Bird & Photo Workshops

Kevin's photography workshops are ideal for bird, nature, and photo festivals. Workshops are identified as INDOOR or OUTDOOR; each can be a stand alone presentation or they can be combined to create a robust learning experience. They vary in length to accommodate individual situations. Generally indoor workshops last 90 minutes and outdoor workshops last 2 to 4 hours.

Kevin has been an invited speaker at many festivals across the country including:

Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Galveston FeatherFest and Nature PhotoFest
Space Coast Bird and Nature Festival
Cape May Autumn Weekend and THE Bird Show
The Biggest Week in American Birding

Bird Workshops

Shorebirds by Impression

This hands-on workshop uses a different approach to shorebird identification that focuses initially on unchangeable physical features. Kevin will share his experience in building a foundation for shorebird ID using basic impressions of size, shape, structural features and behavior before adding details of plumage and feather patterns to fine tune your ID conclusion. This workshop is suitable for birders of all levels, but will also include advanced ID tips.

Birding by Impression

This workshop shows how to do an assessment of a bird’s physical features, and continues with study of its behavior and consistent movements. Participants are asked to focus on size, body shape, structure and motion to form an initial impression of birds seen in the field, with analysis of plumage details and bare parts to follow. This holistic approach to bird ID results in truly “knowing” a bird rather than just identifying it.

Photo Workshops

Advanced Flight and Action INDOOR: Digital photography advances allow us to capture flight and action images like never before. Even with these advantages, it is important to learn how to capture a dynamic wildlife image with the most efficient field techniques and camera settings for a variety of situations.	Advance Flight & Action Photography OUTDOOR: This comprehensive workshop teaches the basics of flight and action photography, including handheld technique; proper exposure; subject acquisition; subject tracking; and importance of practice, practice, practice. Each participant will get individual attention on how to best capture flight and action wildlife images.	Capturing & Composing Nature Photos INDOOR: This workshop covers camera basics as well as photographic principles. Learn about photo composition, using light, evaluating background scenes, shooting different perspectives, anticipating action to get the best possible motion photo, compensating quickly for white or dark subjects, and artistic freedom.	Shooting Outside of the Box INDOOR: This interactive workshop shares tips on how to take your creative photo skills to the next level. Learn how judges identify “winner photos” among the hundreds submitted to photo contests and then take part in “view and critique” session where participants share photos and the group discusses composition, creativity and artistic vision.
Photographing Birds in Open Spaces INDOOR: Join Kevin as he shares personal tips on how to capture portraits, flock and action images and ground level photos. He will share approach strategies, portable and stationary blinds and camouflage options and camera settings for different types of open space shooting.	Photographing Raptors INDOOR: Learn how to take exciting images of birds of prey, both perched and in flight. Topics covered include stationary and portable blinds for perched raptors; use of owl decoys to attract raptors to your shooting site; choosing appropriate sites for raptor photography; and mechanics of flight photography for capturing raptors in motion.	Photographing Warblers INDOOR: Warblers move fast and light changes quickly. While there is no one “best way” to photograph warblers, tips are shared on tripod versus hand-held techniques; automatic camera modes versus manual mode; flash photography and various compensation override modes for different field settings; and several metering techniques for dealing with mixed sunlight and shadow scenes.	Shooting for the Edge INDOOR: Kevin shares many trade secrets from his 30+ years as a bird and wildlife photographer from tips on how to minimize your presence in the field using stationary and portable blinds to how to attract birds to outdoor feeding or water stations. He will also share basics of field approach techniques and etiquette of wildlife photography.
Basic Bird & Nature Photography OUTDOOR: This in-the-field workshop covers basic and artistic composition, lighting principles and different camera settings, different perspectives to maximize each photo scene, basic principles of flight and action photography, and anticipating action to get the best possible motion photo. Every participant gets individual attention; knowledge of basic camera functions is required.