RSPB How to Photograph Garden Birds

Mark Carwardine

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Bloomsbury Wildlife
19 January 2023

Photography & photographs; Birds (ornithology); Digital photography: consumer & user guides; Wildlife: birds & birdwatching

Series: RSPB

If you have a garden, no matter how big or small, you can attract birds. If you have birds, you have some wonderful and inspiring opportunities for wildlife photography. Even if you have no more than a phone camera and a few different species, don’t despair: everything can be photographed in myriad different ways, as well as in all sorts of compelling light and weather conditions.

There are three great advantages to photographing garden birds. First, they are readily accessible – you can even capture frame-filling images of them from your kitchen window; second, they tend to be tamer and more relaxed around people than most ‘wild’ birds out in the countryside; and, third, they are impressively adaptable: you can prepare outdoor ‘studios’ or provide special props and they will often pose for your camera within a few minutes.

You just need to know how to do it. And that’s where this book comes in. Step by step, it will help you to take uncommonly good images of common (and surprisingly beautiful) subjects right on your own doorstep. Packed with beautiful photography, insider tips and tricks, as well as practical advice and specific projects, it will help your photography to improve in leaps and bounds.

Once you have mastered the basics, you can make garden bird photography as simple or as challenging as you like. A robin perched on a garden spade? Easy. A blackbird feeding amongst fallen leaves? No problem. A blue tit in flight? That may take a little more planning, but you’ll be capturing professional quality images in no time.

And there’s more. Garden bird photography isn’t only rewarding in its own right – it’s also a sensational way to hone wildlife photography and field skills that you can then adapt to suit any subject anywhere in the world.

By: Mark Carwardine
Imprint: Bloomsbury Wildlife
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781399404549
ISBN 10: 1399404547
Series: RSPB
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 19 January 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Where in the world are you shooting? Food and feeders What not to take Working the light and the weather Backgrounds (and foregrounds) Essential (and non-essential) equipment Composition The basic set-up: bird on a perch Birds with other props Birds on the ground Birds in flight Wide-angle close-ups Woodpecker & nutchatch special Reflecting pool Careful observation and chance encounters Spot the mistakes Getting creative

Zoologist Mark Carwardine is an award-winning writer, a TV and radio presenter, a bestselling author of more than 50 books, a BBC Wildlife magazine columnist, a widely published photographer and an outspoken environmentalist. He presented BBC Radio 4’s weekly programme, Nature, for many years and is best known for his Last Chance to See books, radio series and TV series with Douglas Adams and Stephen Fry. He was Chair of the Judging Panel of the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition for seven years and was selected as one of ‘The World’s 40 Most Influential Nature Photographers’ in the US’s Outdoor Photography magazine. He is currently presenting and producing the BBC Wildlife Photography Masterclass on YouTube and runs wildlife photography holidays and workshops all over the world.

Reviews for RSPB How to Photograph Garden Birds

Whatever your equipment, these tips will help readers produce stunning images, and even learn a little trickery to take pictures to the next level. * Countryman * This masterclass from photographer and writer Mark will help you capture the perfect shot of your favourite birds, regardless of experience, equipment or space. * RSPB Magazine * If you want to develop your techniques and enjoy inspiring photography then don't miss RSPB How to Photograph Garden Birds. * Outdoor Photography * This super practical masterclass [is] packed with inspiring images. -- Margaret Bartlett * BBC Countryfile *