Capturing Our Natural World: Learning and Growing as a Photographer

Corey Seeman will discuss how to begin photographing nature and animals:

If you are fascinated by birds, wildlife, plants and trees, you might love nature photography! For many photographers, nature is a subject that provides countless opportunities to use our cameras for locations both near and far. Even a walk in a local park can reveal plants, trees, birds, squirrels and other elements that make for great photographs. And a vacation may be selected because of the unique and diverse nature found there. In this presentation, I will share my own growth as a nature photographer while showcasing some ways to continually improve your photography.

Learn more about Michigan locations for nature photography; the habits and behaviors of birds and wildlife; how to research new locations or how to seek out different types of wildlife and birds; and basic camera settings to use when photographing nature.

About Corey Seeman:

Corey is the director of Kresge Library Services at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Since 2013, he has been guiding the Kresge Library through a dramatic transformation from a full-service library with a 70,000 volume collection to one that practically only has electronic collections. The new Kresge Library Services opened to the Ross School of Business in Fall 2016. Prior to that position, Corey served as Assistant Dean over collections and systems at the University of Toledo, a training consultant at Innovative Interfaces, and a librarian and archivist at historical libraries, including the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Corey has written and presented on customer service and change management within libraries, especially academic ones. Since 2004, he has maintained the Library Writer’s Blog where he shares writing and presenting opportunities for librarians. He is also an avid photographer (especially of the campus squirrels at Michigan) and a cooking enthusiast.