Workshops
Learn To Take Stunning Portraits.
Photography Boot-camp starts at the history & basics of photography to help you establish a foundation for all styles of photography. You’ll learn about the essential elements of a good portrait; lighting, posing and expression. Then you’ll learn how to work with what you've got, with instruction on shooting with window, natural, indoor, and studio lights.
Sukla Chinnappa
Mentor
Photographer Sukla Chinnappa is a versatile Photographer based out of Bengaluru, India. He shoots fashion, kids, sporting events & products.
Topics Covered.
- Selecting your Camera & Lenses
- Lights & Light Modifiers
- Posing & Direction
- Studio Lighting
- Types of Light
- Modifying Light
- Training your eye
- Training your eye
It’s a known fact that one can make better images with better lighting. So, ever wondered how to make use of artificial light for better results?
Learning the language of light is essential for creating eye catching photographs. Seeing light and its variation across the frame and creatively manipulating it is an essential part of photography. This workshop on lighting, with a hands-on approach, helps you in understanding, appreciating and managing a variety of lighting equipment and light modifiers.

Sukla Chinnappa
Mentor
Photographer Sukla Chinnappa is a versatile Photographer based out of Bengaluru, India. He shoots fashion, kids, sporting events & products.
Why Sculpting Light
- Limited Seats (only 6 per batch)
- Detailed introduction to Studio Lights & Light Modifiers
- Practice as you learn, walk back with a mini portfolio
This workshop is recommended for Serious Enthusiasts & Budding Professionals
A two day modular workshop covering the Basics of Photography in Bangalore
Photography is more than fun, it is powerful tool of expression. Mastery over your skills, camera and the fundamentals of photography is essential to effectively communicate through your photographs.
- Do you want to be clear with the concepts of photography ?
- Do you want to improve your skills and take it to the next level ?
- Do you want to develop new skill in photography ?
This Is A Basic Course & There Are No Prerequisites
This Basic Course COVERS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS
- Introduction to Cameras (Film & Digital)
- Different parts & Controls of a Digital Camera
- How to remember / What to remember - During Photography.
- Choosing the right equipment
- Memory Cards
- Camera
- Lenses
- Introduction to the Exposure Triangle
- Shutter
- Aperture
- ISO
- Inverse Square law
- The Modes of a Digital Camera
- Full Auto
- Shutter Priority
- Aperture Priority
- Program Auto
- Manual
- Overview of other common modes (Additional modes are camera / model specific. Most common & specific modes of your camera are explained)
- Taking Better Pictures
- Autofocus Focus Modes (One Shot / Servo / Continuous)
- Metering Modes (how it works, when to use a particular mode)
- Reducing Noise in your pictures
- Focus points / groups
- How to use these different modes to your advantage (small quiz)
- Advanced Modes of your camera
- Picture Styles
- Natural / Faithful
- Standard / Portrait
- Monochrome (when and how to apply inbuilt filters)
- Custom Modes
- Exposure Compensation
- White Balance
- Theory of White Balance
- Light Source and understanding its Colour Temperature
- RAW Images
- What exactly are RAW Images, what extra information do they contain when compared to JPG
- Understanding JPG (overview)
- RAW
- Introduction to processing your images
- Getting Creative with your Images (a quick walkthrough)
- Rule of Thirds
- Symmetry
- Leading Lines
- Patterns / Textures
- Golden Ratio
- Post Processing
- Commonly available free, bundled (with your camera) and paid software
- Having a workflow
- Understanding the Histogram
- Highlights, Whites, Shadows, Blacks
- Saturation
- White Balance, Grey Cards
- Some basic corrections,
- Some tips to simplify your workflow
Additional topics for discussion
- Photography for you
- Business or a hobby?
- Considerations for my investment (your equipment)
- Making the best of your equipment
- How to spend less and still get better results
- Do I really need better equipment
- Till how long can I hold off buying more stuff
Continued Learning through DISCUSSION
We have 351 guests and no members online
Learning happens over time and with practice.
Hence we at Artriva give you the opportunity to be able to clarify your doubts and get clarifications directly from our Mentors at a later date.
