There is a lot to think about before you press the shutter button - exposure, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, white balance and, of course, framing your shot. It’s not easy to get everything right in camera. From his many years of experience, Jim will share suggestions that will help you minimize the post-processing required for your images.

Mike Williams
Post-Processing to Create Better Images
(or what to do when you don't quite get it right in camera)

If you shoot RAW files (and you should), there is a certain amount of basic processing required to bring your images to life. Beyond that, post-processing can also be used to focus the viewer’s attention on the subject, minimize distractions, and help you realize your creative vision for an image. Mike will share some of what he has learned in ten years of HDPS critiques.

Meeting on Zoom:  Link

Hummingbirds can be remarkable photographic subjects. They have a variety of sizes, shapes, behaviors, colors that can border on the unreal, and are relatively tolerant of people. However, they are also very small, fly rapidly and very erratically (including backward), have wings that can beat over 4000 times a minute and, like many animals, are not always easy to find especially at distances where photography is realistic and tend to be in areas with very cluttered backgrounds. These features can make it difficult to get clear, sharp photos that show their fine details and colors well.  One solution is to find an area where they are concentrated in significant numbers, such as along a migration pathway, set up a feeding station, and use a multiple flash set up to freeze their motion. The set up also allows for easy manipulation of the background. This talk will discuss how this can be done and will show way too many pictures of the result.

Meeting on Zoom:  Link