Photograph Birds Sunday 12-21-25

Step into a living tapestry of marsh, sky, and wings at a National Wildlife Refuge. Join me at one of the East Coast’s most extraordinary havens for birds and wild beauty. This immersive photography workshop invites you to slow down, observe deeply, and create images that tell stories of place, light, and life.

Set against sweeping coastal marshes, winding waterways, and expansive skies, we’ll explore techniques for photographing birds in flight, intimate wildlife portraits, and evocative landscapes that capture the rhythm of the refuge. Expect to work with changing light, reflections, weather, and behavior, learning how timing, patience, and intention transform a moment into a photograph with impact.

Instruction will blend field-based guidance with creative coaching. We’ll cover composition, exposure choices, focus strategies for moving subjects, and how to convey mood and narrative in nature photography.

This workshop is welcoming to photographers of all levels and all camera systems. Whether you’re refining technical skills or seeking fresh inspiration, you’ll leave with new tools, stronger images, and a renewed way of seeing the natural world.

• Session 1 — 7:00 am to 10:30 am and/or Session 2 — 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm

• Not included: transportation, meals, Lodging (hotel in Abescon or Galloway)

• Carpooling at the refuge is highly encouraged!

• Location: Galloway, NJ (~112 miles, two hours, from the GW Bridge.

• We will have fun. Dress in layers.

• Very little physical demands as you will be close to a car.

• There are restroom facilities on site.

This workshop will teach you the many important aspects of bird photography, including but not limited to exposure (which can change dramatically when the eagle is against the sky versus the water), which autofocus mode to choose, which burst drive mode to use, light angle, shutter speed stopping action, composition, head angle, predicting behavior, image exposure, etc.

Things to bring:

• Enthusiasm (any skill level welcome)

• Camera (any model)

• LOTS of memory cards

• ALL of your camera batteries

• Longest lens

  • Bring a 300mm lens or longer (100-400, 150-600, 150-400, 100-500, etc.).

• Optional

  • Black Rapid type strap https://amzn.to/3gSVKDA

  • Tripod or a Monopod

  • Snacks and water

• You have easy access to your car!

• Dress in layers

Please note that all of our workshops require the participants sign a liability waiver: http://tinyurl.com/LisaTomWaiver24. Please note that some locations will have you sign their liability waiver at the site as well.

Please note that this and all classes/workshops have no refunds. By signing up for our classes/tours/workshops, you agree to our terms and conditions, see http://www.lisaandtomphotography.com/p/workshops.html