Hello everyone, here I'm writing this blog on a photography workshop. Recently, our department had the privilege of organizing 'Imagination An Art of Seeing : A photography workshop' by Mr. Kaushik Ghelani sir (a wildlife photographer and filmmaker). His photography in the forest is so famous that Dhruv Bhatt gave him the name 'Aranyak'.
During this insightful session on 17th August, Kaushik sir shared his expertise on the use of camera angles and delved into the fascinating world of photographic aesthetics. It was a full day workshop, 12 PM to 4 PM. There were two sessions in this workshop. Students of the Life Science Department also joined in this session. In this workshop, we will explore the valuable knowledge and techniques he imparts.
"Photography is a beautiful art form that allows us to capture moments in time, telling stories through images."
The workshop started with a beautiful sentence by Kaushik sir,
"The world will teach you to buy a camera but not to see"
And sir also said that, "Photography learns Everything".
1) First session of the workshop :
In the first session sir talked about some aesthetics of photography. Which are as follows:
# Rule of 3rd :
The rule of thirds is a composition guideline that places your subject in the left or right third of an image, leaving the other two thirds more open. In which sir also talked about three parts :
∆ For ground
∆ Middle ground
∆ Back ground
• Here are some photos clicked by Sir in 'Rule of 3rd' :
# Golden Point :
The golden point is a guide to where to place a subject (a tree, person, building, etc.) or element in a photo where it will be most pleasing to the eye.
• Here are some photos clicked by Sir in 'Golden Point' :
# Center Focus Rules :
Center focus rules" in photography suggest placing the main subject in the center of the frame for a balanced composition, but it's just one of many composition techniques, and breaking these rules can lead to more creative and dynamic photos.
• Here are some photos clicked by Sir in 'Center Focus Rules' :
# Symmetry :
Subject divides in two parts like a mirror and reflects its symmetrical duty.
• Here are some photos clicked by Sir in 'Symmetry' :
# Geometric Shapes :
Geometric shapes refer to the use of basic geometric forms, such as circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles, within the composition of an image.
• Here are some photos clicked by Sir in 'Geometric Shapes' :
# Leading Lines :
Leading lines towards subjects lead viewers into frame towards subject.
• Here are some photos clicked by Sir in 'Leading Lines' :
# Head/leading Room :
Compose with breathing space in the direction where the subject is waiting.
• Here are some photos clicked by Sir in 'Head/leading Room' :
# Depth of Field :
Depth of field (DoF) in photography refers to the range of distance within a scene that appears acceptably sharp in a photograph. In other words, it's the area in front of and behind the main subject that is in focus.
• Here are some photos clicked by Sir in 'Depth of Field' :
# Break the rule :
Break the rule to create something very different from others.
• Here are some photos clicked by Sir in 'Break the rule' :
Sir also made a short film about wildlife and nature. Here I have also put the link of that short film through which you can watch that film.
In this short film we can see that no short is played more than 5 seconds and sir also said that no scene should be more than 5 seconds.
At lunchtime sir gave us a task. In this task we all had to click 5 photos on any subject. And after lunch(in the next session) we were to upload these photos to sir and sir saw all our photos and the photos which were more beautiful and used good camera angles got prizes from sir.
2) Second session of the workshop :
In the next session sir saw our photos and encouraged those whose photos were perfect. In this task Avni Jani from our department got 1st and Drashti Joshi got 3rd rank and 2nd rank was obtained by a student of the Life Science Department.
We are very grateful to sir for taking out his precious time to join us and give very important information about the world of photography. And before ending this blog I remember one thing from sir that,
"More practice more you learn"
Thank you for visiting…😊
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