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Chiara Talia - Wildlife Photography
Belgium
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 25 ก.พ. 2023
Hey, wildlife lover! I am Chiara - wildlife photographer and wildlife photography teacher. I specialise in bird photography, and I am also a birdwatcher.
In 2020, I met a European robin that changed my life. I found in birds and photography my purpose.
Today I am here to share with you everything I know, bring you closer to the wonderful world of birds and help you take BETTER, INSPIRED and ETHICAL bird photos!
My 1:1 ONLINE Bird Photography Coaching programs are OPEN again. Transform your Bird Photos 👉 www.chiaratalia.com/coaching/
Instagram 👉 chiaratalia_birds
In 2020, I met a European robin that changed my life. I found in birds and photography my purpose.
Today I am here to share with you everything I know, bring you closer to the wonderful world of birds and help you take BETTER, INSPIRED and ETHICAL bird photos!
My 1:1 ONLINE Bird Photography Coaching programs are OPEN again. Transform your Bird Photos 👉 www.chiaratalia.com/coaching/
Instagram 👉 chiaratalia_birds
Bird Photography on Helgoland: Northern Gannets
In this first episode of my vlog from Helgoland (a small german island in the North Sea), I share my experience photographing one of my favourite bird species: Northern gannets (Morus bassanus), that I actually met for the very first time just 2 years ago during my first visit on Helgoland.
Follow my journey spending time with these incredible seabirds, busy protecting their nests and raising their chicks. In terms of photography, my goal was documenting the family life but also impact of the bird flu and of plastics. And I was really hoping for some golden light as I never had it during my first time around the island...How did it go? Watch until the end to find out :)
🕔 Use the time-stamps to navigate to the part of the video more interesting to you ⬇️
1:00 Day 1 - arriving on the island
3:26 First session wrap-up: chicks, flu and plastics
8:50 Day 2 - colony life
10:35 Day 3 - maybe some golden light???
11:32 Last Day and Goodbye
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Follow my journey spending time with these incredible seabirds, busy protecting their nests and raising their chicks. In terms of photography, my goal was documenting the family life but also impact of the bird flu and of plastics. And I was really hoping for some golden light as I never had it during my first time around the island...How did it go? Watch until the end to find out :)
🕔 Use the time-stamps to navigate to the part of the video more interesting to you ⬇️
1:00 Day 1 - arriving on the island
3:26 First session wrap-up: chicks, flu and plastics
8:50 Day 2 - colony life
10:35 Day 3 - maybe some golden light???
11:32 Last Day and Goodbye
▬ Let's connect! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
► Instagram: / chiaratalia. .
► Website: www.chiaratalia.com
► Subscribe to my Newsletter: www.chiaratalia.com/newslette...
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My dear Canon RF 100-500mm which is the lens I use 99% of the time for my wildlife photography randomly decided to abandon me after less than 2 years use while I was on a wildlife photography trip on one of places I love the most, Helgoland. Join me on this small vlog while I test if the lens has been fixed and I share what I have been up to during the past few month of absence from TH-cam. Tri...
Why are there so few Women in Wildlife Photography?
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Wildlife photography is still largely men-nominated (and the disparity is even greater when looking at the professional level). But do people realise this? And which are the reasons why there are less women wildlife photographers? Are the challenges specific to genders (not only women, but also men and non-binary) people face while doing wildlife photography? To answer these questions I conduct...
I used my old BEGINNER budget gear for Bird Photography...and got surprising results
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Gear matters less than what most people think. Join me in this new adventure, where I bring my very first bird and wildlife photography set-up (a Canon 1300D and a Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5,6 IS STM lens) for a session in the park and I compare the results with photos taken with my current professional gear (Canon R5 and Canon RF 100-500mm lens). I feel there's way too much emphasis put on gear...
I Quit my Job to become a Wildlife Photographer
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If someone 4 years ago would have told me “Chiara you’re going to be a Wildlife Photographer” I would have laughed at them. All of a sudden, life put a robin on my path when I was struggling with anxiety, and perhaps, that was meant to be. Because I needed it. So today it is true. I decided to leave my old life behind and pivot completely my career. I launched my business as a freelance wildlif...
