Bird and wildlife photography workshop for beginners with Girish Menon in Mumbai

I have designed the content of this course based on over 800 hours of on-field practical wildlife photography experience in Mumbai and its surrounding regions, Bhigwan, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Panna Tiger Reserve, Sanjay Dubri National Park, Kaziranga National Park, Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Khichan, The Thar Desert, Jhalana Leopard Conservation Reserve, Goa, and Chiplun, etc. since 2010.

This course consists of 5 sessions. All sessions will be held in Mumbai.

How will you benefit from this course?

Learn how to use your camera in the manual mode instead of the automatic or semi-automatic modes
Focus to get sharp photos of birds in flight/animals running around
Set the iso, aperture and shutter speed (exposure) to give you the best results
Camera settings in low light
Depth of field (out-of-focus or in-focus background/foreground)
Set the appropriate metering mode, white balance, tonality, etc.
Composition
Understand image formats such as JPG, RAW, TIFF, etc.
Learn how to handle a super-telephoto lens
Work out the optimum camera settings to click sharp photos of birds and wildlife based on your comfort levels with your camera equipment
Introduction to photo editing edit and exporting photos for print and social media
Understand how to tell stories through photographs
Write captions that make the invisible, visible.

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" The recent weekend photo class with Girish at the Purushwadi Village was an amazing experience with regard to the fusion of learning about photography and gaining insights into the life and culture of a rural Indian village. Girish literally teaches "on-the-shot" which makes the learning lots of fun and rewards immediately with great pictures. Having had my SLR as a good company on many trips around the world, Girish definitely helped me a lot to gain more fundamental know-how of how to get the camera settings right, how to approach the individual shot and how to play with light, scenes, and space. All in all a great experience and I am looking forward to the next outdoor photo workshop with Girish soon to come. "

Girish Menon

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" My one-on-one lesson with Girish provided a massive uplift to my photography skills both in terms on getting the most out of my camera and indeed composing more interesting images. The difference in the end result is striking "

" I had a good piece of technology being used more as a point-and-shoot, but now I enjoy my 'real camera' much better and justify value beyond what money bought for me. It was sort of enlightenment in SLR photography for me, though a long way to go yet! "

" We all had a great time and Thanks to you, we can click better pictures now. It was fun meeting people from different walks of life sharing a common passion. "

" The workshop was quite an eye-opener. It has demystified the DSLR for me. I am feeling kind of empowered. I am sure this is just a beginning. "

" Short and sweet one day workshop gives me the confidence to changeover from auto mode to mannual mode. "

" Explaining of concepts was done with ease and practical orientation. Everyone's queries were answered. Overall a very interactive session. "

" Girish is extremely knowledgeable and answers all questions very patiently. He was able to explain in a manner that is clear and is very helpful. "

" Clear and well-structured instructions, enough time to practice, good pace of class, achieved what I wanted. "

" Girish is a very knowledgeable person about photography. The entire course was structured really well. "

" The concepts are clear now and now I am in total command with regard to aperture and shutter speed. "

" Girish is not only well versed in what he wants to teach, but also have very good technique to demonstrate it at different levels according to the learner. "

" Covered the basics well, had a simple and easy approach. "

" Girish was well prepared, experienced and patient. "

" The class was a great learning experience. "

" Dear Girish, Thank you so much. It was a wonderful program. For so many years I wanted to learn this but somehow never got such an opportunity which was just I needed and as per the time convenient and from a person like you who has all the patience to bear with raw people like me. "