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Hey lads, I need actual advice for a genuinely tricky shot.

I have this idea for an album cover that I'm doing which involves having a bird to perch atop the scroll ("headstock" for you guitarists) of a violin or cello. I live in Australia so we're hoping to use one our more iconic species (blue wren in pic related) which are quite tiny but plentiful.

Now the question is, is this something I can realistically do or should I just photoshop it? I live next to one of the biggest bird sanctuaries in the area, so there's no shortage of birds. I do wildlife photography all the time and understand these birds quite well, but I can't just sit here for hours every day for a month, I would need some sort of strategy.

If I do photoshop it, how do I make not look awful?
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Just put some seeds where you want the birds to be. Use a dummy to setup your strobes beforehand
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>>4385563
That's not it
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>>4385563
Yea this is pretty much what I'm looking for. Maybe a better pose though.
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https://www.youtube.com/@davidmbird

This guy does very specific photography with figurines that he makes, but the point is he's posing wild birds and taking photographs of them. Maybe you can get some tips from his videos. I think it will be way cooler if you don't have to Photoshop it.
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Feed & Seed, tripod w/remote, fixed focus, burst shots, beer.

If all else fails, AI could do it.
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Most wildlife photographers actually use feeders when not vlogging. Some even use camera traps (with flash it’s basically essential). Meaning they dont even touch the camera, its rigged to a motion sensor to get way closer to animals. Usually near a den/nest, or you bet, a feeder.

It’s not necessarily like walk and shoot sport hunting unless you also want to be sport photographing. You can “cheat” all you want.
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>>4385568
that fag just uses photoshop to merge photos of his stupid acorn figurines and the birds. Have you even seen his videos?
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>>4385570
>If all else fails, AI could do it.
Is it really joever for photography?
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>>4385561
you can go to places where wild birds (normally king parrots or crimson rosellas) will land on your head if you have food
definitely possible, but a wren would be hard

you need to consider birds will fight over seed, and tiny wrens will be first to leave
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>>4385602
You can't even comprehend how over it is.
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>>4386685
Can you make it a cyborg-bird and electric violin?
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>>4386685
I mean, it all looks obviously AI. Maybe that doesn't matter, but to some people it does.
It's like the goyslop of the creative world.
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>>4385561
Good luck getting the wren to do anything you want, they only eat flying insects as far as I'm aware and are usually pretty skittish. The magpie on the other hand, I've got some that just walk on into my house to see what food is in the kitchen. It should be easy to get one to sit where you want if you're feeding it.
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>>4386698
I have an album that I love, but the cover art is hideous AI shit and I despise looking at it. Some of my favorite albums I display prints or vinyl covers of their art, but I'll never display this one no matter how much I enjoy it. Pic related, great album but fuckugly cover.

>>4385602
F Joe

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