Wild Studio Series: The Art of Wildlife Photograph - Birds

A Unique Wildlife Photography Experience

Guests of this workshop will be lucky enough to photohgraph two of Australia's engaged Black Cockatoos "Captain & Jet" and a stunning Macaw "Harry".

Throughout the session, attendees will experience three different approaches to wildlife photography in a unique studio environment:

Wildlife Portraits

Explore how Brett approaches creating striking animal portraits, including understanding your subject, composition, lighting and the technical decisions that help create memorable images.

Conservation Portraits

Learn how wildlife photography can tell a larger story by combining animals, people and environment.

Working alongside animal keeper Caroline (pictured below), attendees will see how conservation stories are created through portraiture, similar to the work seen across wildlife ambassadors and conservation campaigns.

Meet Caroline! 

Hi, I’m Caroline! I’ve been a bird keeper at Symbio Wildlife Park for 9 years, caring for a variety of species including little penguins, wedge-tailed eagles, cassowaries, emus, cockatoos and small aviary birds. My love for birds extends beyond work, and I’m lucky to have my own feathered friends, including my beautiful red-tailed black cockatoo, Archie, who I raised from an egg. Birds are a huge passion of mine, and I love getting to know their unique personalities.

Birds In Flight

Put your skills to the test as I demonstrate the challenges of photographing movement, anticipation, autofocus and timing while capturing birds in flight.

Lighting & Equipment

I have partnered up Nanlite to provide some incredile lighting for our various shooting scenarios. You will learn how artificial light can be used creatively for bird and conservation portraiture.

Not only will you see Sony Alpha cameras and lenses in action, you will get a chance to take advance of a large range of loan equipment on the day (please just remember to bring a SD card).  I will also Brett breaking down the autofocus, lens and camera settings I relies on when photographing both controlled portraits and moving subjects.

Who Is This Workshop For?

• Bird photographers wanting to improve their approach
• Wildlife and nature photographers
• Any photographer at any level with any brand of camera! 
• Sony photographers wanting to understand workflows for wildlife photography to increase their hit rate! 
• Portrait photographers interested in animal and conservation imagery
• Anyone wanting more experience photographing birds in a controlled environment
• You do not need to be an experienced bird photographer
• If you want to get better at photographing birds, understand their behaviour and create stronger images with more purpose, this workshop is designed to give you plenty to work with.

About Luna Studios

LUNAR Studios Sydney is a creative hub for professional photography and videography in a beautiful renovated 1930’s woolshed in Alexandria, Sydney Australia.

The 2,400 square meter, single level heritage listed building sits on a large tree-filled block of land with parking for over 50 cars (subject to availabilty) and film-support vehicles.

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• How professional wildlife photographers approach photographing unpredictable subjects
• The importance of understanding animal behaviour and creating ethical images
• How to use composition, light and timing to create stronger wildlife photographs
• How to approach environmental and conservation storytelling
• How to work with fast-moving subjects and challenging conditions
• How Brett uses Sony Alpha cameras and lenses in professional wildlife photography
• Studio Lighting thanks to Nanlight

• Camera
• Lens 
• Memory Card
• Charged batteries 
• Sony will be providing loan equipment available on the day, please ensure you bring a suitable Memory Card if you wish to use an Alpha Camera. We will have a large range of lens available with focus lengths suitable for the workshop. 
• Refillable Water Bottle