Youth Photographic Society

Wildlife Week Celebration - 2017
2017-10-08 16:30 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Venkatappa Art Gallery, Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
YPS Event | Oct 8, Sun, 4:30 PM | Venkatappa Art Gallery
YPS is pleased to announce Special Event on October 8, Sunday at 5:00 PM at Venkatappa Art Gallery to celebrate Wildlife Week.
The function will be inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Dr. N Manjula, Director, Department of Tourism, Government of Karnataka. During the event, YPS will be honouring one of the veterans of Wildlife Photography, Mr. Pampayya Malemath for his contributions to the conservation of Wildlie in Bellary district. This will be followed by a Wildlife Slideshow by Sri S Karthikeyan, Chief Naturalist JLR, an expert in wildlife photography.
Dr. N Manjula, IAS
Dr Manjula N, IAS, studied MBBS from Bangalore Medical College. She entered Civil Services with an All India ranking and joined the Home State (Karnataka) Cadre. She started her career as Assistant Commissioner, Hassan Subdivision after which she worked as Director, Rural Infrastructure in Rural development and Panchayat Raj Department and as CEO Bangalore Rural Zilla Panchayat. During her tenure 40 Gram Panchayats were awarded the Nirmal Gram Puraskar by the Government of India for making them open-defecation-free. Then she worked as CEO of Mysore Zilla Panchayat and later went on to work as Deputy Commissioner in Chikballapur District. Prior to joining Department of Tourism as Director, she worked as Director of Municipal Administration in the Urban Development Department.
Dr. N Manjula has been largely instrumental for conducting Karnataka Tourism Photo Contest hosted by YPS in Sep 2016 in celebration of World Tourism Day and the Monthly theme based contests held by YPS or Karnataka Tourism. Chek the website YPS-DOT Shoot to Fame Monthly contest for details.
Sri Karthikeyan S, Chief Naturalist, Jungle Lodges Resorts
Karthikeyan S, known to most as Karthik, has nurtured a deep love for wildlife for over 25 years. He is an avid birdwatcher and also has a keen interest in butterflies. As an amateur photographer he has till date photographed a wide variety of subjects including butterflies, landscapes, wild flowers, flowering trees, lesser mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and other insects. Many of his works have been published in leading dailies like Deccan Herald, magazines like March of Karnataka, Sanctuary Asia, The Bengaluru Pages and Newsletters of WWF-India and publications like – Some South Indian Butterflies, Amphibians of Peninsular India, A Field Guide To Indian Mammals, Encounters in the Forest, A Photographic Guide to Birds of India and Nepal, ‘A concise field guide to Insects and Arachnids’, Mammals of South Asia (Vol. 1) and Publications of Centre for Environment Education to name a few.
Karthik has been educating and creating awareness among the young and old alike on various aspects of natural history through nature camps, talks, slide shows, and nature-based activities.
He has undertaken various faunal surveys including those at Biligirirangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary and Devarayanadurga State Forest and Bannerghatta National Park. He has also done a project on the little known Indian Tree Shrew.
The Fauna of Bangalore: The vertebrates and butterflies of Bangalore – A Checklist that gives a listing of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and butterflies published by WWF-India, Karnataka State Office was authored by him. He has co-authored a booklet comprising of activities targeted at high school students titled Ideas for Outdoors – Plants also published by WWF-India, Karnataka State Office, Bangalore. He has also published a pocket book titled ‘Avenue Trees’.
He has over 50 technical publications in International/National journals and periodicals and over 85 popular articles (most with supporting pictures) in leading dailies, magazines and other periodicals. Prior to joining Jungle Lodges and Resorts Ltd. he was working with WWF-India for over 13 years.
In March 2013, he was conferred the Carl Zeiss Wildlife Conservation Award in 2013.
All are cordially invited. Please join us at the venue ahead of time.

Meet the Wildlife Veteran
Sri. Pampayya Malemath,

Sri. Pompayya Malemath, who combines his political career with a passionate love for the birds of the region, and who is very knowledgeable about them, mentions that the existence of the Sanctuary allows many species of birds to exist and breed peacefully. “The arrival of a steel plant will mean, quite literally, the death of many of these birds,” he says. According to Range Forest Officer Sangamesh N. Matt, the sanctuary has innumerable wild fruit-bearing trees and bushes.
Being ex Municipal President, Hospet, wild life enthusiast, social worker, guide, friend and a good photographer who helps all photographers in identifying birds to make pictures. He has been providing all the necessary guidance and help for the fellow photography community always.
His skills of spotting birds is amazing.! Born and brought up here, he has thorough knowledge about the terrain and wildlife. He is an avid birder and has set up a small hide in his farm. Birding with him was a sheer joy.

