NZPhotographer Issue 30, April 2020

ANNETTE, YOU’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT
CAPTURING BIRDS, WHAT ARE YOUR TOP TIPS
FOR BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY?
Be in the moment. I will usually always have my largest
lens at the ready with a fast shutter speed. I shoot in
shutter priority mode, usually as close to 1/1000 th as
I can, with as low ISO as I can get away with, and let
the camera choose the other settings. If I don’t have
my 150–600mm with me, then I don’t look for birds!
If I miss the shot, I’m gutted – I study the birds I see and
find out a bit more about their nesting and feeding
habits, and return regularly until I get that shot I’m
after. Birds are amazing and can be very challenging
to photograph, but I love the challenge of a moving
object – You’re never going to get the same shot
twice.
WHAT DOES #PHOTOGRAPHYFORGOOD
MEAN TO YOU?
#PhotographyForGood means, to us, making sure we
can capture the amazing image we see in front of us
and display them in such a way that we can project
the same joy we felt at the time of taking those shots
to someone who may need that little spark of joy in
their day.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE?
We are looking to continually grow our business within
New Zealand, hoping to establish a reputation for high
quality glass images, before offering the same services
overseas.
WHERE CAN WE FIND YOU ONLINE?
www.instagram.com/m.a.whyte.photography
www.facebook.com/M&AWhytePhotography
albums.excio.io/profile/glassography
READY TO RACE
Malcolm Whyte
F3.2, 1/160s, ISO100