Magic Of Droplets

February 1 @ 5:30 pm 7:30 pm UTC+5.5

YPS Saturday Meet | Feb 01, Sat | 5:30 PM IST | Liquid Drop Photography | Google Meet

Presentation by:

Mr Ananth Kamat,
EFIAP, EFIP, cMoL

Liquid Drop photography is a genre of high speed photography to create colorful images of water droplets colliding to form interesting formations such as human figures, mushrooms, umbrellas and abstracts

During this slideshow, Ananth Kamat would be sharing his knowledge acquired over time to create stunning water droplet photographs

About Ananth Kamat


Ananth Kamat is a Software Engineer by profession and based in Bengaluru. He has been a proud member of YPS since 2016 and passionate about Macro, Travel and Still-Life photography. As an active participant in salons, Ananth has won over 1850 acceptances and over 200 awards in national and international salons. His photographs have been exhibited in over 35 countries and has been honored with the coveted EFIAP, EFIP and cMoL distinctions. 

Ananth strongly believes in sharing his learnings and encourages others to pursue their passion for photography. He has conducted multiple sessions on ‘Basics of Photography’ at his workplace for photography enthusiasts. His presentation titled ‘Mundane to Magnificent’ at YPS Webinar, and a subsequent featured article in Dṛṣṭi was loved by all YPS members. He was also a guest speaker at ‘Neralu Belaku’, an online Kannada photography discussion forum, and spoke about the nuances of travel photography which was loved by the attendees.

Two years ago, Ananth Kamat was inspired by the works of Mr Deep Bhatia and joined his online course on Basics of Droplet Photography and subsequently a course on Advanced Droplet Photography. With passion, perseverance, patience and supported by the right equipment, he has made several droplet photographs and would be sharing this knowledge during this session.

 Facebook/Instagram/Twitter handles: @ananth_kamat

Language: English

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Picture Selection For Salons

January 11 @ 5:03 pm 7:30 pm UTC+5.5

YPS Saturday Meet | Jan 11, Sat | 5:30 PM IST | Salon Participation | Google Meet

Talk by:

Mr H Satish,
D.cine, MFIAP, MICS, ARPS, PPSA, cMoL, GPA.PESGSPC, Hon.FICS, Hon.CPE, Hon. PESGSPC, Hon.YPS,
Hon. ECPA, Hon.FLAS, Hon.FWPAI, Hon.FSAP, Hon.PSP, Patron LMG. Hon.GMTPAS, Hon.ADCC, Hon.EUSPA, Hon.FTPAS

Participation in salons is not only a step towards improving one’s photography skills but also an integral part to earn distinctions from various photography federations. Earning Distinctions requires ‘Acceptances and Awards’ in salons. 

The talk by Satish, who has been participating in salons since 1985 will cover topics such as:

  • Judging of images in National and International salons
  • Selection of images
  • Various sections in salons
  • Images suitable under each section
  • Image size
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Street Photography  at Chitra Sante

* Google Meet: Sunday, Dec 29, 2024 | 8:00 PM
* Street Photo Walk: Sunday, Jan 05, 2025| 7:00 AM

Presentation and Street Walk led by:
Dr Prashanth Kulkarni,

Dr Prashanth Kulkarni, a street photography enthusiast and an active member of the Street Photography group will lead the Street Walk to Chitra Sante to be held on 05 Jan, 2025. In preparation for the photo walk, Dr Kulkarni will guide participants through various aspects of street photography so as to capture the best photographs of the annual event.

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Experimentation with Form & Color

November 23, 2024 @ 5:30 pm 7:30 pm UTC+5.5

YPS Saturday Meet | Nov 23, Sat | 5:30 PM IST | Abstract Photography | Google Meet

Presentation by:

Mr Anil Risal Singh,
MFIAP, ARPS, Hon.FIP, Hon.LCC, Hon.FSoF, Hon.FPAC, Hon.TPAS, 
Hon.FSAP, Hon.FICS,  Hon.PSGSPC, Hon.FPSNJ, GA.PSGSPC

In this world ‘form and color’ are important aspects and attributes for everything whether living or nonliving. In nature we find numerous forms and colors which give concepts of beauty and sense of aesthetics and stimulate the human mind.

Visualizing Forms and Color scattered around us from a different perspective, Anil Risal Singh’s work deals with patterns and colors and their  relationships derived from classical ideals of balance and symmetry and form. Mathematical yet organic, these abstract colored forms invite the viewer to partake of the geometric aesthetics.

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