Wildlife Week
In the year 1952 with a view to preserve the fauna of India, particularly to take urgent steps to prevent extinction of any species, the Government of India established an Indian Board of Wild Life (IBWL). The Board has since been doing pioneering work to arouse public consciousness in favour of wildlife preservation.
From time immemorial, our wildlife has been closely associated with our legendary beliefs and our folklores, with our epics and our history. Our lives would be very much poorer without these varied forms that build up the balance of nature. Wildlife preservation in fact implies active and planned wildlife management under which all forms of life would progress side by side with human progress, each in its own sphere of influence and utility and without any detriment to human interests. In fact, it is with this end in view that wildlife sanctuaries and national parks have been established and developed in suitable localities all over the country.
In order to arouse a general awakening in the common man in favour of protection of wildlife, the Indian Board of Wild Life (IBWL) decided to observe the Wildlife Week and since then from October 2 – 8 every year organize different activities related to wildlife conservation to commemorate this week.
Every year around this time (October 2 to 8) governments, environmentalists, activists, educators organize different activities to accelerate the awareness of wildlife conservation among people. India, being a mega-storehouse of various species, is also able to manage several conferences, awareness programmes, and public meetings among the nature lovers. Schools and educational institutions organize events such as wildlife related movie screening, painting competition/essay writing/ debate competition for young children with wild life as the theme.
Bangalore has the largest community of Wildlife Photographers. To celebrate wildlife and its conservation, YPS will be celebrating Wildlife Week with a function on October 8th 2017.

Mohan Thomas
2017-10-07 17:30 - 20:30 | Venkatappa Art Gallery, Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Wildlife Week Celebration | Oct 07 | 5:30 PM | Venkatappa Art Gallery
Meet with Mr. Mohan Thomas and listen to him speak about his pictures. Such an opportunity has been created by YPS on Oct 7th, Saturday at 5:30 PM followed by an exclusive Slideshow for YPS.
Mohan Thomas is a civil engineer by profession and the Managing Partner of Canaan Group which is involved in construction work. Photography has been his passion ever since his college days though this passion had to be temporarily kept in abeyance owing to the exigencies of work in his early years. But having put those years behind him, he soon picked up the camera again. By now he had become an avid nature lover and before long he began photographing
wildlife and nature. This newfound activity soon developed into a serious hobby taking him past the jungles of India to many other parts of the world as well such as Africa, Norway, Finland, South America and Russia. At present he can be spotted at various
reserves doing what he loves best. His love, dedication and passion for wildlife are conveyed through each image captured. He also takes an active part in wildlife conservation projects in the hopes of
protecting the Indian jungles for the future generations.

Rithesh M Nanda
2017-10-06 17:30 - 20:30 | Venkatappa Art Gallery, Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Wildlife Week Celebration | Oct 06 | 5:30 PM | Venkatappa Art Gallery
Meet with Mr. Rithesh M Nanda one of the very young wildlife photographer and see him speak about his pictures on underwater photography. Such an opportunity has been created by YPS on Oct 6th, Friday at 5:30 PM followed by an exclusive Slideshow for YPS.
Rithesh M Nanda, 23, is an avid lover of nature. Self instructed and a motivated photographer whose interests lie beyond the terrestrial life. Picking up a camera at a very young age, he ventured into the field shooting macro and landscape and has continued to do the same with a keen interest for detail even today.

He took a plunge into the water in 2010 and started diving, and naturally carried his photography underwater to capture the finer and intricate details of critters in the ocean. His passion to explore the deep blue sea has taken him to exotic places to capture lesser known species.

He currently runs a print and packaging company and teaches photography as a guest lecturer in various institutions and to individuals who are keen to venture into underwater photography.

YPS Open House 05-17
2017-09-23 18:30 - 20:30 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Open House | September 23 | 6:30 PM | State Youth Centre

YPS Open House 05-17
YPS Open House, is a free format discussion program aiming to achieve the following objectives:

To build stronger bonding,
To clarify doubts that have remained in the corner of the mind for too long,
To provide guidance on matters relevant to photography,
To learn and to share,

Here are some of the activities that will be taken up during YPS Open House:

Discuss on technical aspects, lighting, composition and post-processing of participants Pictures
Share information on upcoming Salons
Discuss any specific topic requested by the participant

YPS Open House is where experts and novices meet as equals to hold meaningful collective conversations that enhances the learning of everyone.
Starting May 27th, YPS Open House will be held every 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month, unless announced otherwise.
YPS Invites you to join us to share and to learn.

YPS World Photography Day Celebration 2017
2017-08-19 17:30 - 19:30 | Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Kumara Krupa Rd, Kumara Park East, Sheshadripuram, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560006, India
Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath | Inaugural Function Aug 19 – 5:30 PM | Exhibition Aug 20 & 21
Happy World Photography Day
Happy World Photography Day on August 19th to all photographers.

