Introduction to Wildlife Photography
General Description:
Join celebrated wildlife photographer Darby Hayes for this introduction to the basics of photographing wildlife. Participants will learn the basics of wildlife photography (and any outdoor photography) and advance enough so that they are able to go from taking ordinary snapshots to taking "great" wildlife photographs. They will learn how to select the right equipment, how to best use their equipment and how to process the images to get the best (professional) results.
Instructor
Darby Hayes
Darby Hayes is a nationally recognized Photographic Artist who specializes in fine art landscape and wildlife prints capturing images of the northern Sierra Nevada Mountains and the Western United States. His nature photographs feature wildlife found in the Western United States, including Alaska, and are composed to bring the viewer into a close-up, personal relationship with the wildlife subject. All wildlife images were taken in natural settings: National Parks; National Forests; BLM lands; farms and ranches - he does not take pictures in zoos, wildlife parks, etc. His landscape photographs feature dramatic lighting, color and artistic composition and include local Northern California alpine landscapes, as well as iconic images of well known western areas and National Parks.
Class Schedule
Plan to arrive at the Sierra Nevada Field Campus by 12:00 PM on Wednesday to check in. We will meet in the classroom from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. On Thursday, we will spend the morning in Sierra Valley taking photographs. On Friday morning participants will learn the basics of using Photoshop to edit your photographs. The workshop will end after lunch on Friday. Information about tent space, showers, and meals is on the summer field campus web site.
Supplies and Other Useful Items
Supply List
- Notebook
- Camera equipment with instruction manuals (type doesn't matter)
- Camera accessories (batteries, battery chargers, lenses, media storage cards, mono/tripods, etc.)
- Laptop computer with Photoshop or Photoshop Elements
Personal gear
- sunscreen
- layered clothing
- raingear
- sturdy footwear
- flashlight
- insect repellant
- alarm clock
- tents with beds are provided at the field campus
Contact darby.hayes@sbcglobal.net for questions about needed materials.
