Photographing Native Australian Birdlife | Sydney

The aim of this class is not only to give you the opportunity to photograph some of Australia’s most iconic birds (close-up) but also learn about their habitat and behaviours.

Your subjects will be a Tawny Frogmouth, Blue-winged Kookaburra, Bush Stoned Curlew, Red-tailed Black Cockatoo and a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Please note bird subjects may be subject to change due circumstances beyond our control.

Your lecturer Angela Robertson-Buchanan will talk about their techniques in the field, the importance of maintaining high ethical standards when you are working with wildlife and why they don’t like using flash on wildlife.

As an alternative they’ll demonstrate their specially designed continuous lighting and daylight studio set-ups where you will get the opportunity to take some stunning portraits.

You are guaranteed to walk away with not only some breath-taking shots, but also a deeper understanding and appreciation of Australian birds and some techniques you can use in the field.

Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate level

Topics Covered

• High Key lighting
• Low-key lighting
• Continuous lighting
• Daylight
• Tips for photographing birds in the wild
• Facts about the birds you are photographing

What to Bring:

• Mirrorless or DSLR Camera with the ability to do manual settings.
• Macro and/or zoom lens
• Spare batteries and charger
• Sufficient memory cards – you will shoot a lot and due to the unpredictable nature of our subjects we would hate you to miss out on a specific behaviour due to being too busy deleting images to make room for new ones!

Note: If your Nikon camera is SnapBridge compatible, please bring along your mobile device with the SnapBridge application already installed.

For more course information or enquiries phone: 1300 851 435 (Mon-Fri 9-4PM AEDT)