The Art & Science

of Birds in Flight

An Online Workshop

JUNE 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM EASTERN

A flight Photography intensivE

WHEN: June 18, 2025 at 7pm Eastern

This workshop will be recorded and each person who registers will receive a copy of the recording to keep.

Birds in flight are among the most thrilling subjects to photograph… and among the most technically frustrating for many wildlife photographers.

Whether it’s autofocus issues, exposure chaos, missed composition opportunities, or struggling to make the bird “pop” in the image, most photographers walk away from flight photography feeling like it’s a matter of luck.

This workshop is here to show you that sharp, well-composed, emotionally engaging photos don’t happen by luck. It’s skill. And you can master it.

In this live, three-hour online intensive workshop, I’m bringing you the same techniques and methods I teach when leading workshops in the field, helping you transform missed opportunities into portfolio-worthy images.

This is not a teaser webinar or thinly-veiled sales pitch designed to get you to buy something more. It’s a true workshop—live, interactive, and packed with instruction, designed to help you come away with a stronger, more confident approach to photographing birds in flight.

During the workshop, we’ll review real-world examples submitted ahead of time by attendees. This isn’t just a critique or review, it’s a chance to see the “why” behind what works (and what doesn’t). You’ll also have the chance to ask your questions during the Q&A at the end, and the recording of the workshop will be emailed to everyone who registers, as well.

PLUS

During the workshop, we’ll review real-world examples submitted ahead of time by attendees. This isn’t just a critique or review, it’s a chance to see the “why” behind what works (and what doesn’t).  You’ll also have the chance to ask your questions during the Q&A at the end.

AS A BONUS

For the first 25 photographers who register: I’ll personally review and critique up to 3 of your images and send you a personalized image review video, tailored specifically to your images, delivered within two weeks of the workshop!

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What you’ll learn

  • Master Autofocus Area Modes

    Which autofocus settings work best for your brand of camera — including Sony, Canon, Nikon, and Olympus mirrorless cameras.

  • Why Manual Is Easier

    Auto ISO isn’t manual exposure and makes birds in flight far more complicated than it needs to be. We’ll take a deep dive into how and why this is the case!

  • Impact of Light, Wind & weather

    How light, habitat, wind, and weather affect your success rate—and how to use them to your advantage.

  • Compositions & Backgrounds

    Composition techniques for dynamic, storytelling images that make your subject pop, including when to center, when to leave space, and how to work with cluttered backgrounds.

  • Anticipate Bird Behavior

    How birds move and why that matters, helping you read their body language and anticipate what they’ll do next

  • Simplify Your Settings

    The 1-2-4 method for simplifying your settings, freeing you up to focus on the things that matter, like composition and impact

  • Dynamic Flight Shots

    The 5 bird-in-flight shots every wildlife photographer should master.

  • Framework for Growth

    A field-tested framework to review your own images and grow with intent.

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Annalise Kaylor sitting on a boat, using a camera with a large telephoto lens to photograph something, with rocky shoreline in the background.

Photo by: Michael Hodgson

Meet your instructor

ANNALISE Kaylor

Annalise Kaylor is a wildlife and NGO photographer whose narrative-driven work has taken her to 40 countries and appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Audubon, PBS, and more. She collaborates with conservation groups and NGOs like The Nature Conservancy and Habitat for Humanity, and co-hosts the PhotoWILD podcast, where art and science meet in the field. Her photography has been exhibited across the Americas and Europe and is held in the permanent collections of the UN, WHO, and the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library. [Read full bio →]

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