What does it take to create photographs that reveal the essential spirit of birds? For wildlife photographer Marie Read it means understanding and then capturing their behavior, and in this presentation, she’ll show you how it’s done. Marie will share the backstories to her compelling images of birds, many of which appear in her best-selling book Mastering Bird Photography, published by Rocky Nook 2019. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced bird photographer, you'll gain a wealth of tips to help you improve your own images. And you’ll learn that being observant, understanding birds’ body language and taking your time contribute far more to getting great bird shots than having the newest camera and the biggest lens.
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Wildlife photographer and author Marie Read is renowned
for her exquisite bird photographs that combine beauty with impactful
storytelling. Widely published during her 30+ year career, her images
have been featured nationally and internationally in magazines, books,
calendars, websites, educational exhibits, and product packaging.
Marie’s images and photo essays have appeared in such
publications as Living Bird, National Geographic, Natural
History and Nature’s Best, and she writes a regular
photography column for Bird Watching magazine. Her
images have won awards in Share the View International Nature Photography
Contest (Grand Prize 2017), Nature’s Best contests, North American Nature
Photography Association Showcase, Audubon Photography Awards, and Festival de
L’Oiseau. She has authored and co-authored several books about birds and
their behavior, including most recently For the Love of Birds:
Visions and Meditations co-authored with ornithologist/poet Pepper
Trail.
Marie lives with her husband in the Finger Lakes Region
of central New York, where she has cultivated her own property for many years
to create a haven for local birds.
Marie Read Wildlife Photography
452 Ringwood Road
Freeville NY 13068 USA
e-mail mpr5@cornell.edu
Website:
http://www.marieread.com
AUTHOR of:
Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and
Technique of Photographing Birds and Their Behavior
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