YPS will be celebrating the World Photography Day this year with celebration and exhibition of pictures of the Winners and Acceptances of the YPS International Digital Salon 2017 at Chitrakala Parishath on August 19th, 20th & 21st. YPS will also be recognizing contributions made by our esteemed members during the event by conferring “Honorary YPS” and “Service Awards”.
YPS Executive Committee extends warm invitation to all photo and art lovers to join us during the Inaugural Function of World Photography Day on Saturday, August 19th, 2017 at 05:30 PM at Chitrakala Parishath.

YPS Open House 04-17
2017-08-12 18:30 - 20:30 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Open House | August 12 | 6:30 PM | State Youth Centre
YPS Open House 04-17
YPS Open House, is a free format discussion program aiming to achieve the following objectives:

To build stronger bonding,
To clarify doubts that have remained in the corner of the mind for too long,
To provide guidance on matters relevant to photography,
To learn and to share,

Here are some of the activities that will be taken up during YPS Open House:

Discuss on technical aspects, lighting, composition and post-processing of Winning Pictures of YPS International Digital Salon.
Share information on upcoming Salons
Discuss any specific topic requested by the participant

YPS Open House is where experts and novices meet as equals to hold meaningful collective conversations that enhances the learning of everyone.
Starting May 27th, YPS Open House will be held every 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month, unless announced otherwise.
YPS Invites you to join us to share and to learn.

Be Dazzled by Dhritiman Mukherjee
2017-07-31 18:00 - 20:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Meet | JUL 31 | 6:00 PM | State Youth Centre
It is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity to meet with Mr. Dhritiman Mukherjee and listen to him speak about his pictures. Such an opportunity has been created by YPS on July 31st, Monday at 6:00 PM. We have tapped his time after the YPS International Salon to present an exclusive Slideshow for YPS.

Mr. Dhritiman Mukherjee is very well known for his work on rare, endangered and challenging subjects. His photographs have been frequently published with brands like BBC, National Geographic, New York Times, Lonely Planet, London Geographic, WWF, UNESCO and Birdlife International. He is a widely-travelled wildlife photographer covering most of the national parks in India and abroad. He has won many national and international awards and accolades, the Carl Zeiss Conservation Award 2013 being one of them. He is one of the founders of the “Saevus” wildlife magazine in India.
Check his website http://www.dhritimanimages.com/

Open Judging of YPS International Digital Salon 2017
2017-07-29 - 2017-07-30 | JP Nagar Cultural Association, 43, 3rd Cross, 19th A Main, J.P Nagar 3rd Phase, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560078, India
YPS Salon | July 29 & 30 | JP Nagar Cultural Association
YPS is pleased to announce OPEN Judging of YPS International Digital Salon 2017. We have a panel of experienced and internationally acclaimed judges to take a look at pictures submitted from all over the world.
Check the Salon Jury page for details of Judges for the Salon.
The participants will have the opportunity to view pictures from various countries being rated and see the winners emerge. It is a great experience that one should not let pass.

YPS Workshop - Outdoor Portrait Photography by Asif & Satish
2017-07-22 - 2017-07-23 | Venkatappa Art Gallery, Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
YPS Workshop | JUL 22 & 23 | Venkatappa Art Gallery
We always think of studios and lights when it comes to portraits of people, though most of us take pictures of people in broad daylight. Mr. Mohammed Arfan Asif, YPS Hon Member residing in Dubai, has taken many award-winning images using naturally available ambient light. See Mr. Asif’s website for more pictures.
In this workshop, Mr. Asif along with Mr. Satish, President, YPS, will demonstrate and let you practice some of the techniques that they use effectively to produce those stunning portraits using natural day light as the source.
The workshop will be spread over 2 early-mornings starting at 7am and ending with discussions by around 10am. YPS plans to use models or mannequins to demonstrate techniques of lighting in highlights and shadows to produce those pleasing pictures.
Participants are encouraged to bring their cameras with portrait lenses (70mm to 200mm) to participate in practical sessions.
The workshop comes at a nominal cost of Rs. 1000 for both the days covering breakfast. Registration and Payment is online.
The workshop is offered exclusively for YPS Members. It is easy to become a member of YPS by Applying Online.
Registrations are closed.
You can Whatsapp Vikas Sastry on +919945244055 with your Name and YPS Membership ID if you are interested to participate and we will get back to you in case there are any cancellations.
Register for the Workshop

Presenting your pictures
2017-07-15 18:30 - 20:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Meet | Jul 15 | 6:30 PM | State Youth Centre
Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships. – Ansel Adams
From negative to print or from sensor to TIFF is a journey that can make or break pictures. Dark-room techniques and Post-processing techniques were always used by great photographers to bring that life, that difference into their pictures that made their good pictures look great. As mentioned by Ansel Adams we do not live in an ideal world where everything is “picture perfect”. Nor are we “Igors” pulling the switch to help cameras to take pictures. Photographers are artistic souls who have an idea about the end-result as they click an image.