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How I spent the summer travelling for amazing birds and wildlife photography
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What I wish I knew when I first started Bird Photography
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A bird photographer on a new adventure on Youtube!
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A bird photographer on a new adventure on TH-cam!
Please please please never leave the job that gives you stable income until you know your hobby will provide you with at least as much income to pay for everything you need to subsist. Please.
Very enjoyable listen. Now I have a weird craving for "Fish & Chips" ?! And I'm not even in England anymore...
Such a brave move to make Chiara and I wish you all the very best. Just subscribed to your channel and really looking forward to following your new adventure over the coming months. They say when a Robin appears close to you it's actually a close family member who has passed away and is coming back to check up on you. Not sure how true that is but I like to believe it is. Best wishes Joe.
Lovely images 👏👏
This is the first of your videos that I’ve watched Chiapas and really impressed and good to see a video on straight forward processing. I’m a bit of a novice with editing and also not a big fan of it but ok in making subtle changes. Love my bird photography so will now subscribe. Keep up the good work. 😀👍
Been following you on IG for a while and have been so impressed by your work and improvement over the last few years! Following here now, too!
You can say all day long that the gear is less important than the photographer, but most people will never believe you.
Excellent! We live in Alaska where the golden hour in the summer is 9pm to 5am and in the winter 10am to 3pm. Excellent advice (Eye level and catch light in the eye is also important.) 3 Ps: Photographer position, planning and patience!
you're adorable. 🙃 but its true even for backyard/balcony photographers like me, learning bird habits is very helpful: where they tend to land; how long they tend to stay in one spot (hint: the smaller the bird, the less time you have).
My new camera 24-1,000mm
Heading to Iceland and Norway. 23 hr sun low. May 2025
Great video! Thanks for sharing
Thank you it helped me a lot as a beginner! Do you have any other videos like this? I would love more videos on editing like this of diffferent birds and scenarios and colors to keep learning thanks!
Chiara - 1 comment - don't trust Lightroom's RAW edits and presentation of your RAW file. Lightroom applies an edit to your RAW file and it is not the *true* indication of the RAW data. ONLY rawdigger will construct an accurate representation of the image from your raw sensor data (and its histogram is far more accurate than Lightrooms etc).
I am not picking on Lightroom btw - my comment applies to other RAW editing software (C1 pro, Canon DPP etc).
Inspiring! That’s it, no more words needed 👌🏻
How do you make money to fund your trips?
I quit posting on social media and deleted ig fb and it's quite difficult but the much needed reason is instagram really sucks I am posting continuously for 2 years and i feel nothing i gained from this social media platform i feel really bad about my pictures lot's of Time but right now I am enjoying my life ofline no pressure of posting and also no doom scrolling still doing photography but for myself yeah if in future ever there's any community or platform of photography comes i reconsider about joining
Hi
Ma che bello, complimenti! Qui nelle marche la tortora selvatica quest'anno é quasi spartita...
Hola Chiara, espero estes súper bien ! Sabes soy del tipo híbrido, digamoslo así, puedo ser pasivo y ser activo al segundo siguiente, claro dependerá de ciertas situaciones que se vayan dando. Ahora en la parte de "activa", la buena pregunta es ¿cómo acercarnos sin espantar o ahuyentar al ave? Me encataría saber tu estrategia. Gracias bonita por tu info.
Thank you for this video. My partner (bird watcher, f) and I (wildlife photographer, m) recently had a conversation about why so few women are to be found photographing wildlife or watching birds and we came came to similar conclusions. It's interesting that your survey corresponds very closely with our assumptions. Bit it is a shame, because it would certainly do the community good if there were more gender than just (cis) men. But creating awarenes is a good start. Thank you for that.
Thank you for your Video 😊I will go in some weeks and had now a little insight about Helgoland, excited to visit this island. I hope the gannets will still be there🤩
Very good! Like your workflow and choice of nature style
That’s great advice to photograph surroundings
Amazing tips. God bless
Wonderful shots,beautiful nature thanks for sharing
As someone that is in the same position as you were; brand new to photography and no experience, these tips are invaluable! I had the exact problem of feeling like I wasn't close enough. I cannot wait to try some farther away shots!
Thanks so much for your comment 🥰 I’m glad this was helpful!
