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Camera Settings for Birds in Flight

Camera Settings for Birds in Flight

Witnessing birds in flight is an awe-inspiring experience, their graceful movements and unparalleled agility painting a vivid portrait of nature’s aerial ballet. For photographers, capturing these fleeting moments presents a unique challenge that demands technical prowess, artistic vision, and an understanding of avian behavior. In this article, we delve into the world of avian photography, […]

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Straightening Water Photos for a Professional Look

Straightening Water Photos for a Professional Look

In this blog post, we’ll discuss key takeaways from a recent video tutorial by renowned photographer Matt Kloskowski. In the video, Matt shares valuable tips on straightening photos taken on or near water, addressing a common issue that can impact the quality of your work: Whether you’re a seasoned photographer or just starting out, these […]

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New: Bird Photography Guide

New: Bird Photography Guide

For those of you interested in photographing birds, you may want to take a look at this in-depth course on sale. If you have trouble capturing tack-sharp birds in flight, or following the action with autofocus, exposure, or metering – you maybe want to check it out. Currently 25% off which ends soon. Deal found […]

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Behind-the-Scenes Tips and Tricks for Bird Photography

Behind-the-Scenes Tips and Tricks for Bird Photography

Bird photography requires true dedication and an in-depth understanding of not just photography, but also bird habits. The subjects may be small, but they’re pretty darn fast. To give you a hint of what goes into bird photography, photographer Morten Hilmer has put together this amazing behind-the-scenes video: Hilmer shares what he did completely wrong […]

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Top 5 Bird Photography Tips From a Pro

Top 5 Bird Photography Tips From a Pro

Bird photography is undoubtedly one of the most challenging genres of photography. Your subject is usually small and fast, and if you are not fully prepared, the results will disappoint you. On the other hand, get things right, and your end product will be truly rewarding. To help you out in the field, we have […]

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Garden Bird Photography Tips

Garden Bird Photography Tips

The great thing about photographing garden birds is that it’s much easier than going out to a reserve or park, and therefore much simpler for beginners. When starting out with bird photography, you want to minimize expensive equipment until you know that you enjoy it and are capable enough to pursue it. Bird photography at […]

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Tips for Photographing Hummingbirds

Tips for Photographing Hummingbirds

By and far the easiest way to photograph hummingbirds is to place a hummingbird feeder in our backyard and wait for the little guys to start visiting. We quickly realize that they have absolutely no compunction about being in close proximity to us. In fact, the hummingbirds that visit my feeder seem to have developed […]

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How to Photograph Birds in Flight

How to Photograph Birds in Flight

Being able to capture good images using a digital camera can be extremely rewarding. And some of the best pictures that we can take tend to be the hardest. Once we have a pretty good understanding of some of the camera’s functions both on automatic and manual mode, we can focus on the job of […]

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Bird Photography Tricks in Your Own Backyard

Bird Photography Tricks in Your Own Backyard

Birds are a tricky photographic subject. They’re small, fast, skittish, and elusive. But capturing a photo of one up close is well worth the time and effort. You may not feel this way if you sit around waiting hours on end for birds to show up to no avail. There are many techniques you can […]

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10 Easy Steps to Photographing Birds for Beginners

10 Easy Steps to Photographing Birds for Beginners

I’d be lying if I told you that bird photography is easy. No. It isn’t. It’s one of the toughest photography genres out there – perhaps the toughest. However, what I’m going to reveal today are ten easy steps to take better photos of birds no matter your experience and skill level. If you incorporate […]

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