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I have 3 passions. art. advertising. agriculture.

a chemical engineer with masters in business administration. an advertising professional, social entrepreneur and a photographer. co-founder of thalam, an art gallery space in bangalore. co-founder of korkai, an initiative to promote photojournalism and social documentary photography.Also, starting a rural tourism project in Tamil Nadu

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1.What is a photograph? What do photographs mean to you?

capturing moments?documentation?

clicking memories?showcasing creativity?

Speak to different peopleInfluence others

Build-up languageUnderstand and feel more connected

Convey ideasLook and look again

LifestyleMaking MoneyPlay and fun

Reveal secrets

Saved my lifeExploring EverythingExpression

CommunicateFrame my world

Manage my experiencesTelling a story

Get out of the houseMake my mom proud

What others had to say?

“To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things

you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”-Elliott Erwitt , French Photographer

“There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.”- Ansel Adams (American Photographer, 1902-1984)

“Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees.”- Paul Strand (American Photographer, 1890-1976)

“Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past.”

- Berenice Abbott (American Photographer, 1898-1991)

“Photography to me is catching a moment which is passing, and which is true.” - Jacques-Henri Lartigue, French Photographer

“Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.”

- Ansel Adams (American Photographer, 1902-1984)

2. You clicked... Then what do you do?

Flickr?Facebook?

Picasa?

Or?

Part of any club?Group?Entity?

Appreciating Photographs. Commenting & Criticizing.

Learning options?

3. Creative Visualization – The art of shooting without a camera.

What to see around you?

Camera, is just a tool.Visualize.

Think before you act.Frame it in the mind.

Find a story.

3a. Self Study

What do you see here?

What comes to your mind when u see these images?

What comes to your mind when u see these images?

Is that Rule of Thirds?

What comes to your mind when u see these images?

What comes to your mind when u see these images?

Is that the View Point?

What comes to your mind when u see these images?

What comes to your mind when u see these images?

Is that the Minimalism?

What comes to your mind when u see these images?

Are they Leading Lines?

What comes to your mind when u see these images?

What comes to your mind when u see these images?

Are they Filled Frames?

What comes to your mind when u see these images?

Are they not simple? And stupid?

What comes to your mind when u see these images?

Are they Creatively exposed?

Diagonal?

What comes to your mind when u see these images?

You saw some Symmetry?

What comes to your mind when u see these images?

Are they Framed well?

4. Fundamentals of Composition

- Rule of Thirds

- View Points

- Minimalism

- Leading Lines

- Fill the Frame

- Simple and Stupid

- Creative Exposures

- Diagonal Rule

- Symmetry & Patterns

- Natural Framing

5. What is a photo essay?

a.Collection of images?b.Tells a story?

c.Connecting thread?d.Well researchede.Neatly executed

And who is a photojournalist? a. Noun Vs Verb?

b. Simple Vs Changing Lives?c. Looking for what others don’t see?

d. Clicking Vs Making

A photo essay is a group of images organized in a way that speaks forcefully to your audience.

6. How to make a story?a.Research

b.Look for a story which was never toldc.Find the real story

d.Clear Start and End

e.Ideatef.Visualize your shots

g.Plan and make your shotsh.Follow Ethics for sure

7. How to pitch a story?

Audience matters. Time matters too.

MagazineNewspaper

Editor

Research... before pitchA Pre pitch Email

Intro. Pitch.Wait for 2 weeks

Reminder.Re-Pitch Elsewhere

Understand the ContractAct like a Pro.

8. Making a Multimedia

Images + Sound+ voice oversMake a beautiful presentation.

9. Questions?

THANK YOU

Backup.

10. RAW vs JPEG

RAW is not an image file.. But JPEG is.

RAW is uncompressed and Complete. JPEG is Opposite.

RAW is higher in Dynamic Range and Lower in Contrast.

RAW is not Sharp, but JPEG is.

RAW cant be used as is. JPEG can be used.

RAW will be a Large File. JPEG is less size.

RAW should be processed by you. JPEG was by Camera.

Lot of options to correct errors with RAW. Not with JPEG.