Young Photographer Workshop In Bannerghatta

Itinerary

• Day 1 -

  Arrive at the pickup point in Bangalore at 8:00 AM, depart in a pre-arranged transport for the hour-long journey to campsite in Bannerghatta after all the children are assembled.

  Once you arrive at the campsite, have a refreshing cold drink which would be followed by a brief introduction and ice breaking session.

  The introductory session by Philip Ross include the basis of digital photography and other information such as camera formats, megapixels, the camera body, lenses, focal length and camera accessories.

  After the introduction, Philip will give the lessons of the core aspect, Exposure. A brief discussion on the exposure triangle and the exposure programme modes will be followed by a delicious lunch.

  After lunch, Phillip will help you master Aperture, Shutter, ISO and Exposure Compensation using the various program modes such as Manual, Aperture priority and Shutter priority. You will certainly end this session with a better grasp of these concepts and feel more confident with their cameras.

  Post this, enjoy a beautiful trek to a nearby hill to practice what you have learnt so far. The top of the hill is a perfect place to try out exposure compensation and metering and also presents a great opportunity to take stunning landscape photographs. If you are lucky, you will also spot some wildlife species as well.

  Return to the campsite and relax by the lake while enjoying a snack and a hot beverage.

  After freshening up, it is time to master photographing in the dark with a fun session on low-light and night photography. You will come to know about light painting using the bulb mode, and if the sky is clear, they will also learn about star-trail photography.

  After a sumptuous dinner, celebrate the moments of learning the process of viewing the world through the camera lenses.

  Gather around the campfire and Phillip will show you some of the finest images and talk to the group about composition, thus ending a fun-filled day of learning about photography.

• Day 2 -

  Watch the beautiful sunrise after waking up early.

  Afterward, enjoy the session invites your focus to focussing, which will include instruction on manual focus, auto-focus, auto-focus points and focus modes.

  Then have hearty breakfast, after which it’s time for a topic that everyone finds quite fascinating – depth of field. Learn about the various aspects that influence depth of field and learn how to create images with a shallow or deep depth of field.

  As the workshop winds to a close, you will understand sharpness, image stabilization, white balance, using filters, best practices of photography, cleaning and maintenance and how to purchase equipment.

  This immersive workshop will end with a fun photography game and competition.

  Everyone’s doubts will be cleared with a question-and-answer session and then check out and leave in a pre-arranged transport to the city as proud young photographers.