Bird Photography Masterclass – © Sudhir Shivaram Photography

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1. Welcome & Introduction

2. Camera and Lens for bird photography 2 Topics

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2.1 Best camera for bird photography

2.2 Best lens for bird photography

3. Basic camera settings for bird photography 4 Topics

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3.1 My basic camera settings

3.2 How to arrive at correct camera setting

3.3 Camera settings for low-light bird photography

3.4 Camera settings for action photography

4. Shooting Mode for Bird Photography 2 Topics

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4.1 P-M-A-S What mode to use when

4.2 How to use manual exposure

5. White Balance for Bird Photography 2 Topics

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5.1 What white balance to use

5.2 White balance and exposure compensation for sunset

6. Exposure and metering for bird photography 9 Topics

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6.1 What metering to use

6.2 Best aperture to use

6.3 Camera setting for light and shadow

6.4 creating low key images

6.5 exposure for fog

6.6 Shooting backlit bird in fog

6.7 exposure for black bird

6.8 Working with depth of field

6.9 calculating exposure triangle parameter

7. Understanding Bird Behaviour 3 Topics

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7.1 Understanding bird behaviour

7.2 Bird behaviour – purple heron example

7.3 Bird behaviour – grey heron example

8. Focusing For Bird Photography 4 Topics

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8.1 Autofocus mode to use

8.2 what auto focus points to use

8.3 When to use manual focusing

8.4 Back Button focusing

9. Shooting Techniques 7 Topics

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9.1 Eye level photography settings

9.2 How to get sharp images

9.3 Spray and pray

9.4 Angle of shooting

9.5 Carrying equipment in field

9.6 Approaching birds with long lens

9.7 Approaching birds and shooting with entry level camera and lens

10. Composition 6 Topics

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10.1 Portraits vs habitat shots

10.2 Avoid bad backgrounds

10.3 composition and settings for backlighting

10.4 lighting in bird photography

10.5 Composing Sarus Crane

10.6 Angle of shooting – Darter

11. Pre-Visualization 2 Topics

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11.1 Example of lesser whistling teals in flight

11.2 planning backlit fog images

12. Miscellaneous Topics 2 Topics

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12.1 Binoculars in bird photography

12.2 Dress code for bird photography