Shri. Vijay Kumar Pattadakkall, is gifted with an eye for details. He notices everything on the picture, be that crumpled piece of paper on the ground or that small figure of a person out of place in the frame. He also knows how to take care of such anomalies in the picture and bring back that fine balance. It is no wonder that many leading photographers, like Shri. TNA Perumal and Shri. M N Jayakumar, had turned to Vijay to process their pictures for printing. Mr. Vijay had, as a reciprocation of respect, printed all the 50+ photographs of Shri. TNA Perumal that were displayed at Chitrakala Parishath during the YPS Tribute to TNA Perumal Contest and Exhibition held between April 28 and 30.
Shri. Vijay is also a keen nature photographer. On July 15th he will share some of pictures and also demonstrate post-processing techniques using Adobe Photoshop.
Here are some of his images.

Insights and Experiences on Travel Photography
2017-07-08 18:30 - 20:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Meet | July 8 | 6:30 PM | State Youth Centre
Sometimes I do get to places just when God’s ready to have somebody click the shutter – Ansel Adams
One of the charms of Travel Photography is that you never know what you can click, even if you are traveling to the same place a hundredth time. But we, photographers, do want to travel to such places that have the potential to create opportunities to click.
The July 8th Open House has been converted to an extra YPS Meet to be able to bring you the expertise of Mr. Mohammed Arfan Asif, a YPS Life Member and an internationally well-known photographer. He is also on the panel of Jury or the YPS International Salon. The presentation will describe and deliberate on the various attributes of Travel Photography. It attempts to present, through images, the various nuances of this genre of photography emphasizing on photographic approach, planning and preparation.
Mohammed Aran Asif
EFIAP/Silver, EPSA, ARPS, FICS, Hon. FICS, Hon. FSWAN, Hon. EFMPA, Hon. FPSNJ, Hon. BPP, Hon. YPS

Mr. Mohammed Arfan Asif, based out of Dubai, is the Chapter Organizer of the Dubai Chapter of the Royal Photographic Society. He is also the Country Representative for ICSI and PSNJ. He has won more than 275 awards in National and International Salons. His photographs have been exhibited in over 40 countries in various Salon Exhibitions. To promote photography among youth he had established Askary Awads in India in 1997. He also mentors beginners in photography in Dubai under a forum called Shutter Bugs Creative Forum.
Do not fail to visit Mr. Mohammed Arfan Asif’s website Arfan Asif Photography.

How Close Can you Get
2017-07-01 18:30 - 20:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS MEET | JUL 1 | 6:30 PM | State Youth Centre
There has been a big Macro Fever among the YPS Members. With the rains and the macro season being in full swing, the team has been making regular visits to the Macro Hot-Spots in and around Bengaluru. This is the right time to get closer and enhance details. That would be the focus of the next session.

There are many approaches to macro photography and plenty of techniques to enhance the details. All of them require the photographer to get closer to the subject, we call it kissing distance. One of the new finds in the Macro group is Mr. Hayath Mohammad, who has his unique way of capturing insects in closer range. We have been seeing him hopping around JP Nagar Forest and coming up with pictures having unimaginable amount of details. He has agreed to share his secrets with YPS team. Do not miss the opportunity to learn.
Hayath Mohammed is a Technical Architect from IT Industry by profession and a nature enthusiast by passion. He grew up in the developing Bangalore and yet had access to some fabulous places rich in Flora and Fauna. Most of his summer holidays during childhood were spent chasing butterflies, exploring various kinds of insects. The chase is still in progress. A keen interest in native fish of our land, has helped document new species for describing. He is Interested in all genres of photography. Nature photography, especially Macro has been his passion for many years. He enjoys showcasing beauty that the naked eyes cannot see.
Here are some of his pictures.

YPS Open House 03-17
2017-06-24 18:30 - 20:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Open House | Jun 24 | 6:30 PM | State Youth Centre
YPS Open House 03-17
YPS Open House, is a free format discussion program aiming to achieve the following objectives:

To build stronger bonding,
To clarify doubts that have remained in the corner of the mind for too long,
To provide guidance on matters relevant to photography,
To learn and to share,

Here are some of the activities that will be taken up during YPS Open House:

Discuss pictures of participants on technical aspects, lighting, composition and post-processing
Share information on upcoming Salons
Discuss any specific topic requested by the participant

YPS Open House is where experts and novices meet as equals to hold meaningful collective conversations that enhances the learning of everyone.
Read a report on the last YPS Open House 02-17 held on June 10th.
Starting May 27th, YPS Open House will be held every 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month, unless announced otherwise.
YPS Invites you to join us to share and to learn.

Bellary Wildtrails
2017-06-17 18:30 - 20:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Meet | June 17 | Sat | 6:30 PM | State Youth Centre
On June 17th, we will feature Dr. Arun SK from Bellary. He is traveling from Bellary to speak to the YPS members and photo enthusiasts. Dr. Arun makes stunning pictures of wildlife from all over the country. His pictures from Bellary, especially from Daroji Bear Sanctuary are very special.

