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#APH #SpotLight - It is a platform for emerging photographers to showcase their work -Our first #SpotLightPhotographer is #HenockSamson , #BirdPhotographer - #Enjoy #Invite @APHub & https://t.me/APHub
We had an interview with Henok Samson - He will share us his journey and passion as a bird photographer-

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APH 👨‍🎤 - Heni, thank you for being with us here today , to share your experience on bird photography and your journey as a photographer .

Henok 🦉- Thanks for having me -

👨‍🎤- Sooooo, Why did you get in too Photography ?

🦉- Well shortly , It is to express my feeling through my 3rd eye.

👨‍🎤- There aren't many Bird photographers in Ethiopia- Why did you chose to be bird photographer?

🦉- I like to try new things , and bird photography is not known that much in ethiopia so I decided to pursue that genre - We all don't have to do the same thing - there are a lot of genres in photography- it's worth checking them out and find the one for you , to express your thinking better

👨‍🎤- What inspires you as a photographer ?

🦉- There are many things one can be inspired on - Mine is usually from checking out different professional photographers on the internet - I learn a lot from them and that inspires me

👨‍🎤- Alrighty - Let's have a brake here and check out your works and we will be back

🦉- Awesome 📸🦉
Things to know about #BirdPhotography -
The following articles are prepared by #HenockSamson , #BirdPhotographer-


•Birding is probably one of the most cosmopolitan outdoor activities in existence.
•Formerly called bird watchers #birders comes from all walks of life,from doctors to lawyers,teachers,policemen,corporate executives
•There are over 10,000 various species of birds grouped to 29 orders and 181 families currently inhabits the earth, In Africa 2355 species, 245 globally threatened with extinction.
•Ethiopia 🇪🇹 🐦 is home to over 860 bird spices 18 of which found nowhere in the world.

Identifying Birds

•Bird identifying is a skill best learned from field experience.Birders in the 21st century are fortunate to have a number of tools to help them do this. Like
*spectacular optics
*astonishing digital cameras
*accurate field guides and comprehensive compilation of sound recordings... the list goes on
ENDEMIC BIRDS OF ETHIOPIA

1. Blue winged Goose
2. Spot breasted Plover
3. Yellow fronted Parrot
4. Prince Ruspolis Turaco
5. Nechisar Nightjar
6. Banded Barbet
7. Sidamo Lark
8. Erlanger's Lark
9. White tailed Swallow
10. Abyssinian Long claw
11. Somber Rock chat
12. Abyssinian Catbird
13. Stresemann's Bush Crow
14. Black headed Siskin
15. Yellow throated Seedeater
16. Salvador's Seedeater
17. Ankober Serin
We are back with Henok's interview on #APHSpotLight

👨‍🎤- What do you wish to contribute in the Ethiopian Art industry as a photographer ?

🦉- I wish to make birding n bird photography known in our country.

👨‍🎤- What do you think are the challenges for Photographers in Ethiopia

🦉- There are a lot challenges we face as a Photographer in Ethiopian - To list some , Equipment , taxation is a bit rough ,Getting the right information , We as a country don't have a well developed institutions to teach photography , also there is the issue of freedom of expression .

👨‍🎤- What do you think are the opportunities for Photographers in Ethiopia

🦉- Photography requires creativity, bringing new things and i think there are a lot of opportunities for photographers , they just have to learn to see their surroundings better -

👨🏿‍🎤- How can some one get in too Bird photography , What kind of cameras to use - who to talk too - Things to do or not to do while shooting

🦉- The first thing is passion for photography and also for birding because it requires to have a patience to be in the right moment and take the shoot . The other thing is , knowing your camera , download the manual and know your equipment - Have the right lens and such . Do your research about birds and where to find them. Any camera will do but you need to have a zoom lens , since we don't want them to go away when we approach them -

👨‍🎤- We will be back later on -- Enjoy more pics from #Henok's #BirdPhotography
👨‍🎤- How can someone be a better Photographers ?

🦉- To be a better photographer you have too update yourself every single day, go out with your camera practice, experiment.

👨‍🎤- What do you think is the importance for showing your work in social medias ?

🦉- Reaching more people out there and showing your work is getting easier to promote your self -

👨‍🎤- Last question, What do you think about APH - if you have any comment

🦉- APH is doing a great job for photographers like me which is helpful in so many ways , so keep on doing what you are doing and wish it gets bigger, thanks so much

👨‍🎤- Alrighty , thank you very much


Thank you all for being with us - This concludes our interview with Henok - Hope you enjoyed it -
We will check out some of his works and we will finalize today's #APHSpotLight -

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Monday is here - #APHPhotographyCourse #ExposureTriangle #Aperture - We will start the course 5:00, stays tuned & #LearnSomethingNewToday -Submit ur pics for #PhotoContest #TimketChallange @APH2017
•Last week we started the course on #ExposureTriangle and we discussed about the #ISO setting - Today we will see the second setting from exposure triangle, #Aperture -

•Understanding Aperture plays a great roll in your photography StayTuned and #LearnSomethingNewToday @APHub -

•I’ve been writing a series of posts on elements that photographers need to learn in order to get out of Auto mode and learn how to manually set the exposure of their shots. I’ve largely focussed upon three elements of the ‘exposure triangle‘ – ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture. I’ve previously written about #ISO setting and today I would like to turn your attention to Aperture.

•Before I start with the explanations let me say this. If you can master aperture you put into your grasp real creative control over your camera. In my opinion – aperture is where a lot of the magic happens in photography and as we’ll see below, changes in it can mean the difference between one dimensional and multi dimensional shots.