Photographing Chickens: A Digital Camera Guide to Bird Habits

In Mastering Chook Pictures: The Artwork, Craft, and Strategy of Photographing Birds and Their Habits , acclaimed chicken photographer and writer Marie Learn shares methods and tales behind her compelling photographs, providing contemporary insights into making profitable chicken images, whether or not you’re out within the area or within the consolation of your personal yard.

Explore this beautifully illustrated guide to master the art of capturing stunning bird portraits with precision and creativity. Marie will not only show you how to be in the right place at the right time for the perfect shot, but she will also help you elevate your skills to photograph birds in their natural habitats and depict them in unique and captivating ways using your digital camera. Elevate your bird photography to new heights with techniques to capture dynamic movements, illustrate their behaviors, and portray their beauty in evocative ways.

Marie delves into essential technical aspects like choosing the right digital camera, lenses, and camera settings, emphasizing how a deep understanding of fieldcraft, composition, and bird behavior greatly impacts successful bird photography. Throughout the guide's 400+ images, detailed captions reveal the equipment and camera settings used. Bird behavior insights sprinkled throughout offer insider tips to bird photographers of all levels, helping them capture standout images.

Matters embody:

Gear and equipment

Focus, publicity, and lightweight

Composition and creativity

Chook pictures ethics

Capturing chicken habits

Storytelling photographs

Motion and in-flight pictures

Yard picture studio

Climate, water, and temper

High chicken picture websites in North America

Primary picture modifying

…and way more

Introduction from Tim Gallagher, former Editor-in-Chief of the popular birdwatching publication, Dwelling Chookjournal.