Dr. Arun, MBBS, MS, FAIS, FMAS, is a very successful Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon by profession with many awards to his credit. He is also a passionate Wildlife Enthusiast and Wildlife Photographer. He works closely with the Forest Department in Bellary for preservation of wildlife in Bellary and for making them popular. He is featured as a photographer in JLR Explore. He is a member of YPS. He won the Karnataka State Tourism Department Contest for Wildlife Photography. He is the Convenor of the Bellary Nature Club.
Watch is presentation for Nature In Focus delivered in 2016.

Join us on time and enjoy the slide-show.

YPS Open House 02-17
2017-06-10 18:30 - 20:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Open House | Jun 10 | 6:30 PM | State Youth Centre
YPS Open House 02-17
The first YPS Open House for 2017 was held on May 27th. YPS Open House, is a free format discussion program aiming to achieve the following objectives:

To build stronger bonding,
To clarify doubts that have remained in the corner of the mind for too long,
To provide guidance on matters relevant to photography,
To learn and to share,

Here are some of the activities that will be taken up during YPS Open House:

Discuss pictures of participants on technical aspects, lighting, composition and post-processing
Share information on upcoming Salons
Discuss any specific topic requested by the participant

YPS Open House is where experts and novices meet as equals to hold meaningful collective conversations that enhances the learning of everyone.
Starting May 27th, YPS Open House will be held every 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month, unless announced otherwise.
Join us in conversation ! Share your thoughts ! Go back wiser !

Member Photo Appreciation June 2017
2017-06-03 18:30 - 20:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Meet | Jun 3 | Sat | 6:30 PM | State Youth Centre
The last Member Photo Appreciation was held on April 2, 2017 and it was much appreciated by the Members. June 2017 will start with a Member Photo Appreciation program on June 3rd.
On this day, the members will have the opportunity to showcase their images and win appreciation and insight. This is not a Salon and hence there will be no Judgement. Senior YPS Members will provide friendly suggestions to help you take better pictures.
Members who want to show their pictures are requested to bring 10-15 pictures of your liking in JPEG format in thumb-drive for projection and discussion. For best impact follow the specifications for pictures:

Maximum pixels on the long side : 1920 pixels
Color space : sRGB
File Format: JPEG with 10 or more Quality
Bring it in a clean virus scanned USB Drive

Looking forward to see all the member images.
YPS Photo Share
Sharing never stops. Hence YPS Website also provides opportunity for continuous sharing and discussing on pictures through YPS Photo Share facility on the YPS Website. Anyone can view the images and discussions. But only members with a login to the website can comment. If you are a YPS Member and have not received a Login ID to website create a Request for Login.

YPS Open House
2017-05-27 18:30 - 20:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Open House
My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company. – Jane Austen
Conversation is the essence of learning. Collective wisdom of the group is magnitudes larger than the wisdom of individuals in the group. Conversation also networks people and builds relationships. Photographers are no exception to this general behaviour.

To build stronger bonding,
To clarify doubts that have remained in the corner of the mind for too long,
To provide guidance on matters relevant to photography,
To learn and to share,

YPS is pleased to announce “YPS Open House“, a free format discussion on any matter related to photography. YPS Open House is where experts and novices meet as equals to hold meaningful collective conversations that enhances the learning of everyone.
Starting May 27th, YPS Open House will be held every 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month.
Join us in conversation ! Share your thoughts ! Go back wiser !

At the Heart of Western Ghats
2017-05-20 18:30 - 21:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Meet | May 20 | Sat 6:30 PM | State Youth Centre
The Western Ghats is the soul of Karnataka. It requires serious efforts to understand and appreciate what lies in the heart of Western Ghats. Discover stunning places and appreciate great views of Western Ghats with Mr. Uday Hegde.
Mr. Uday Hegde

“Hailing from a small village in the heart of Western Ghats in Karnataka, my mind and soul was always close to beautiful flora and fauna of Mother Nature. But I was able to capture its essence only from few years back when I got my first camera. Photographing insect world and Landscapes gives me more satisfaction than any other subject.
Employed now with an IT major, I make it a point to travel all over India in search of natural beauty, whenever time permits. As for my family, I live in Bangalore with my wife and 5 year old son. My parents are back at my village near Sirsi.”

Slideshow by Narasimhamurthy
2017-05-06 06:30 - 20:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Meet | May 6 | Sat | State Youth Centre
The next YPS Meet will be held at the State Youth Centre on May 6, Saturday at 6:30 PM.
Mr. Narasimhamurthy is a senior photographer. He worked in Police Department and had a chance to photograph many events and personalities to which we may not have access.
He is also a keen collector of cameras.
Here are some of his works.

