Birds in Flight Seminar by Patrick Murphy-Racey, Sony Photographer
Schedule
Sat Feb 07 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
3351 Pineville-Matthews Rd | Charlotte, NC
About this Event
Join Sony Imaging Ambassador Patrick Murphy-Racey for an exciting and informative seminar on Photographing Birds in Flight. Capturing fast-moving birds requires a unique blend of technical skill, timing, and field awareness—and Patrick will show you exactly how to achieve sharp, dramatic images of birds in action.
In this seminar, Patrick will cover essential camera settings, autofocus techniques, lens choices, and shooting strategies to help you confidently track and photograph birds in flight. He’ll also share tips on anticipating behavior, choosing the best locations, and working with light and backgrounds to create compelling wildlife images.
Whether you’re new to wildlife photography or looking to refine your action-shooting skills, this seminar will give you practical tools and insider techniques from one of the industry’s most respected photographers.
Bio: Patrick Murphy-Racey – Sony Artisan of Imagery
Armed with his B.A., in Photojournalism from Marquette University, his twenty-five year career has only and always been about photography. Murphy-Racey has seen a great variety of assignments since his start in newspapers, through the peak years of being a magazine freelancer, his tenure as a regular contributor to Sports Illustrated, and into the corporate and industrial world of annual reports and advertising. While his assignments are varied and come from many different sources, photojournalism is his first love and constantly informs every assignment. Ever the chameleon, Murphy-Racey's career is a long series of re-inventions and rebirths, but the visual storytelling remains the same, even as the tools change. From 4x5 to 4K, he's technically inclined, and loves making great images. Patrick is more than competent covering just about any assignment, but his specialties include dramatic and creative use of strobe & LED lighting, sports action photography, environmental portraits, and powerful, well-lit HD interview video production. PM-R shoots both stills as well as motion and is always asking, What's next?
Where is it happening?
3351 Pineville-Matthews Rd, 3351 Pineville-Matthews Road, Charlotte, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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