Los Angeles: Photographing Hummingbirds with High Speed Flash - Westlake Village

[yoric]

Hi,
I intend to run a number of workshops on how to photograph hummingbirds in flight, using high speed flash techniques. 3 students per 4 hour afternoon/evening session will receive an hour tutorial on hummingbird natural history, high speed flash, and shooting guidelines. They will then spend an hour at each of 3 different stations - each with a different flash setup. One will be dedicated high speed flashes - Fotronix StopLight SL-80's, another will be Canon 580 series flashes (all in manual mode), and a third will be a mixture of other contemporary flash units (again, all in manual) to demonstrate how fantastic results can be achieved with a modicum of gear. I will also show some very exotic high speed flash equipment to any students who are interested. I used to run Fotronix, a high speed flash company, several years ago in North Carolina.



All you will need is a camera with a hotshoe, and the ability to focus at about 6 feet, with the longest lens you can manage. I can supply everything else, and you will leave with some nicely exposed hummer shots, (with nicely exposed backgrounds!), a hummingbird feeder of the type that I use, a copy of the tutorial presentation, and an extensive resource list.



I will run these on an ad-hoc basis from June through September, and the charge will be $200 per student per session. Dates are entirely flexible. During the summer, I have upwards of 100 hummingbirds present at my property, and you can expect to photograph males and females of Rufous/Allens, Annas and Black Chinned hummingbirds. You may also see Costas, and if very lucky, the odd Calliope.



I have lectured extensively on high speed flash, given numerous workshops on hummingbird photography (including working with Joe McDonald) and love teaching all I know to others. My fine art hummingbird images are in the permanent collections of museums and collectors, and some examples can be seen at www.quickblink.com





Feel free to contact me at hsfpix@gmail.com or call my cell at 805 807 3821 if you are interested, or have any questions.

[amberteal]

the are so amazing and beautiful