Composition Rules for Bird Portraits: Where to Put the Eye, the Beak and the Empty Space
A sharp, correctly exposed bird is a record of what was there.
Raymond T Kamota
How to Edit Bird Photos for Dramatic High Contrast Without Crushing the Feathers
A flat raw file is the expected starting point. Raw data has no tone curve applied, and the rear-screen preview is a JPEG rendering with the camera’s own…
Why Some Birds Work in Black and White and Others Fall Flat
Most hobbyists who shoot sharp colour images have converted a favourite file to black and white at some point and felt it go flat. Often the file is fine.