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6^th & 7^th Dec, 2008 at Matheran

IndianShutter.com invites you to sign up for this amazing 2 day workshop that moves from a “Snap Shot to a Photograph”.

Held in the pristine, zero pollution climes of Matheran, a hill station, IndianShutter takes you through an intensive experience guaranteed to change the way you use your camera forever.

Through late evening magentas and reds, to early morning blues and yellows, we expose you to light, cameras and the capability to grab stills and moments like you’ve never ever done.

Dedicated faculties, equipped with both the art and science of photography, take you step by step through techniques, trainings and assignments. A combination of in-house, and outdoor learning and practical lessons, combined with critique and discussions ensure a full learning and feedback cycle guaranteed to bring out the best in you.

A low number of attendees, and faculties dedicated to addressing needs of these numbers closely ensure that you get all the attention you deserve to make this a memorable event.

And of course, not to forget walking through pristine, zero-motor vehicle glades that filter the sun in a myriad ways and treat your eyes to nature at its best.

TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS

# History of Photography

# Know your camera

1. Basic Features and settings

2. Advanced features and settings

# Mastering the Basics

1. Shutter Speed

2. Aperture

3. Sensitivity

4. Applications

# Understanding Light & colour

1. Qualities of light

2. Exposure

3. Compensation Techniques

# Lenses & Their Applications

# Composition & Design Elements

1. Introduction & Guidelines

2. Design Elements, Types of Compositions

# Creativity

1. Playing with time, spaces and shapes

2. Mosaics

3. Time-Lapse photography

CAMP ITINERARY

Day 1

0700 hrs Meet at Mumbai CST

0730 hrs Depart for Neral

0930 hrs Arrive at Neral, Breakfast

1130 hrs Arrive at Matheran

1200 hrs Lunch

1300 hrs Know your Camera

1330 hrs Mastering the Basics

1500 hrs Understanding light & colour

1630 hrs Outdoor assignments

1830 hrs Submit images, then free time.

1930 hrs Critique, Discussions, etc.

2030 hrs Composition, Design &  Creativity

2130 hrs Dinner, Games, Campfire

2300 hrs Call it a night

Day 2

0400 hrs Awake, Tea and Snacks

0500 hrs Depart for Sunrise point

0730 hrs Back to Camp, Breakfast, Rest

0830 hrs Outdoor Assignments I

1000 hrs Submission, Tea Break

1030 hrs Outdoor Assignments II

1230 hrs Submission

1300 hrs Lunch

1400 hrs Critique, Discussions, etc. QA time

1500 hrs Hit the Markets

1600 hrs Depart for Neral

1700 hrs Arrive at Neral

1730 hrs Board train for Mumbai

2000 hrs Arrival at Mumbai

CAMP CHARGES

Rs. 5000/- (Rs. Five Thousand) Per Head Only.

Rs. 4500 if you get your own DSLR

Inclusive of Travel to Matheran and back via trains, taxis (from Neral to Matheran and back), accommodation, lunch dinner, breakfast, and teas.

CONTACT US:

Sanjeev Sarma

IndianShutter.com

R/31, RNA Arcade, Lokhandwala Mkt St. Andheri (West) Mumbai 400053.

Tel : 9820003103

Email : sanjeev@indianshutter.com

sanjeevsarma@gmail.com

DETAILS

1) What are the Camp Charges Inclusive of?

The Total charges for the Camp are Rs. 5000 (Rs. Five Thousand) per head only. The charges include local train travel from Mumbai CST to Neral and back, and shared cars from Neral to Matheran and back. The charges are also inclusive of accommodation on a shared basis, lunches, dinners and teas

2) Payment

Since we are looking at a limited number of Seats, admittance will be on a first come first served basis.

Payments can be made in Cash at our office. We can also collect it from your location in Mumbai within 24 hours of your confirmation.

You can also deposit a cheque into our account

You can directly deposit it into our HDFC Bank Account with the following details:

OSMOS Multimedia Pvt Ltd.

(Account No : 00192 00000 8238)

3) Mode of Transport

We would be traveling by local trains, shared public utilities and the like only.

