so a few people have commented and messaged me on what I use for pictures so it was easier to just post it here.
as far as equipment I use my cell phone some (Iphone XS MAX) as well as a DSLR (Pentex K3) You can get away with cell phone pics if you have a newer phone with a good camera like the new iphones, Galaxy or Pixel. The main thing with cell phone cameras is light and shadows you have to really pay attention to.
I also use a few different apps to correct some of the limitations on pictures. I use Snapseed and Fotor mostly for cell phones, and Fotor, Photoscape and Affinity Photo on my mac (using my good camera) . This are really good apps for editing photos.
as far as pictures go you are limited to the type of light you have and early morning can be AWESOME and it can suck at the same time due to the shadows it casts. The main thing is just to pay attention to the direction of the sun. Dont have it in your background or it will wash out the pictures especially on cell phones. Also if you have the bird in a shadow and it is mid morning then the color is going to be off cause everything around it will be really bright and the bird will be in dark. The camera will auto adjust the white-balance based on the dark area so everything else will be even brighter and washed out.
2nd try and take pics from ground level or slightly above it and avoid looking down at the target. This will give it depth with the background vs the background is just the ground around the area.
3rd if you can find something that is just infront of the target and something just behind like a log or leaves. When taking from ground level it will again add a ton of depth to the photo.
4th if you can try and not put the target directly in the center of the frame (this goes for family pics or anything really). You always wanna try and put the target on one side or the other of the frame. Sometimes hard with a turkey due to you want to be somewhat close and it has a large frame size.
anyways I hope that answers some of the questions and feel free to message me for anything else. Just to note I am by no means a pro photographer, however my sister inlaw is (is a photographer for National Geographic) and she gives me tips from time to time
as far as equipment I use my cell phone some (Iphone XS MAX) as well as a DSLR (Pentex K3) You can get away with cell phone pics if you have a newer phone with a good camera like the new iphones, Galaxy or Pixel. The main thing with cell phone cameras is light and shadows you have to really pay attention to.
I also use a few different apps to correct some of the limitations on pictures. I use Snapseed and Fotor mostly for cell phones, and Fotor, Photoscape and Affinity Photo on my mac (using my good camera) . This are really good apps for editing photos.
as far as pictures go you are limited to the type of light you have and early morning can be AWESOME and it can suck at the same time due to the shadows it casts. The main thing is just to pay attention to the direction of the sun. Dont have it in your background or it will wash out the pictures especially on cell phones. Also if you have the bird in a shadow and it is mid morning then the color is going to be off cause everything around it will be really bright and the bird will be in dark. The camera will auto adjust the white-balance based on the dark area so everything else will be even brighter and washed out.
2nd try and take pics from ground level or slightly above it and avoid looking down at the target. This will give it depth with the background vs the background is just the ground around the area.
3rd if you can find something that is just infront of the target and something just behind like a log or leaves. When taking from ground level it will again add a ton of depth to the photo.
4th if you can try and not put the target directly in the center of the frame (this goes for family pics or anything really). You always wanna try and put the target on one side or the other of the frame. Sometimes hard with a turkey due to you want to be somewhat close and it has a large frame size.
anyways I hope that answers some of the questions and feel free to message me for anything else. Just to note I am by no means a pro photographer, however my sister inlaw is (is a photographer for National Geographic) and she gives me tips from time to time
