Photography

On Saturday the 24th April, Ms Liani and Mr Ravindran conducted a workshop on "Photography" for our children...

Dear Liani and Ravindran, Our loving THANKS for this beautiful workshop....Our children truly appreciate the time and effort that went into this joyful learning...

The children were fascinated...to say the least. 

In Liani's own words:

"Last week Saturday started unusually early. At 7.45 AM I dashed off to meet Ravindran, Principal News Photographer, The Hindu, a leading English National Daily in a local train station near Chepauk. We started our journey towards Gurukulam Trust Children, a school in Kovalam, about 30 kms away from Chennai.

We had big smiles on our face and big bags containing cameras and equipments to use during the photography workshop organized for students of class VI and VII.

The two hour workshop was made possible with the help of two significant people: Capt NandKumar, Founder and Mrs Sabita Currimbhoy, Principal-in-charge of  Gurukulam, Trust Children.

Thanks to Ravi and his skillful interactions with the students, the day was eventful. Over 30 students attended the workshop which began with basic and functional rules of photography- safety tips, working with light, apertures, compositions and other technical information. The basic theory was accompanied by live demonstrations by Ravi using digital point to shoot and the Digital SLR cameras.

Later, students were divided into groups of four and sent outdoor to apply what they were taught for half an hour. Each group was given a camera and everyone had the chance to hold, handle and click pictures.  They were given liberty to choose subject, composition, presentation etc.

In spite of the scorching heat outside, Ravi patiently worked with the kids for over 1.5 hours. He ensured that each group had the chance to use the professional DSLR camera. The vibrant photos (more than 200 shots) by the students were sure sign that it was a day of great learning, fun and frolic." Liani.

Here are some of the pictures taken by our children: