i'm looking into getting very serious about recording nature. my only experience with it thus far has been recording the birds and deer etc. in the forest in my back yard, but i've loved every second of it (minus the nearby highway growl... i can only really record in the middle of the night)
first off, let me state my intention: i'd love to look into doing this sort of thing for a living, at least for a while. i'm 18 years old so i've got plenty of time to get started. i know that there are animal researchers, nature programs and magazines, and travel programs that hire people to do this sort of thing.
what's a good way to get into this? any schooling you'd recommend, or organizations to get in touch with?
secondly, regardless of the "career" side of things, what sort of equipment would be good for this - even as a hobby? i'm thinking very quiet microphones, low-noise battery powered pre-amps, and a battery powered DAT recorder or something. any recommendations?
my dream is to some day be holding an array of mics on a post in the middle of an elephant herd in africa. imagine mixing a live herd in 5.1
thoughts?
first off, let me state my intention: i'd love to look into doing this sort of thing for a living, at least for a while. i'm 18 years old so i've got plenty of time to get started. i know that there are animal researchers, nature programs and magazines, and travel programs that hire people to do this sort of thing.
what's a good way to get into this? any schooling you'd recommend, or organizations to get in touch with?
secondly, regardless of the "career" side of things, what sort of equipment would be good for this - even as a hobby? i'm thinking very quiet microphones, low-noise battery powered pre-amps, and a battery powered DAT recorder or something. any recommendations?
my dream is to some day be holding an array of mics on a post in the middle of an elephant herd in africa. imagine mixing a live herd in 5.1
thoughts?