Girish Menon Photography


Personalised Bird Photography Lessons in Bharatpur





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Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary



Rajasthan





Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is in the state of Rajasthan in India. This is a premier destination to learn bird and wildlife photography. Easy access, comfortable hotels and homestays, and friendly hosts make a cosy atmosphere for learning. Bharatpur has it all… songbirds, waders, raptors, deer, jackals, and even the odd hyena! We can include Sariska National Park, about 120 kilometers away, to this itinerary or do a day trip to the Chambal river to see skimmers, alligators, and gharials.



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What you'll learn





Cameras & lenses



You will learn the primary camera and lens specifications required for effective wildlife photography. How to choose the camera and lens that’s right for you?



Advanced camera handling



Understand how to handle telephoto lenses so that there are no shortcomings in your basic technique.



Advanced exposure settings



Correcting underexposed photos using image editing software induces digital noise in your pictures. It is important to nail the exposure in the camera at the time of clicking your pictures. Learn how to expose your pictures using spot metering in your camera’s manual mode.



Focusing and sharpness



Learn the most effective way to ensure that your pictures are sharp in every situation. You will learn which autofocus area option and autofocus mode to use depending on the activity of your subject.





Birds in flight



Master the art of clicking sharp photos of birds of all sizes in flight. This is one of the most rewarding aspects of wildlife photography.



Best image quality



Learn how to get the best image quality (sharp subject, least digital noise) in any situation. Do this by adjusting the ISO, shutter speed and aperture accurately. Understanding the stabilisation modes on your camera body and/or lens.



Lighting



Understand what kind of lighting makes awesome wildlife pictures. How to position yourself with respect to your subject, and light?



Camera settings for the situation



Learn how to set your camera and lens in the most effective way according to the activity of your subject for best results.



There are many who can show you what they do...
There are few who can teach you how to do it!



My photography journey



I had invested time, money and energy in a mediocre photography class and I had learnt almost nothing on how to click good pictures.


So I decided to join a year-long one on one class with a renowned photographer. During this course, I started clicking good professional pictures, getting them published in various magazines... and getting paid for it!


I then decided to share my new knowledge with budding photo enthusiasts so that they too did not have to go through a similar traumatic experience.


So in 2007, I started teaching photography workshops at various venues in Mumbai.


Since then I have had the opportunity to teach photography to over 15,000 individuals between the ages of 8 and 85.


I was the visiting faculty for photography at SNDT Women’s University in Mumbai, where I taught “Lighting and digital photography” to first and second year BSc. Home Science students.


I have facilitated photography workshops and seminars at schools and colleges such as American School of Bombay, VIBGYOR (Mumbai and Pune), Witty International School, Bishop's School Pune, IIT of Bombay and Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, S.M. Shetty College and Anna Leela College in Mumbai, and for organisations such as ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), and NABARD etc.



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