Tribute to TNA Perumal Exhibtion Inaugural Function
2017-04-28 17:30 - 20:00 | Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Kumara Krupa Rd, Kumara Park East, Sheshadripuram, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560006, India
YPS Event | Apr 28, Friday | 5:30 PM | Chitrakala Parishat
YPS Executive Committee would like to extend a warm welcome to all to join us during the Inauguration of the Tribute to TNA Perumal Photo Exhibition on April 28, Friday at 5:30PM at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat.

Award distribution to Winners of the “Tribute to TNA Perumal Photo Contest” will follow the addresses by Chief Guest and Guest of Honour.
The Exhibition will be open to public till April 30th, Sunday. The Award Winning images will be on display at the Exhibition. In addition, selected masterpieces of Shri. TNA Perumal will also be on display at the exhibition. Art lovers can buy Shri. Perumal’s pictures at the exhibition and the proceeds will go to the family of Shri. TNA Perumal.
Please mark your calendar and attend the Inaugural Function and visit the Exhibition with family and friends.

Tribute to TNA Perumal Photo Exhibition
2017-04-28 16:30 - 2017-04-30 18:00 | Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Kumara Krupa Rd, Kumara Park East, Sheshadripuram, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560006, India
Youth Photographic Society, is pleased to announce the “Tribute to TNA Perumal Photography Contest & Exhibition” organized to pay tributes to our mentor and YPS Honorary Member Shri. TNA Perumal.
Shri. TNA Perumal is the Doyen of Wildlife Photography and is a winner of many International and National awards and recognitions. YPS will be organizing an Exhibition (details below) displaying pictures of Shri. TNA Perumal along with winning images from this contest. It is a great privilege and honor to be part of the exhibition along with Shri. TNA Perumal.
In addition, we will also be collecting pictures featuring Shri. TNA Perumal and pictures taken by Shri. TNA Perumal in the possession of anyone. These pictures can be uploaded under Tributes Section. There is no need for registration for uploading of pictures under the Tributes Section.

TNA Perumal Contest Judging
2017-04-22 09:00 - 18:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Contest | Judging | Apr 22 | Sat | 9 AM – 6 PM | State Youth Centre
The Public Judging of the contest in tribute to Shri. TNA Perumal will be held on April 22nd from 9:00 AM to 06:00 PM at State Youth Centre. It will be a great learning for all those who participate in Salons to witness and understand how top ranking judges select images for prizes.
For more information on the contest and for participation, visit Tribute to TNA Perumal Contest site.
Send an RSVP if you plan to attend. This will help us plan better.

Adobe Lightroom - Overview
2017-04-16 17:30 - 20:00 | Venkatappa Art Gallery, Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
YPS Meet | Apr 16 | Sun | 5:30 PM | Venkatappa Art Gallery
*** Please note that this edition of YPS Meet will be held on Sunday at Venkatappa Art Gallery due to non-availability of venue on Saturday.
One of the challenges of the digital era, is that every photographer should also become his/her own Digital Dark Room Specialist. Due to the inherent technical nature of the digital files, they require processing to bring out the best image from them.
There are many experts in YPS Membership, who have mastered post-processing using Photoshop. Adobe launched its first version of Lightroom in 2007. Over the last 10 years, Lightroom has become the most trusted tool for professional photographers world-wide. The reason for its popularity comes from its packaging of Catalog, Image Editing, Publishing and Printing functions into an easy to use tool.
In this session, Arjun will provide an overview of Lightroom and its basic features.
Coming from a family of photographers, Arjun Haarith had his interest in photography raised in early ages. He had been going out regularly with Satish and has developed keen skills in photography in the process. He is presently working as a Software Engineer in Adobe and is part of the team that builds and releases Lightroom. Adobe has provided credits to Arjun in the recent releases of Adobe. He was hired by Adobe because of his knowledge of software development and knowledge of photography.
Do not miss the session.

Member Photo Appreciation April 2017
2017-04-02 17:30 - 20:00 | Venkatappa Art Gallery, Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
YPS Meet | Apr 2 | Sun | 5:30 PM | Venkatappa Art Gallery
It has been a while since, YPS held a Member Photo Appreciation program. The last one was held n July 2016. Even though, as per YPS practice, there have been one or two 5th Saturdays between July 2016 and now, they have been occupied with other useful member events. Hence we had decided to start April 2017 with a Member Photo Appreciation program.
On this day, the members will have the opportunity to showcase their images and win appreciation and insight. This is not a Salon and hence there will be no Judgement. Senior YPS Members will provide friendly suggestions to help you take better pictures.
Members who want to show their pictures are requested to bring 10-15 pictures of your liking in JPEG format in thumb-drive for projection and discussion. For best impact follow the specifications for pictures:

Maximum pixels on the long side : 1024 pixels
Color space : sRGB
File Format: JPEG with 10 or more Quality
Bring it in a clean virus scanned USB Drive

Looking forward to see all the member images.
YPS Photo Share
Sharing never stops. Hence YPS Website also provides opportunity for continuous sharing and discussing on pictures through YPS Photo Share facility on the YPS Website. Anyone can view the images and discussions. But only members with a login to the website can comment. If you are a YPS Member and have not received a Login ID to website create a Request for Login.

