Capturing nature: Tips and tricks to get those magical photos
By Scott Richardson
BLOOMINGTON — Georgi Baird has been taking pictures of critters and the countryside since she was a little girl. Ask why, and she’ll tell you a story of growing up as an only child in a small town on a dead-end street with not much to do but wander outside looking for bugs, flowers and birds.
Ken Baird waves at a place called the Wave, a rock formation near Paige, Ariz. (For the Pantagraph/GEORGI BAIRD)
“Then I found this old camera we had and started taking photos. I’ve been hooked ever since, though I’m still definitely an amateur,” the Twin City woman said.
Her love of nature comes through in each picture she takes as she roams national and state parks and natural areas in the Midwest and elsewhere in the U.S. She is excited about her subjects that transform her work from snapshots to art. Her suggestions to improve your photos arrive in time to catch the autumn glory.
“Photography lets me capture the character and personality of these amazing places and say, ‘I was there, I saw that.’
“To me, I guess it is a way to capture a tiny bit of nature and the outdoors and bring it inside. I like the idea of capturing and freezing a moment in time that will never happen again,” she said.
Pantagraph photo editor David Proeber owes his career in photography to an outdoor art assignment in high school. Students were told to draw something outside, but taking time to draw in chilly weather was not his idea of a good time.
“It was too cold,” he said, laughing. “So, I borrowed my dad’s 35 mm camera and took shots.”
Many people travel to places they want to capture on film or digital images. But their pictures don’t always turn out the way they’d like. Baird and Proeber say some simple tips can change those negatives into pleasant memories.
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