Photographing Birds in June 2020 | Northern California Fine Art Photography
Someone asked me recently how I got started in wildlife photography. I think this old blog post from June 2020 sums it up quite well.
Photographing Birds in My Backyard
Daily shooting in June 2020 offered time to explore new-to-me techniques in photography. When I first picked up a camera several years ago, I shot daily in order to learn as much as I could. After a few years, I gave up the formal 365 project. Over time, I realized I was picking up my camera for my own enjoyment less and less. When business shoots seemed to take over, there was less time for my personal shooting. It felt good last January to pick up the practice of shooting everyday just-for-me once again.
Shooting at Home
Then Covid-19 struck and sheltering at home became a reality which meant that my travel plans for the year came to a halt. Cancelled. As a nature/landscape photographer, I was very disappointed. At first I thought I'd just let the project go because how would I ever be able to find things here at home every single day? But, new opportunities presented themselves in the form of learning new things. Fun and engaging things. So the project continues.
Learning New Things
Daily shooting in June included a new lens and participation in an on-line workshop called "Beauty in Your Backyard: A Wildlife Workshop" led by Jessica Nelson of The Gaggle Photography through the Click Photo School. Here is what June 2020 looked like at home (or close to home) for me each day while I learned the beginnings of shooting wildlife mostly in my backyard with a few garden flowers along the way.
Daily Shooting in June 2020
Zinnia
birds in June 2020
June 2020, birds
June 2020 - Western gull
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