You are a beautiful human being.
💚
You're a true leader.
Ciao sei italiana?
Ciao Alessio, sisi sono italiana 😊
Very scientific. A good objective overview. Also quite concerning. How do these data relate to female photographers in other fields?
I quit my job as a scientist when I was about 33 (20 years ago), moved to Spain and started to sell my photos. Mainly flowers (I like gardening) but also other wildlife, landscape and local street photography. I lived in the Sierra Nevada mountains for about three years. My life was all photography and I loved it. Unfortunately I'm not very good at making money that way but the experience was fantastic. Your story is amazing. I wish you all the best. I have had a hiatus in my photography for the last few years. Your journey has helped re-motivate my own passion for photography and nature.
Love the sheeps relaxing next to the bench :-)
Ahahahah yes they were totally enjoying their life! 😂
Wonderful shots of a wonderful trip, Chiara! Thanks so much for letting me tag along!
Thank you Jon for watching the video! ❤️
Awesome video
Thank you!!! 😍
Excellent video 👏
Thank you so much 😊😊
Another great adventure, Chiara!!! Yes, I would definitely visit Helgoland!!!
I had such a great time 💜 thanks for watching!!
Bellissimo! complimenti Chiara!!
Grazie mille 🙏🏻❤️
The Northern gannets are amazing, and it was cool to see them up close next to their chicks. You really captured the beauty of Helgoland. Looking forward to more of your vlogs!
Thank you so much for watching! Gannets are amazing ❤️
That look like a wounderful experience my friend! I love all of the amazing photos that you were able to capture!!!👍👍👍
It was great!! Thanks so much for watching 🥹🙏🏻
Helgoland is such a great place for nature lovers and photographers! I’ve been there twice for several days years ago (first time still with an analog SLR). And just last Saturday I was there on a day trip with my family. Was able to get one or two really nice pictures even with these limited conditions. Definitely need to come back for a couple of days!
Hey Sabrina, nice to hear you're also a bit of a Helgoland regular! It is a wonderful place, even with very limited time the photo opportunities are endless :)
Superb video! I watched it with curiosity! Greetings from a Swedish youtuber! 🇸🇪
Thank you for watching Daniel! Good luck with your YT channel 😊
Would you travel to this place if you could? Let me know in the comments! Also this is the first episode of a vlog series. Next episodes will cover the other bird species of Helgoland, and a third one will be about the neighbouring island. Looking forward to hear your thoughts and feedback about this vlog style so I can fine tune for the next episodes! :)
I would but home commitments don't currently allow. But I do live ten minutes away from a pond with two swans three signets a grey heron two cormorants lots of mallards and other visiting birds / animals. I am very lucky to get as close as I do. Getting pictures of a grey heron over the past few weeks has been very good for me.
Yes I'd travel there because it looks so natural and good.
I was here before a million guys, lets goooo
@@mikkosuhonenphotography it is a great place!! :)
No.
Let me help you with the English grammar: "What I wished that I had known when I first started photographing birds".
How kind of you - but no, I haven't asked for help with English grammar so this is really uncalled for. I speak almost 5 languages and I am happy with my mistakes :) On the other hand, if you have feedback on my actual content, that's always appreciated.
@@chiaratalia_wild Merely constructive criticism. If you use the English language, then use it correctly. Your usage was quite poor.
@@Swaggerlot if you thought I would fall into your poor baiting attempt, I am sorry to disappoint you 😂
@@chiaratalia_wild Baiting? If you are not receptive to suggestion, then it is your problem. However, I suggest you get used to it.
This is astupid video!! If you can't get a good shot with a 600mm, you should stop pretending to be a photographer.
My photos are Wayyyyyy netter and have always been shot between 12am and 4pm!!!
I'm sure they are 😊
You people need to STOP talking about "harsh" light! There is no such thing!! I never ever ever went out during the "golden hour" or the "early Light" to shoot nature/light/ landscape!! Your PROFESSIONAL catheter can be set while you shoot to negate the lighting conditions!! If you can't do that, you are not a professional. So regurgitating stupidities you hear on TH-cam and other social media! You are wrong!!
Thanks for the engagement 😊😊 even haters' comments help 😁