or rapid changes in humidity or temperature. Binoculars, cameras and lenses corrode and are a substrate for fungus in tropical conditions. Store them in waterproof bags with silica gel. Dry the silica gel often in a frying pan or an oven. Use a big waterproof bag or plastic garbage bag to protect all valuables during boat trips and stream crossings and from rain and leaky roofs. If electricity is available, it may be worth building a dry box with small holes and a 50 W incandescent bulb to keep equipment dry.
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- Information
- Field and Laboratory Methods in PrimatologyA Practical Guide, pp. 305 - 318Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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