Our Popular Reflection Pool Photo Guide has just been Updated with Crucial New Information
If you enjoy photographing small birds, you need this Photo Guide. We continue to develop new photo strategies that greatly improve our bird photography using a reflection pool!
Go to Shop on the right side at the top of this page and click that button to buy this E-book.
Welcome to the home of Gerlach Nature Photography!!
with John Gerlach and Dixie Calderone
johngerlachphotography@gmail.com 812 - 350 - 0799
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John has been using his first mirrorless camera - the Canon R5 since October of 2020! It was the best camera I have ever used in my fifty year photography career. But now I have upgraded to the Canon R5 Mark II and it is even better. The autofocus is simply amazing.
Upcoming workshops are listed below. We are planning to add new programs and announce them through this free newsletter.
We look forward to being with you while teaching you how to move your photo skills to a much higher level.
John & Dixie
This detailed 65-page manual is over 20,000 words with 81 images to explain how to use water to make pleasing images of birds and mammals in your own yard. It contains everything we have learned over the past four years of doing this and that includes a lot of important information you won't find anywhere else.
The cost for this manual is $25. Buy it now by clicking on SHOP at the top right side of this page and follow the instructions. As soon as you buy it with your credit card, the manual is emailed directly to you.
One of the best times to use the reflection pool for bird photography is coming up fast - the spring migration! Soon billions of migratory songbirds will be migrating north and while most warbler, vireo, flycatcher and other species are not interested in bird food since they eat insects and fruits, all of them readily come to fresh water and that provides you incredible opportunities for bird photos!
We continually update this manual as we develop new strategies for photographing our feathered friends. Once you buy this, we put you on our renewal list. That allows us to email future updates free of charge.
PHOTO WORKSHOPS
Songbirds at our Reflection Pools and Yellowstone Photo Workshop
September 2 - 8, 2025 2 spots available
Join us for an intensive week of bird photography at our home where numerous birds are attracted to our water features. Morning is best at the reflection pools. During the afternoon, we photograph Landscapes and Wildlife in Yellowstone.
only 3 participants
Grand Tetons National Park Wildlife and Landscape Photo Workshop
December 2 - 7, 2025
December 8 - 13, 2025
Photograph the rugged mountains in Grand Teton National Park and wildlife with special emphasis on moose and bighorn sheep.
Your hotel room, all meals, and transportation are included in the tuition!
Indiana Bird Photography
Workshop 2026
We are planning some winter opportunities next January and February - we will post the brochure soon
This workshop is on our own Indiana property where we have a wonderful permanent photo blind this is 16 feet long. You will photograph numerous birds that winter with us and the photo opportunities are continuous. Limited to only 4 participants.
Instructional Photo Articles
Exposure Methods we are Using Now
Our exposure methods have changed over the years and they continually to change a little as new exposure aids are added to cameras. No doubt our methods will continue to evolve over time. This detailed article describes what we do as of March 2021. It is fast and delivers well- exposed images consistently that you see here on this site.
Floating Blind Wildlife Photography
I have used a floating blind to closely approach wildlife living on the water or along the shoreline for more than 20 years. It is tremendously easy to do, super fun, and relaxing. Read this article to learn all about it. For the first time, we are offering a floating blind workshop at our Idaho home for three lucky participants.
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Exposure Mode Options we Prefer
We use manual exposure and Auto ISO most of the time. But, for those who have trouble with manual exposure or prefer to always use an automatic exposure mode, aperture-priority does work well in certain situations. This article covers the when and how of our exposure mode options.
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Shoot Sharp Wildlife Photos
I have had many questions about how I make such sharp images of wildlife. So, I starting writing about this topic and it grew and grew and grew. I cover 25 key points that cover the things I do that make it so easy to capture sharp wildlife images consistently. The focus of this article is on wildlife, and I realize I will need to write a similar article about how I shoot sharp close-up and landscape images as many of my techniques are different for those subjects. Enjoy the article and may your wildlife images sharpen up considerably.