You can do so by posting your questions on the Discussion Pages
NOTE :
Please do use the search function to determine if your question was already answered for someone else, in which case you can post a comment there if further explanation is needed.
There could be a delay upto 72 working hours or more depending on the schedule of the Mentor (generally between 12 - 48 hours)
It’s a known fact that one can make better images with better lighting. So, ever wondered how to make use of artificial light for better results?
Learning the language of light is essential for creating eye catching photographs. Seeing light and its variation across the frame and creatively manipulating it is an essential part of photography. This workshop on lighting, with a hands-on approach, helps you in understanding, appreciating and managing a variety of lighting equipment and light modifiers.

Sukla Chinnappa
Mentor
Photographer Sukla Chinnappa is a versatile Photographer based out of Bengaluru, India. He shoots fashion, kids, sporting events & products.
What do you get
- Individual Attention (only 1 or 2 participants / batch)
- Detailed introduction to Studio Lights & Light Modifiers
- Practice as you learn, walk back with a mini portfolio
This workshop is recommended for Serious Enthusiasts & Budding Professionals
A two day modular workshop covering the Basics of Photography in Bangalore
Photography is more than fun, it is powerful tool of expression. Mastery over your skills, camera and the fundamentals of photography is essential to effectively communicate through your photographs.
- Do you want to be clear with the concepts of photography ?
- Do you want to improve your skills and take it to the next level ?
- Do you want to develop new skill in photography ?
This Is A Basic Course & There Are No Prerequisites
This Basic Course COVERS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS
- Introduction to Cameras (Film & Digital)
- Different parts & Controls of a Digital Camera
- How to remember / What to remember - During Photography.
- Choosing the right equipment
- Memory Cards
- Camera
- Lenses
- Introduction to the Exposure Triangle
- Shutter
- Aperture
- ISO
- Inverse Square law
- The Modes of a Digital Camera
- Full Auto
- Shutter Priority
- Aperture Priority
- Program Auto
- Manual
- Overview of other common modes (Additional modes are camera / model specific. Most common & specific modes of your camera are explained)
- Taking Better Pictures
- Autofocus Focus Modes (One Shot / Servo / Continuous)
- Metering Modes (how it works, when to use a particular mode)
- Reducing Noise in your pictures
- Focus points / groups
- How to use these different modes to your advantage (small quiz)
- Advanced Modes of your camera
- Picture Styles
- Natural / Faithful
- Standard / Portrait
- Monochrome (when and how to apply inbuilt filters)
- Custom Modes
- Exposure Compensation
- White Balance
- Theory of White Balance
- Light Source and understanding its Colour Temperature
- RAW Images
- What exactly are RAW Images, what extra information do they contain when compared to JPG
- Understanding JPG (overview)
- RAW
- Introduction to processing your images
- Getting Creative with your Images (a quick walkthrough)
- Rule of Thirds
- Symmetry
- Leading Lines
- Patterns / Textures
- Golden Ratio
- Post Processing
- Commonly available free, bundled (with your camera) and paid software
- Having a workflow
- Understanding the Histogram
- Highlights, Whites, Shadows, Blacks
- Saturation
- White Balance, Grey Cards
- Some basic corrections,
- Some tips to simplify your workflow
Additional topics for discussion
- Photography for you - Business or Hobby
- Choosing your equipment (Cameras, Lenses, Accessories)
- Considerations for my investment (your equipment)
- Making the best set of settings for your equipment
- How to spend less and still get better results
- Do I really need better equipment
Continued Learning through DISCUSSION
Learning happens over time and with practice.
Hence we at Artriva give you the opportunity to be able to clarify your doubts and get clarifications directly from our Mentors at a later date.
You can do so by posting your questions on the Discussion Pages
NOTE :
Please do use the search function to determine if your question was already answered for someone else, in which case you can post a comment there if further explanation is needed.
There could be a delay upto 72 working hours or more depending on the schedule of the Mentor (generally between 12 - 48 hours)
























