BIGINNER TIPS to BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY // Garden birds from start to finish

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It has been a long time since I have done a video on beginner tips to bird photography. Where I take you from start to finish. From the field, into lightroom. And this time I am photographing a garden bird, I never photographed before. The goldfinch. Hope you enjoy my little bird photography tutorial, on how I photograph small birds.
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[@peterwilson3495]

Stunning Trond, don’t worry what others think about your signature, it’s yours and not theirs to worry about.

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much Peter! Much appreciated.

[@cliftonwhittaker260]

Really liked this video, Trond. This past summer, fall and winter I couldn't get around very well so I created a "bird studio" on one corner of our back porch. I was able to create the types of perches I wanted to use along with different types of backgrounds surrounding colors. I used potted plants with flowers of different colors; I used the trees in our backyard for different colored backgrounds; and I changed perches and flowers around frequently. Background colors changed with the type of lighting on the leaves and the seasons. I was photographing the birds from 10 to 12 feet distance and the background was 20 to 35 yards behind the birds. I used my 80-400 lens mostly at 400 but sometimes at 200 or less and always at f/5.6. Occasionally I used my 500mm f/4 G lens but still used 5.6 because f/4 depth of field was often too shallow for the birds at that distance. I was able to create the most artistic bird prints I have ever done with about 14 different species of birds. My favorite aspect ratio for cropping has been 9x16, mostly vertical but with a few horizontal shots, too. I like to use good negative space with the composition allows it. All of this extra effort has paid off in increased sales and invitations to show my work in more galleries. I use PS and Topaz DeNoise for processing. Hope I have offered some information that you might want to try, Trond. Oh, BTW, the birds come to the feeder and feed actively for about 15 to 20 minutes and then they disappear. About 15 to 20 minutes later they start drifting back in a few at a time and you will have several more minutes of good activity before they disappear and do it all over again. My birds are on FB if you want to take a look.

[@chrisstreet1994]

Wow! The gold finches you have over there are beautiful, nothing like the ones here in my part of Canada

[@PapaVeedy]

Smiles all around on this video! And I’m glad also that you had smiles! Beautiful bird and superb video and photos! Thank you!

[@trondwestby5264]

That bird really put a smile on my face :)

[@victorlim5077]

Your enthusiasm is infectious, Trond. Beautiful Images.

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much Victor!

[@mlevesque33]

It's a beautiful picture Trond.

[@bryanenright9727]

Always very interesting to watch, doesn’t matter if it’s in Dovrefjell or in the middle of the city!!!.

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much for this lovely compliment Bryan!

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[@janinymanwildlife4563]

Great to se professional photographer to photograph on a birdfeeder😃 Goldfinch is a beautiful bird 😃

[@trondwestby5264]

It is always lovely to photograph new species. Yes it is :)

[@MrTmiket0007]

Thanks for sharing another wonderful video like always, I really love your work and your videos, keep up with the awesome content 👌👍

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much for your kind compliment and support 👍

[@junerobinson8169]

What beautiful photos,. We have a lot of the goldfinches in the garden at the moment, but looking at your photos I didn’t realise the extent of the colours that are on them. Obviously I see the colours on the birds but when I saw your pictures it was lovely. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much June! Appreciated your compliment.

[@Dixonlee]

Lovely bird🎉

[@chrispitman1169]

Great video I really enjoyed it many thanks

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you Chris!

[@wildlifephotograph94]

Hey Trond, wow fantastic Fotos. In Germany It`s called Stieglitz, the old Name. I`m looking forward to Watching your Videos, thank you. 🙂

[@trondwestby5264]

Hi! Thank you so much! :)

[@eljayr4669]

Beautiful post images. We get small Goldfinch flocks on our feeders all through the day. They stay on the feeders for a while unlike the Tits and Robins that fly in and only take just the one seed at a time.

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much!

[@angelaknight903]

Very good photo thank you 😊

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you Angela :)

[@keithdickson8364]

That is a beautiful bird. Thanks Trond.

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much Keith!

[@minisla]

Like your process 👍

[@trondwestby5264]

🙌

[@glennhunt3595]

This seems to be one of the few species that has increased here in the U. K. over the last few years for as you say Trond a very beautiful finch and one you can get to photograph even in gardens if your lucky. A very nice selection of final images. 👍

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much Glenn! Always fun with garden birds :)

[@JeffWeymier]

Great video Trond. We were lucky enough to have these birds in Southern Wisconsin for a few years. They think they were brought here as pets and were either released or got loose. Our Goldfinches here are bright yellow with a black cap and some black on the wings.

