"What Makes a Bird Photograph Great"
by Michael Milicia-MA
Monday, April 28, 7:30 PM


This presentation will explore several key elements that can help transform a bird photo from a simple documentation shot to an artful and compelling image. These insights will help guide your actions both in the field and when culling images at home.

Included along the way will be tips on composition, lighting, camera angle, lens choice, field techniques, poses, perches, flight shooting, backgrounds, reflections, silhouettes, minimizing noise, depth of field, and more. The overall goal is to boost your productivity and increase the artistic and technical quality of your avian images.

After working 27 years as a Software Engineer, our speaker embarked on a second career as a nature photographer in 2005 and soon began specializing in birds. His publication credits include National Geographic Magazine, Smithsonian, Ranger Rick Jr., Audubon, Outdoor Photographer and Nature’s Best. He has authored three articles for the National Audubon Society’s web site and served as the Technical Editor for Marie Read’s ‘Mastering Bird Photography’ book. Mike is also passionate about teaching photography and has been offering both classroom and field workshops since 2012.