I have been asked if, as a photographer, I have a studio. My answer is always, “Yes, I do. The outdoors is my studio.” As we have been sheltering in place for a month now, I decided to organize my backyard studio. I have 28 trees in my studio: 24 oaks, 2 shagbark hickories, 1… Read more »
The warblers are coming! The warblers are coming! Okay, I’m not Paul Revere, but I have five helpful tips that will help you prepare to photograph the warblers that are coming this spring. 1. Pre-focus Most species of warblers are very active, and finding one perched ready for a photo is nearly impossible. But by… Read more »
Photographing birds in flight can be challenging, but attempting it on a cloudy day brings a whole new realm of hurdles. One cloudy day while photographing birds in flight with a photographer friend, I expressed discontent with my images. “I can’t get an exposure of the bird without blowing out the sky to white,” I… Read more »
Yogi Berra once said, “You can observe a lot by just watching.” It seems like a funny statement, but somehow it applies to bird photography. When I arrived at an osprey nest for the first time this spring, I was disappointed to discover there was not a location nearby where I could photograph the birds… Read more »
by Bruce Wunderlich, BWD Production Director In 1978, I worked at the printing company that printed the very first issue of BWD. The printing process has changed so much in the 42 years since I made the printing plates for issue #1. Back then the type was set and pasted up on artboards. Getting everything… Read more »
