The photography basics for taking great pictures of wildlife begin with these tips. As always there are exceptions, but the following go a long ways towards ensuring successful animal photography. Use natural lighting to your advantage, Fill the frame with the subject, Focus on the eyes, Shoot from various angles, Capture personality. Perhaps you are wondering how you can, without a humongous lens and SLR safely get close enough to a wild animal to "capture personality" or "fill the frame"?