Bird Photography: Tips, Tricks and Techniques

Leader: Bill Walker

Date: Saturday April 12, 2024 10am-1pm

Description: 

Learn to bird behind the lens with Bay Area wildlife photographer Bill Walker. Covering everything from field techniques to how to approach birds while respecting their health and safety, Bill will share his knowledge and experience in this extensive classroom to outdoor bird photography session. While this class is primarily aimed at photographers using Mirrorless and DSLR Cameras, much of the material can be used for digiscoping and fixed lens cameras. Participants should bring their own camera to fully participate.” 

Join photographer Bill Walker for a classroom session covering the fundamentals of wildlife photography as it pertains to birds. We'll start by talking about field techniques and how to approach birds while respecting their health and safety. Bill will show you how to control exposure for different lighting conditions, how to compose pleasing images by attending to both the foreground and background, some tips for processing your photos on the computer, and some ideas about how to organize your library of images. The class is aimed primarily at photographers using DSLR cameras. However, much of the material is pertinent to folks doing digiscoping or using fixed-lens cameras. We will head outside afterwards to put some of these techniques in action. Bill Walker is a Bay Area wildlife photographer who has been photographing wild birds and their environment since 2003. He has taught photography for Point Reyes Birding Festival, Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance and the Coastside Land Trust. His work is published on Instagram and YouTube, at birdwalker.com, and in his annual BirdWalker wall calendar. 

Participants should bring their own camera. 

Trip Size: 12 Participants Max

Price: $150

This event will open at 1pm on Friday, February 28th and close on Thursday, April 10.