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much Jeff! Yours looks nice as well :)

[@jamesbarnes3063]

Beautiful

[@clivewelch1025]

Trond super video and nice to see you getting images of the goldfinch in a garden with a bird feeder and props which to be honest is how most of my photography is done so for me this is a big thumbs up. Until next time take care and stay safe my friend.

[@trondwestby5264]

Thanks a lot Clive ! Take care my friend!

[@bolleolympus]

👍👍👌👌😊😊

[@garrydelday5816]

I have some beautiful close up shots of Goldfinch from here in the UK Trond. Shot using a 200mm lens from about 6 feet away. A collection of Goldfinch are called a “Charm” and they are so charming as the name suggests. A stunning little bird and we get Charms of maybe 15 - 20 birds regularly at our feeding station, I could watch and photograph them all day along with Greenfinch and Blue Tits. I don’t do much post processing yet but looking at your work flow it’s something I must start doing I think to get the best out of what I already consider to be nice images straight out of camera. Your shots are stunning 👌👍

[@adrianmoore4690]

great video and great shots

[@allanternent8862]

Great video tron and thanks for the information keep up the good work

[@colinwoods4450]

Hello Trond. Just wanted to congratulate on your wonderful videos. So relaxing to watch and listen to you explaining the finer points behind your photography. May I ask a question relating to your editing process. You are using Photoshop in your video and at the end you include a border around your image which really enhances the image. I too use Photoshop but seem unable to find the border option. Is the border part of another software package which you use in conjunction with Photoshop. i.e Topaz? Please keep the videos coming they are a credit to you.

[@marshalhedin7538]

awesome, thank you! why would anyone ever comment about your signature? folks need to get a life! :)

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much for your kind compliment :)

[@riansboits8510]

❤❤

[@kimpedersen]

Amazing video and pictures Trond! - any idea how far the distance between and the the bird was? - i'm guessing you were using your 500/f4? with/without TC?

[@trondwestby5264]

Thanks a lot! The distance was around 4-5 meters. I used my new 600mm f4 without a TC.

[@AleksevichOleg]

🥰👍

[@ingerwestby4046]

For en flott fugl❤

[@Whittmike2011]

Do you know any secrets to make a bird stand out more in an image and not appear so flat? It only appears to be flat in some instances and not all the time. Thanks in advance.

[@rustyanddebbieperkins]

Outstanding video! I’m a little confused - I have Topaz gigapixel, sharpen and denoise- are you using something else?

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much! I now use the new program from topaz. I think its even better than the other one. Photo AI its called.

[@dogflirt]

Hi Trond 👋 Love this video - I also have about 10-15 different species coming to my feeders out back... What would you recommend for a blind?

[@trondwestby5264]

Thank you so much! So glad you liked it. Sounds awesome with so many species. I love the blinds from tragopan. :)

[@gregwilsonnaturephotography]

Hey Trond, it looks like you had a great time in the hide in their yard. Our Goldfinch in the US are all bright yellow with black markings. The Goldfinch there are beautiful! I know I have asked you before about using your Z6ll for filming yourself, but which lens are you using in the hide? Great video! Greg

[@trondwestby5264]

Hi Greg! Thanks for watching and your kind support. I used the Z 14-30mm in the hide.

[@gregwilsonnaturephotography]

Trond, thanks for letting me know your secret! You have know I look forward to your videos and after I watch it I wish the next new one was out too! Have a great week ahead. Greg

[@stephencurah1059]

Nice blind, I'm thinking of getting something similar. Do you mind sharing the name of the company?

[@amitm1975]

Nice 👌, Are they that rare?? In the area where I live (in the city) and at this time of the year they are quite common....

[@trondwestby5264]

Yes, in my region they are rare. So I was really excited when it showed up :)

[@amitm1975]

@@trondwestby5264 Im happy for you to catch great frames ⚘️. I believe and appurciat efforts and results.

[@stanleyhall2793]

Where is the link to the video card you showed?

[@trondwestby5264]

Here it is :) www.pergear.com/

[@minisla]

Well done for losing all the weight and looking after yourself. Important for mind body and soul .

[@paulbeachcroft3323]

‘BEginner’….