The Golden Hour – YPS ನೆನಪುಗಳು – 6

YPS Golden Hour | Aug 08, Sun | 5:30 PM | Online

As you all know that YPS is in its 50 years of existence and as a part of the Golden Jubilee Celebration this Sunday 08 Aug 2021, we are coming up with YPS Nenapugalu, Trip Down The Memory Lane.

This will be a unique program where our President, Shri. H Satish will be in conversation with three Sr. Members Sri S Nagesh, Sri H V Praveen Kumar and Sri V S Kashinath digging out the Sr. Members Nenapugalu (Memories) since 1971.

Don’t miss to catch up the history of YPS.

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Calamity to Calm

YPS Saturday Meet | Aug 07, Sat | 5:30 PM IST | Google Meet

(Almost) Everyone has lost a photograph ….. whether it is an old/new print, a old/new file, or when disaster strikes and the computer completely melts down, the hard-disk goes “kaput”, or files just go “corrupt”!

CALAMITY strikes when you least expect it! So … today, we discuss strategies and a devise a bullet proof (not idiot proof!!) plan to store, backup and retrieve your photographs ….and stay CALM.

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GOLDEN JUBILEE PHOTO CHALLENGE – BLUR

YPS is pleased to announce theme-based Monthly Photography Contests for all the members, starting from June 2021 extending till April 2022. These contests are aimed at bringing out the best works of photography from our members demonstrating their creativity and expertise in various genres of photography. The themes have been hand-picked to promote diversification of talent through experimentation. The following are the themes selected:

  • Abstracts – June 2021
  • Negative Space – July 2021
  • Creative Blur – August 2021
  • Decisive Moment – September 2021
  • Geometry – October 2021
  • Mother & Child – November 2021
  • Contrast – December 2021
  • Emotions – January 2022
  • Noise – February 2022
  • Shadows – March 2022
  • Reflections – April 2022

Beauty Enhanced – Creative Lighting for Portraiture

YPS Meet Live | S2 E14 | Aug 01, Sun | 5:30 PM | Online

‘Glow from Within’ is enhanced by creative lighting in portraiture……A name that stands out in Creative Lighting is of Mr R Prasana Venkatesh, a professional photographer and photo mentor who excels in the art of celebrity and advertising photography.  

Here is an excellent opportunity to learn from him, how to handle lighting in a creative way, using single to multiple lights!

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Road to PSA Distinctions – How Did it Go!

From the initial years of its formation, YPS members traditionally have been following the distinctions offered by FIAP, PSA, and RPS. There were a few members with IIPC distinctions also. Many other photographic bodies have emerged in the later years, including ICS, GPU, IUP, and MoL to name a few. Snice the year 2016, our own country federation FIP also has expanded its portfolio of distinctions. While most of these distinctions are straight forward and many YPS members have achieved them in the last few years, the PSA distinction path appears to be a bit confusing. Hence a ‘YPS Saturday Meet’ session was arranged on the eve of 24 Jul 2021, for the YPS members aspiring to go for PSA distinctions. Here’s a brief report on the session…

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