Introducing Wild Bird Photography
Photographing wild birds is just photography with a few special challenges. Derek will introduce wild bird photography from this perspective, and examine it based on some of the core principles involved. He will discuss the key elements that help you create good to great photographs, covering everything from light to behaviour, and the art telling stories with images. Much of the presentation will be given as a set of tips to help you improve. It is based on an upgrade to the Photography Tips for Novice Birders that Derek did last year on Learn-the-Birds.
For those who don’t know Derek, his photos of birds in particular have appeared widely in magazines, books, museum exhibits and displays, mobile apps, blogs and online magazines, Wikipedia, and been used by artists as reference material. They have received more than 12 million views on Flickr. He will bring some of his experience to bear on helping you get started or improve your bird photography.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A SLIGHTLY UPDATED REPEAT DUE TO A CANCELLATION
Organizer
Derek was biology professor for over 20 years, and discovered several species new to science (not birds, alas), and even has a species named after him. His studies have encompassed ecology, systematics and phylogeny, as well as technology in education. He has published around 80 academic papers, and more than 100 magazine articles in which he has brought science and nature to lay persons. He has also been a university Deputy Vice Chancellor, held various technology roles in university and business, and is a technology geek. Derek is an accomplished nature photographer on land and under water, with his photos appearing in over 20 books, hundreds of magazines, several mobile apps, and museum exhibits. Today he works in FinTech, but prefers to spend time photographing birds and unravelling their stories so he can re-tell them to humans. He is co-founder and looks after the technology and arrangements for Learn-the-Birds.