4) Accommodation

All accommodation on shared room / dormitory basis, subject to availability at the time of booking.

5) Food Arrangements.

All food arrangements will be made by us for the camp, including snacks, breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc. All food will be pure vegetarian.

All other extras requirements need to be organized by the participants. This includes extra teas, cigarettes, etc.

6) And last but not the least …

This is not a luxury holiday, but a learning camp. While all arrangements have been made to ensure a comfortable stay at a decent hotel, clean sanitation, food and other necessities, the participants will need to be prepared to rough it out a bit.

Hola, my shutterbugs.

Its time to reveal the behind-the-scenes action points of the IndianShutter.com Nature Photography Camp held on 2nd August 2008 at the Borivali National Park in Mumbai. One nature enthusiast took a little time off from his nature shoot travails to actually capture on the job.

More to come soon, people. Till then, Adios …

 

Sanjay Nanda, Shashwat Nagpal & Udit Kulshrestha :: Three maverick passionate photographers exhibit thier passion on Abstractal Architecture, Nature Monochromes and The Life and Tales in Still Life of Doors.

• Black or Alive by Shashwat Nagpal
  Is Nature Dark too and yet mesmerising ? This was the thought that initiated the study that is reflected in his collection of “Black or Alive” where he explores the ‘dark’ side Nature with his monochromes. With intensive takes for almost a year over different seasons, where his travels took him to the oldest of the monuments and green lands in India, Shashwat questions
  his viewers … “Black or Alive”?
• “lost in time and space”  abstract architectural forms by Sanjay Nanda.
  i have always been fascinated by the abstract structures within the jantar mantar astronomical observatory, which in fact, are instruments that were used for keeping track of celestial bodies in space and time. these abstract structures create fascinating graphical forms which change throughout the day with the movement of the sun across the horizon. from the time when the
  first rays of the sun strike its precisely calibrated surfaces and bathe it in soft glowing light to create a dream like appearance; to the midday sun, creating strong patterns and bringing our the textures with the interplay of light and shadow; and finally, to the golden glow of the setting sun,
  setting the earthy colour of the structures on fire in all the varied hues from deep yellow to orange to ocher to red. the jantar mantar was part of the india’s rich scientific heritage, but today, it has fallen into disuse, and lost, in time and space.
• The Life and Times in the Still Life of Doors:: Darwaaze’ by Udit Kulshrestha
  The visibly invisible, the spoken unspokens, the lives and the tales of a different era. Of glorious times and happy festivities.. Darwaaze:: Part of my works on the Still Life of Doors. Smitten by the tales of politics, faith, locks, auras and personas, captured over a period of 12 months during my visits to Agra, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Mathura, Coorg and Purani Dilli, these doors might have decayed but the tales they hold and the tales they tell…are immortal and sometimes mesmerising. An infatuation that never ceases to cease !While the earliest of doors are depicted as early as in some of the the Egyptian Tombs, the oldest door in England dates 1050 and can still be found in Westminister Abbey. Some of the doors in this collection are aged 150 years to 200 years. Whether they survive the tide of time and technology,
  the lives and secrets they hold and the the tales they murmur are immortal !

 

 

The IndianShutter.com Nature Photography Camp conducted on 2nd August saw a team of 13 people turn up and share a passion for learning and enhancing their skills on nature photography.

Under the Guidance of Siddharth Vaghela (Extreme Left) and Sanjeev Asher (Extreme Right), the camp started off at 8 am with an introduction to basics and essentials in terms of theory. The practicals conducted for 4 hours post that saw the participants go through various learning exercises and tips and tricks related to nature photography.

The camp was overall a success in terms of the sheer dedication and passion of members, and the amount of learning and value addition that each member derived in terms of moving from a “Snapshot to a Photograph”.

Ably assisted by an excellent team from Canon Edge (http://canonedge.com) in terms of equipment and knowledgeable faculty in the form of Sachin, the Canon Edge equipment expert, the participants got tremendous exposure to aesthetics, as well as technology.