Rewards and Challenges of Travel Writing & Photography
2017-03-18 18:30 - 21:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Meet | Mar 18, Sat | 6:30 PM | State Youth Centre 3rd Floor
Ms. Susheela Nair
Food, Travel & Lifestyle Writer & Photographer
Director, Essen Communications
YPS Life Member
After a stint with the mainstream and niche media, Ms. Susheela Nair became an Independent Food, Travel, Lifestyle Writer and Photographer who has contributed content, articles and pictures on food, travel, lifestyle, photography, environment and ecotourism to more than 30 reputed national publications. She has also contributed a wide spectrum of content like Travel Portals & Guide Books, Brochures and Coffee Table books.
Due to non-availability of alternate venues, we are compelled to hold the program at YPS Hall, State Youth Centre, Nrupathanga Road. Please check YPS Website for Instructions to reach YPS.
Ms. Susheela Nair has also authored a book titled “The Great Outdoors of Karnataka” and edited a book titled “Jungle Tales” published by Jungle Lodges & Resorts Ltd. She has also compiled and edited a Directory on Resorts of Karnataka published by Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC). She worked as a Consulting Editor of Karnataka Heritage, a quarterly publication published by KSTDC. She had co-authored and contributed pictures for the travel sections of three Coffee Table Books titled “Bangalore & Karnataka”, “Kerala” and “Bengaluru & Karnataka” published by Stark World.
Besides doggedly pursuing her twin professions of travel writing and photography, she heads Essen Communications which has a repertoire of multi-faceted services and activities like hospitality consultancy, public relations, media co-ordination work and tourism related seminars. Ms. Susheela Nair coordinated 4 Editions of the “Laadli Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity” organised by United Nations Population Fund and Population First.
On March 18th, Ms. Susheela Nair will be sharing pictures and information on “Rewards and Challenges of Travel Writing & Photography”. The talk will elaborate the joys and challenges Susheela Nair experienced in the pursuit of her twin profession as a Travel Writer and Photographer. This will be part of the series of women photographers that YPS has been showcasing since the start of 2017.
Please mark your calendars and attend without fail.

Travel Pictorials
2017-03-04 18:30 - 21:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Meet | Mar 4 | 6:30 PM | State Youth Centre
YPS is pleased to announce an expert session on Pictorial Photography combined with Travel by Shri. T Kempanna, ARPS, AFIAP. Shri. Thimmarayappa Kempanna worked as Photo and Film Officer in Department of Information & Publicity, Government of Karnataka. He was also the proprietor of Sri Sai Digital Lab. He is a well-wisher of YPS and has extended his keen support to all the programs of YPS. He was also a jury for the 34th YPS All India Salon and the Photo Contest hosted by YPS for Department of Tourism to celebrate World Tourism Day in September 2016.
Shri. Kempanna will be sharing his experiences in shooting pictorials during travel and will share images from his recent travels in India. He has extensive experience in this area and it would be a great learning for all of us. Please join us without fail.
Please take note of the travel restrictions on Nrupathanga Road and plan your travel.

Bandipur Calling - Wildlife Workshop
2017-02-27 - 2017-03-02 | Bandipur, Bandipur, Karnataka, India
YPS Workshop | Wildlife | Bandipur | Feb 27 – Mar 2
As winter is drawing to a close, many of the water holes in Bandipur dry up forcing animals stay close to man-made waterholes. This increases the chances of sightings of wild animals. Keeping this in mind, YPS has planned a 4-Day Workshop FOR YPS MEMBERS at Rangana Thittu & Bandipur from Feb 27 to March 2 (Monday to Thursday).
The Workshop can accommodate only limited number of participants. Registration on first-cum-basis.
The program is as follows:

Feb 27, Monday early morning depart for Rangana Thittu. We will shoot birds from Boat at Rangana Thittu.
After the morning shoot at Rangana Thittu, we will proceed to Bandipur and Check-in.
We will go on 2 Bus Safaries each on Feb 27 Evening, Feb 28 Morning & Evening, Mar 1 Morning & Evening and Mar 2 Morning.
Mar 2, Thursday, we depart from Bandipur and reach Bengaluru by evening.

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This workshop is open only to YPS Members. Non-members can apply for membership online.
We plan to go to Bandipur by grouping in to a few personal cars of participants.
Accommodation has been booked in Dormitory in Bandipur Tiger Reserve.
Safari trips will be in Forest Department buses.

