We had an excellent turnout at the Landscape Session by Shri. Goutham Ramesh. The participants had a chance to see some excellent images from Goutham taken at Munnar, Valparai and at Kausani, Uttarakand. The slideshow was followed by some interactive discussions on techniques, post-processing and equipment used for Landscape Photography.
Mountains are one of the most enchanting places on earth. They present different views every time you visit them. There are so many dynamic factors that contribute to this quality of mountains like the clouds, the mist, the seasons and the lighting. Some of these factors also change so rapidly that you would miss the fleeting views unless you anticipated them. Continue reading YPS Meet – Enchanting Mountainsides
We had a very interesting and informative session at YPS this Saturday with Shri. K S Rajaram taking the participants through an enticing journey back in time to the days when pictures were taken using cameras with an 8×6 inch glass plate as film at the back and mounted on wooden tripods. He navigated through timeless Black & White pictures of the American Landscape Photographer Ansel Adams and the Canadian Portrait Photographer Yusuf Karsh. The event was participated by around 25 YPS Members. Continue reading Journey to Glass Plate Times
Who does not know Ansel Adams and Yousuf Karsh. They both are masters in B+W photography elevating photography to a high level of Art Form. While the former is a master of landscapes the later was a master in Portraits. Ansel Adams introduced his zone system to master the gray scale while Yusuf Karsh redefined the lighting and posing techniques to bring out the characteristic of each individual.
In this YPS Meet we will have an interactive session of collective learning by discussing the great art works of these two great masters. The session will be facilitated by Shri. K S Rajaram, Director, YPS. Continue reading YPS Meet – Interactions on Art Forms of two great Masters in B+W Photography
The YPS Open House on February 10th, the first for 2018 was another great session of learning through discussion and sharing. Around 20 people participated with the objective of reviewing winning images from the YPS 35th All India Salon. Varied topics came up for discussion in the process including:
2.5 hours went by without anyone noticing it and the session ended at 9:00 PM. We thank all the participants and their views.
