FREE LESSON

Get Your Camera Ready for Bird Photography in 14 Minutes

Photographer Tim Laman perched on a tree branch with a camera, surrounded by a dense green forest with distant mountain peaks in the background.
Colorful bird, greater bird of paradise, perched on a tree branch in a lush, foggy forest at sunrise.

This is the first lesson from my popular bird photography course, Birds, Camera, Action, and I’m giving it away for FREE.

It’s perfect for beginners, as I’ll share my ready-for-action camera settings so you can start photographing birds right away and capture shots that make people say, “Wait… you took that?” 🐦📸

In the full course, I’ll guide you step by step from the basics to more advanced techniques and settings, so both beginners and experienced photographers can get better.

Sign up below to get instant access to the first lesson, and you’ll also receive a special offer for the complete course 👇

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Collection of National Geographic magazine covers by Tim Laman featuring wildlife, nature, and cultural topics from various countries, arranged in a row.
A photographer stands on top of a vehicle using a long lens to observe the sunset in a field.
A man in camouflage clothing and a backpack standing in a dense forest with green foliage.

Who is Tim Laman

Tim Laman is a National Geographic photographer with a deep passion for birds and wildlife who also has a background in ornithology, having obtained his PhD in biology from Harvard University.

He has photographed 25 assignments for National Geographic magazine on a range of wildlife subjects, but with a strong emphasis on birds, which have always been a favorite subject. He is the first and only person to photograph all 39 species of birds-of-paradise in the wild.

His work has garnered numerous international awards, including the overall title "Wildlife Photographer of the Year" in 2016.

Tim has worked on many major natural history documentaries for the BBC, Netflix, and National Geographic and produced many short films. A couple of them are “Planet Earth II” and “Our Planet – Jungles”.

Through sharing his knowledge and experience, he hopes to help other photographers create images with more impact so they too can inspire people around the world to be better stewards of wildlife and wild places.

What You'll Learn In This FREE LESSON

A spoonbill splashing water over its feathers.

The exact ready-for-action settings I use in bird photography, so you can capture clear and sharp images.

A tropical bird, likely a hornbill, soaring through the air with a pinkish-orange beak and black and white wings, carrying a small animal in its beak, set against a green blurred background.

Why Shutter Priority Mode is the easiest place to start

An albatross flying over the ocean with blue water and waves.

How to track a flying bird with autofocus.

A colorful bird, red bird-of-paradise with orange, yellow, and black plumage perched upside down on a tree branch in the form of a heart.

Real photo examples showing how I use these settings in the field

A bird, the vogelkop superb bird of paradise, with black plumage, vibrant blue crest, and small yellow face, standing on a mossy log in a lush green forest.

Why you don’t need to understand everything about the camera to take stunning photos.

A large white bird, a crane, with black markings on its wings is flying in an artistic image.

Why you should stop using your shutter button to focus and what to do instead

What people are saying…

Since launching the course last year, we’ve received amazing feedback from our students. Here’s a small selection of their stories. If you’d like to achieve similar results, start by signing up for the free lesson today!

Screenshot of a review of Tim Laman's course by Mark Heilman, dated May 7, 2024, with the quote "This course exceeded expectations" highlighted in pink. The review praises the course for being clear, concise, and inspirational.
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A screenshot of a Facebook review from November 24, 2024, praising a wildlife photography course, with the Facebook like and love reactions below.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • It’s easy to believe you need the newest, most expensive gear to take great photos. And of course, companies love to sell you that idea because they want you to buy their new equipment. Sure, good gear can help. But it’s not what you own that matters… It’s how you use it. In this course, I’ll show you how to get stunning results with the camera you already own. You’ll surprise yourself with what’s possible, and as a bonus, you’ll impress everyone around you.

  • Then this course is perfect for you. You’ll start with the basics and gradually move into more advanced techniques, all explained in a simple, step-by-step way. You can achieve SO much more than you think even if you start from zero.

  • If you can’t find uncommon birds, take uncommon photos of common birds. Even the birds in your backyard can make for stunning shots when you know how to approach them. So yes, you’ll be just fine.

  • Tim also shares the advanced settings and techniques he uses to create remarkable bird images, so even experienced photographers will gain valuable insights.

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