14 Photography tips for capturing birds in flight

Photographing birds in flight and capturing sharp photos takes practice and proper technique. In this video, we share 14 photography tips about how to capture photos of birds in flight and what methods we use. This is based on our experience in bird photography over the years. This approach can also be used for wildlife photography in general.

We filmed the video on a cliff on the island of Grimsey, north Iceland, where there are hundreds of thousands of puffins, guillemots and razorbills.


Our Books About Iceland

Bird Photography in Iceland - Our 40 Favorite Locations

Bird Photography In Iceland—Our 40 Favorite Locations

NEW IN 2024. THE BIRD PHOTOGRAPHERS MUST HAVE BOOK WHEN GOING TO ICELAND

Bird Photography In Iceland—Our 40 Favorite Locations, is written for those planning to photograph birds in Iceland. We share our secrets and aim to maintain a straightforward, honest, no-nonsense approach, free from tourism companies’ hidden marketing. We recommend these locations to our friends who are into bird photography.

The e-book can be found here…

PHOTOGRAPHING ICELAND – A Photo Guide to 100 locations

It is a must-have if you plan to visit Iceland. It is an excellent guide to Iceland and the book we wish we had read years ago when we started traveling in our country for landscape photography. The book is the result of a vast undertaking that took more than a year. It is available in all major bookstores in Iceland and our online store. It is now also available as an e-book.

The e-book version can be found here…

The print version is here…

The printed version is 21×14,5 cm and 352 pages.

ICELAND: Wild At Heart

Our beautiful bestseller. Available in all bookstores in Iceland and our online store.

Hardcover large format: 26,5 x 22,5 x 2cm and 160 pages.

GRIMSEY – The Arctic Wildlife Wonder

This is a must-have if you plan to visit Grimsey. It is only available in our online store and the Gallery in Grimsey.

Hardcover: 24,5 x 17,5 cm and 120 pages / 7000 words

It is possible to order our books from our online store, which ships worldwide: www.ggart.is.

Notice that the shipping cost is the same if you order two books.