Originally Posted By: Notes Norton
I've had about 25% rejected for technical problems, mostly extremely fine points of focus. For wildlife, which has a habit of moving, I use the auto-focus and auto exposure mode which doesn't give me as much control over the shot.


I've been teaching photography for over 20 years, including 5 years, full-time, with the world's biggest online professional photography course. I constantly recommend students to use Aperture Priority (A or Av, depending on the camera) and Auto-focus - most of the time.

There are specific reasons why Manual exposure and manual focus are better choices, but for now don't worry about them.

The thing is though, you have use certain techniques to get the best from auto the focusing mode. My video here shows you how to use auto-focus correctly.

It also sounds like you may be using apertures at are too wide, which can produce very narrow areas of focus that some agencies will reject. My video here show you how to choose apertures for the best effect.