Varanasi is one of the most photogenic tourist destinations of India. it is a paradise for all kinds of photographers like landscapes, portraits, photojournalism, travel, street and candid, colors and forms, nature, art, and culture & heritage. It provides a tremendous opportunity to salon photographers.
Photo: Pavan Raju Kandikuppa
Workshop Format:
The format of workshop was carefully designed to give maximum practical and minimum theoretical sessions. The four-day workshop comprised of 6 outdoor sessions of 5 hours each and three expert sessions of 1 hour each. Every outdoor session was also split into travel, street, candid, portraiture and arranged model shoots. All arranged shoots were conceived to reflect art and culture
Federation of Indian Photography joined hands to help us taking forward Chhayankan Photography workshops. FIP promoted Discover Varanasi 2021 in December 2020 and January 2021 issues of View Finder. Dr. Barun Kumar Sinha was kin to accept our invitation to be Guest of Honour and attended full workshop with active participation. The event was given due coverage in March 2021 issue of View Finder.
Mentors of the workshop:
Mr. B K Agrawal from Vishakhapatnam, a renowned portrait, fashion and glamour photographer with over 40 years of photography experience, mentored the workshop. He has a vast experience of organizing and mentoring photography workshops and judging national and international salons and Mr.Amitabh Agarwal, a senior photographer from Varanasi who knows the city like the back of
Delegates:
The delegates from all over India, registered in the workshop. A brief geographic/ demographic tally is given below:
Andhra Pradesh: 9
Bihar: 4
Chhattisgarh: 1
Gujrat: 1
Karnataka: 8
Orissa: 1
Tamilnadu: 1
Telangana: 4
Uttar Pradesh: 1
West Bengal: 3
Medical Professionals: 7
Senior Citizen: 9
Women Delegates: 5
Expert Sessions:
Feb 4, 2021 :
Topic: “Big Cats of India”
Expert: Mr. Venkateswarlu Kola (Kodad, AP)
Feb 5, 2021:
Topic: “Lighting and composition – Soul of Portrait Photography”
Expert: Mr. Bijay Kumar Agrawal, (Visakhapattnam, AP)
Feb 6, 2021:
Topic: “Prostate to Portrait”
Expert: Dr. Barun Kumar Sinha, Hony. Secretary General FIP
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