My objectives are to help you achieve your goals in photography, to assist you in making images that help you stand out. In order to achieve this I will help you understand the core concepts of bird/wildlife photography along with understanding of your camera and various settings that are required to achieve photographic excellence. As tour leader and photographer, I will also discuss with you the importance of shooting with a purpose and telling a story. The following concepts will be discussed. Shooting with a purpose and telling a story Getting off the auto mode and taking control of your camera Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual. When to use each of the modes F/stop, Shutter speed, ISO. Getting creative and producing artistic images Manual and autofocus - focusing points, single shot or AI Servo, autofocus lock, back button focus. Metering modes – Evaluative, spot, center weighted White Balance – working with camera presets and custom selection Appropriate lens settings and setup for shooting birds in flight Cleaning your camera sensor and saving time and money Ethics and etiquettes in wildlife photography Image editing - Raw vs JPEG - advantages of shooting in RAW Image workflow – the importance of setting up a workflow to edit your images Lightroom and RAW conversion Color management and saving personal color profiles Cropping, White balance adjustment, color correction Round tripping between Lightroom and Photoshop Advance editing in Photoshop – working with adjustment layers and layer masks Noise reduction, sharpening in Photoshop Image re-sizing and saving for web Personalized workshop for small group of 6 people. Limited seats are available. Dates: January 29th - February 1, 2015 Please click on the link below for further details and bookings. http://www.gauravmittal.com/workshops/