THIS WEEK - NOVEMBER 18 PROGRAM: How To Take Slow Motion Videos with Tim Timmis

Have you been curious about taking videos but just haven’t tried it yet or do you need some tips on how to improve your videos?  Join Tim Timmis, in-person, for this presentation which will cover the basics of how to capture slow-motion videos.

Utilizing your camera to take videos will elevate your story telling capability, beyond just still photography.  Taking videos in slow-motion allows you to see the intricate details of animal behavior, whether it’s wing motion of birds in flight or sparing polar bears.

Tim will discuss the benefits of slow-motion video, gear recommendations, camera settings, tips in the field and post processing software options.   He will be sharing some of his favorite videos, including local shorebirds and some coastal brown bears and polar bears.

Tim Timmis

Tim Timmis is a retired engineer with his passion being wildlife photography/videography.

He has been an active wildlife photographer since 2005. With living close to Galveston, he specializes in shorebird photography using a ground pod to get eye level with the birds. Tim has also made multiple photography trips to Yellowstone in winter, Lake Clark in Alaska for coastal brown bears and Churchill in Canada for polar bear photography.

Slow-motion video of wildlife is now one of his main obsessions.

He won honorable mention for one of his slow-motion videos and also had two videos selected in the top 10 videos in the 2024 Audubon Photo Contest. Tim has also led bird photography workshops and field trips at Galveston's FeatherFest since 2011.

Start thinking of ways you might can incorporate slow motion videos into your favorite photography. Some of our members might want to try slow motion videos to capture a dog performing in an agility competition, or maybe just doing 'zoomies', capturing kids/grandkids in any activity, or bluebirds flying in and out of a bird house feeding their young.