The Workshop is organized under the leadership of by Shri. K A Suryaprakash, YPS Executive Committee, who has immense experience organizing such trips.
Contact
Shri. Suryaprakash – Mobile: 98450-88541 – Email: darpan_soori@yahoo.com
Alternate Contact:
Shri. Vikas Sastry – Mobile: 99452-44055 – Email: sastry.vikas@gmail.com
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The cost of the trip is Rs. 5,500/- per head inclusive of travel, food, safari, boat ride and accommodation. Fill the form below to complete the registration.

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My Camera. My Companion.
2017-02-18 18:30 - 21:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Meet | Feb 18 | 6:30 PM | State Youth Centre
Continuing with the series of Women Photographers, YPS is pleased to bring you a slideshow and talk by Ms. Hema Narayanan, Photojournalist & Writer. Ms. Hema Narayanan’s passion for photography is evident when we see her refer to her camera as her “Companion” than as a lifeless piece of equipment. With her great “Companion”, her Camera, Ms. Hema has chronicled ​compelling ​stories from across the world. ​In her talk, Ms. Hema will take us through ‘her journey’, giving a peek into ​how ​her passion for Pixels and Words, made her a Photojournalist and a Writer, how she experimented with ​different genres of Photography, from Travel, Street, Landscape, People, Interiors to Culture, Wildlife, Photojournalism and, of late, Astro Photography. ​S​he will share ​her experiences and ​l​earnings​ on this path and also the ‘Transformations’ in the field of Photography.
After earning a Master’s Degree in engineering, Ms. Hema Narayanan worked in​ the​ IT and software ​development for ​many years. Often traveling for work, she began to pack a ​”​camera​”​ on her professional journeys, keeping a personal photo documentation of the places she was going​. Soon realising her underlying passion for camerawork​ (pixels) and travelogues (words)​, she made a New Year’s resolution in 2009 to give up her IT career in pursuit of her true​ photojournalistic​ ​and writing ​​​passion. She also finished as a graduate from New York Institute of Photography.
Today, Ms. Hema ​Narayanan ​is well-known as a Photojournalist whose works and words ar​e frequently published ​in ​renowned newspapers, ​portals and magazines, including National Geographic Traveler India, Discover India, The Hindu and Deccan Herald. Her works are also licensed with GETTY Images and Shutterstock. As a professional Photographer, she dons many roles, one of them being an Entrepreneur and Founder, of​ the company​ ​WIDER ANGLES. She is also a ​’Photography Mentor​’​ conducting ​photo ​workshops ​and ​walks in the city. Donning the role of a ​​’Photography Expedition Leader​’​she also leads aspiring photographers from India and abroad through ​many of her “Experience INDIA” Photo Journeys. As a professional photographer, she undertakes Commercial Photography, Philanthropic work and extensive Travel Writing.​
http://www.hemanarayanan.com
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A Soul Tribute

Caves of Halong Bay, Vietnam
Masai Mara Village, Kenya
Moonscapes of Ladakh
North Pole Star – Star Trals
The Nirona Girl – Then & Now

The Third Eye
2017-02-04 18:30 - 21:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Meet | Feb 4 | 6:30 PM | State Youth Centre
The Third Eye, the eye through which Prema Kakade sees the world. YPS is happy to showcase another woman photographer and a member of YPS. Prema Kakade never misses any of the YPS Events. We request everyone to reciprocate and support.
For Prema Kakade, photography is a natural extension to her interest in the art forms, especially the Wild Life & Landscape Photography.

Prema Kakade has always been interested in the creative field. Even as a homemaker, she has professionally pursued & taught various art forms like Batik, Tanjore & Mysore Paintings, including supplying of art works to Karnataka State Handicraft Development Corporation for over 15 years. Hand made greeting cards were also her passion which she made for corporates in India and the USA.
During the slideshow, Prema Kakade will be sharing with you a presentation of the 32-day road trip across National Parks in 6 States of the United States of America covering 10,000 KMs. In addition, she will also showcase Angkor Wat, Cambodia & Ha Long Bay, Vietnam along with some wildlife pictures.
Don’t miss the program !

Travel to Places: from East to West
2017-01-21 18:30 - 20:00 | State Youth Centre (3rd Floor), State Youth Centre, Nrupathunga Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560001, India
YPS Meet | Jan 21 | 6:30 PM | State Youth Centre
YPS is pleased to bring you the first of the three showcases of talent by Women Photographers. Smt. Anitha Mysore will be sharing with you her travel images and her learnings.
Anitha Mysore is an IT professional, pursuing photography as a passion. Her work leads her to travel quite extensively enabling her to explore new vistas and open up the world to others in ways not usually seen before. In a slideshow titled “Travel to Places: from East to West”, she will bring alive the frozen moments captured during her travel from Japan in the East to the West Coast of USA, spanning Asia, Europe and America, in a whirlwind tour of the world.
