Workshops & Photo Tours are integral parts in the journey of learning & developing one's passion in photography besides being a great form of bonding.

At DSP, regular workshops on different topics are conducted by famous photographers besides the faculty & camera manufacturing companies. Some of the workshops conducted in the past include Food Photography by Prabhu Das Gupta, Street Photography by Vineet Vohra, Lifestyle Photography by Manoj JAin, Fashion Photography by SPS Kalra amongst others. The Participants get to interact with these achievers and gain new insights and techniques on photography.

There are annual photo tours to Ranthambore & Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary for wildlife photography & to the world famous Pushkar Mela. Other photo tours that are conducted include Leh & Ladakh, Haridwar for the Mahakumbh Mela & Prayagraj as well for the Mahakumbh Mela.

Thematic or group based special photo tours can also be organised based on specific requirements.

A tour to photograph the soul of Benares

In this short photography tour, we intend to take you to the guts of old Benares now Varanasi!

You will photograph morning scenes at the ghats, the evening arti, the sun as it comes up over the horizon, and scenes the gullies, the river, do some street photography, photograph the ghats, and make some street portraits.

We may take you to an old Banaras house along the way and give you enough opportunity to eat some of the street food.

This is a short trip, so we won’t have time to visit Sarnath.

Day One

• Arrival in Benares, and briefing. (around 4 p.m.)
• Attending and photographing the evening arti at the ghats.
• Photographing the scenes, at night, after the arti.

Day Two

• Sunrise scenes at the ghats. Photograph the activities at sunrise.
• Return to the ghat area. Walk in the gullies of Benares. Visit an old home.
• Visit some street food and chaat vendors.
• Evening walk at the Kashi Vishwanath Lane

Day Three

• Visit the confluence of the Varuna River and the Ganga
• Return to the ghats. Photograph the street scenes.
• Departure from Benares

We will review everyone’s photos at the end of every day, and at the end.

Inclusions

• Stay in a four/five-star hotel/old haveli on a twin sharing basis
• One Meal every day at the hotel
• Photography mentoring
• Local transport to the ghats & back
• Two boat trips for photographing the Ghats

We will travel by autos/rickshaws locally

Exclusions

• Cost of travel to Benares & back
• The cruise (the newer ones)
• All meals as except mentioned above.
• All items of personal consumption.

Group size: Maximum of 12
How to get to there: Varanasi is well connected from Delhi by air & train.
There is a Vande Bharat Express as well between New Delhi & Varanasi
Cost: Rs.22,500 per person including GST

The sprawling annual festivities of the 100 year plus old Pushkar fair through its diversified pictures, mirrors the vibrancy of the gracious state of Rajasthan. Held each November at the time of the full moon, the Pushkar Camel Fair or Pushkar Cattle Fair is one of India's most popular travel experiences - a spectacle on an epic scale that attracts more than 50,000 camels, horses and cattle, 8,00,000 tourists and 60,000 expats from across the world, to the tiny desert town of Pushkar, on the edge of the Thar Desert.This fair is a must do for anyone interested in photography.

A professional photographer will be accompanying the group. There will be daily sessions on photography as well as review of photographs taken as well as guidance on composition & understanding the advanced camera functions.

Basic camera knowledge is a must for those with DSLR/Mirrorless cameras. For those without a camera, the guidance will be on the usage of the smartphone camera.

Some of the highlights of this photo tour will to photograph:

1. Visit to the pivotal points in Pushkar like the sand dunes, Savitri temple, Pushkar Sarovar, animal housing & trading areas
2. Golden hour Photography
3. Animal Trading & competitions
4. Street Photography
5. Cultural events covering Folk music & dances amongst others

Cost: Rs.23,600 per person including GST

Accomodation: Twin Share basis in a hotel of RTDC or equivalent

Meals: Breakfast & Dinner included.

Transportation from Ajmer Railway station to Pushkar & back in a shared transport.

 

For Registration, fill up the form below & we will send you the payment link.

 

 

It’s important for any photographer to keep shooting in order to constantly evolve as an artist. But we are always unclear about what to do with the hundreds of images stored away in various hard drives. This is where comes the concept of Stock Photography. But obviously it’s not that simple. The stock photography business in itself is an art you need to learn about and the competition is terrible. Hence, we present an exclusive workshop on Stock Photography that will focus on:

• The concept of Stock Photography
• Recognising the best Stock Websites
• Understanding the Stock Photography Business
• Understanding what to shoot
• Setups for Stock Photography
• A brief about uploading Stock Images
• Live Conceptual Shoot