Wildlife Camera Operator Scotland

Natural History and Presenter-led content

I am a wildlife camera operator based in Scotland. I am a BAFTA New Talent winning filmmaker with over seven years of experience as a lighting camera operator. Building on my work as a documentary camera operator I was driven towards a move into natural history. With a passion for the great outdoors and conservation, I was seduced by Scotland’s wilderness and wildlife.

I enjoy the rigours of wildlife filmmaking more than any other type of camera work -most recently I captured the elusive Pine Marten for natural history series ‘Great Britain’. Other excursions have seen me at sea and climbing mountains, who wouldn’t want this job!

I am most experienced filming within the forests, uplands and coastal environments of Scotland. I am also very familiar with the Cairngorm region including Rothiemurchas Estate, the Islands of the Firth of Forth, Skye and the Great Glen region.

WILDLIFE CAMERA GEAR

• Sony FX3

• Sony 200 – 600mm f5.6-6.3 G + 1.4 tele

• Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II

Sony FE 2470 mm f/2.8 GM

• Canon 300mm f/2.8 IS

• Lowepro Pro Trekker BP 550 AW II Backpack

WILDLIFE GEAR

• Stealth Gear Photographers Hide

• Camping trailer with night heater

• Arri style dovetail and 19mm rods

• Satchler 18p tripod 100mm

• 100mm Baby legs

• Canon 5Ds for HDR timelapse

• GoPro Hero 5 (set of 4)

SKILLS

• Long lens, hide work, live OB, HDR motion controlled time-lapses

• Experience with Sony FS7, Sony F55, Sony F5, Canon C300, Canon C100 mk2, Sony EX3, Canon 5D mk3, GoPro, Bushnell trailcam

• FCP X, Premeire Pro 6

• Experienced hillwalker

DATA WRANGLER GEAR

• Mac Book Pro 2020, Mac Book Pro 2015

• LaCie Rugged Mini 2TB External Hard Drives

• Shotput Pro

Mitch Turnbull

Mitch Turnbull

Director / Producer / Plimsoll Productions

Ryan was super conscientious and worked beyond his brief whilst filming with me on a British wildlife series for Channel 5. I would highly recommend him.