YPS Journal

YPS Journal Dṛṣṭi wins at PSA Newsletter Contest

  • Overall Contest – Honorable Mention 5
  • Best Front Page
  • Best Use of Photography and
  • Best Table of Contents

Youth Photographic Society is a member of Photographic Society of America (PSA) since Sep, 2020.

Every year, PSA conducts a Newsletter contest for its member clubs, councils, and PSA Chapters with an electronic or printed newsletter of one page or more, published two times a year or more. The contest for the year 2021 was open between 01 March 2021 and 01 June 2021. Any newsletter published after June 01 of the previous year could be submitted.

Entries are independently reviewed by two sets of three qualified judges. Awards are determined based on the ratings assigned by the judges. Content, layout, good use of space and photos, neatness, ease in reading, simplicity, and style are of basic importance in this judging. 

Winning entries are awarded after the judging. Apart from overall contest winners, awards are also given for outstanding achievement in various categories such as Best Calendar presentation, etc. YPS took part in this contest in the ‘Large Clubs’ group (clubs with more than 75 members), submitting the Feb 2021 issue of “Dṛṣṭi” as its entry and came away with many awards in its kitty.

Team Dṛṣṭi 

Editor 
H Satish MFIAP, MICS, ARPS, cMoL, Hon MFIP (Nature), Hon YPS 

Editorial Team
Ananth Kamat AFIP
B V Prakash 
Digwas Bellemane EFIAP/b, EPSA, EFIP, EIUP, cMoL, A.CPE
M S Kakade
Prema Kakade EFIAP, EFIP, GPA.PESGSPC, cMoL, A.CPE
V Madhusudana D Rao AFIAP, cMoL 

Design:
Graphics: Arun Poovaiah
Layout: Rajasimha Sathyanarayana AFIAP, AFIP, cMoL
Page Design: Digwas Bellemane EFIAP/b, EPSA, EFIP, EIUP, cMoL, A.CPE

-Anitha Mysore,
EFIAP/b, MPSA, EIUP, c**MoL, GPU CR-4, AAPS, EFIP, EFIP/g, EFIP/g (Nature), A.CPE, GPA, PESGSPC, G. APS, ES.CPE
YPS representative for PSA

Introduction to Wildlife Filmmaking

YPS Meet Live | S2 E15 | Aug 15, Sun | 5:30 PM | Online

Meet Mr Prakash Matada, the award-winning Wildlife and Natural History Filmmaker and  National Geographic Explorer. He speaks about his work, the scope of being a wildlife documentary filmmaker in India and the challenges he has faced. He also shares valuable advice for people seeking to build careers in wildlife filmmaking. Continue reading Introduction to Wildlife Filmmaking →

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Ravishing Refractions – How Did it Go!

Since last year, photography enthusiasts have been restricted in avenues for photography. No photography outing arranged by the club, no company to go out and shoot pictures, no wildlife safaris, and no parks to visit, due to the restrictions posed by the ongoing scare of Covid-19 pandemic. This has allowed many of our members to explore avenues within their reach, including indoor photography, macro photography in and around their house, glassware, water droplets, and such. During this time, a session on ‘oil on water photography’ came as a much-needed session to open another path for enthusiastic members.

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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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