🌿 Bangalore · Saturday, 17th October 2026 · Prakruti Farms, Kanakapura Road · Only 12 Slots
Bangalore · Saturday, 17th October 2026 · 10 AM – 6.30 PM
No rush, no traffic, no screens. Just light, green and a camera.

Relaxed Weekend. You, your camera & nature.

A full day at a farm outside Bangalore, learning to shoot in full manual. Lunch and refreshments provided, cameras in your hands. Drive down, or share a ride with the group.

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Bookings close Thursday, 15th October
Why this one

How this DSLR workshop is different.

Not a lecture hall, not a hundred people, not theory you forget by Tuesday. One small group, a green farm, and a camera in your hands from the first hour.

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Small crew, big learning
Only 12 participants, so everyone gets real hands-on time
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Practical and quick
Easy technical settings taught the way you'll actually use them
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DSLR & wide lens range
Cameras and a range of lenses provided for practice
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A beautiful green farm
Learn and explore outdoors, not in a classroom
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Lunch & refreshments
Farm lunch, tea and snacks through the day
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Personal review
Live critique of your own frames, in the field
5 Modules · 10 AM – 6.30 PM

Everything you'll learn on Saturday

Five modules across the day, each with its own time slot. Fully practical, zero fluff.

01
DSLR Camera Settings and Manual Operations
10:00 – 11:15 AM

DSLR Camera Settings & Manual Operations

  • Understanding manual exposure
  • Exposure triangle
  • Controlling aperture, shutter speed, ISO
  • Reading the light through the meter
  • Understanding histogram
  • Zone system of exposure
  • Creative use of shutter speed and aperture
  • Arresting moving objects & creating aesthetic blur
  • Understanding colour temperature / white balance
  • Understanding the autofocus menu options
  • Shooting in manual focus
02
Understanding Lenses — Technicals and Aesthetics
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Understanding Lenses — Technicals & Aesthetics

  • Understanding focal length
  • Prime lens vs zoom lens
  • Lens & angle of view
  • Depth of field
  • Art of taking deeper & shallow depth of field pictures
  • How to choose the right lens for composition
  • Lensing for creative & dramatic photography
  • Understanding professional lenses
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Mastering Photographic Composition
2:00 – 3:15 PM

Mastering Photographic Composition

  • Rule of thirds, triangles, leading lines
  • Shapes, colours, textures, forms
  • Camera angles & the art of seeing aesthetically
  • Art of taking beautiful portraits
  • Understanding lighting & ambient conditions
  • Develop your eye — to take beautiful, aesthetic pictures
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Practical Hands-on Session
3:45 – 5:30 PM

Practical Hands-on Session

  • Shooting across the farm — lawn, orchards, flowers and the farmhouse
  • Applying everything from the morning, on real subjects
  • Live corrections and guidance as you shoot
  • Personal review and critique of your own frames, in the field
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Feedback, image review and certificate distribution
5:30 – 6:30 PM

Feedback, Image Review & Certificates

  • Group review of the best frames from the day
  • Honest, personal feedback on your own images
  • What to practise next, to keep improving after the workshop
  • Certificate distribution
The full day, start to finish
10:00Module 1 · Camera settings
11:15Tea break
11:30Module 2 · Lenses
1:00Lunch
2:00Module 3 · Composition
3:15Tea break
3:45Module 4 · Practical
5:30Module 5 · Feedback & image review
6:30Certificate distribution
Already done it once

Our Hyderabad batch, in August.

Software engineers, doctors, management professionals, students, homemakers and entrepreneurs — a full day of DSLR basics and camera settings, half theory and half hands-on, and a certificate for everyone at the end. Bangalore is the same workshop, on a farm.

Participant receiving a certificate at the Hyderabad DSLR workshop
Participant receiving a certificate at the Hyderabad DSLR workshop
Participant receiving a certificate at the Hyderabad DSLR workshop
Participant receiving a certificate at the Hyderabad DSLR workshop
See how the Hyderabad day went →
The Workshop

One Weekend. One Big transformation. Auto to Manual Mode.

📍 Venue

Prakruti Farms, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore

A farm about an hour south of the city — old shade trees, open lawn and plenty of birds. One of the easier drives out of Bangalore on a Saturday morning. Exact location and directions go out on WhatsApp after booking, and we put everyone in one group so you can share a ride.

What to bring
📷Your own DSLR or mirrorless, if you have one
👟Comfortable shoes — we'll be walking on uneven ground
✓ DSLR cameras and a wide range of lenses are provided for practice through the day.
Workshop Fee
₹3,500
Lunch, refreshments and cameras included · travel to the farm not included
How to register
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Message on WhatsApp to check seat availability
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Pay the full fee via UPI to confirm
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Farm location, directions and carpool group sent straight away
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DateSaturday, 17th October 2026
Timing10:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Batch SizeOnly 12 slots
VenuePrakruti Farms, Kanakapura Rd
Getting thereCarpool can be coordinated
CamerasProvided for the full day
Farm lunch, tea and refreshments through the day
DSLR cameras & lenses all day
Two-hour guided practical at the farm
PDF course material & cheat sheets
Live image review & certificate
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🔥 Only 12 slots for the day · Bookings close 15th October
Gowri Shankar K — Cinematographer & Photography Educator
Your Instructor

Gowrishankar
Educator, Photographer & Cinematographer

"Stop scrolling reels. Pick up your camera, step outside, and discover the world through your own lens — not someone else's feed."

@bygowrishankar

Gowri Shankar is a cinematographer and photography educator with 14+ years of teaching experience across India's leading film and media institutions. He holds a Diploma in Film Technology (Cinematography) from MGR Government Film & Television Institute, Chennai — and a B.E. in Electrical Engineering, which gives him a uniquely technical yet creative teaching approach.

He has trained hundreds of students at BOFTA Film Institute, LIVE at Loyola College, Mindscreen Film Institute, and KAPA Photography Academy — and has worked alongside Cinematographer Omprakash on feature films and advertisement productions. He is a recognized participant in workshops conducted by the Southern Indian Cinematographers Association (SICA). His specializations include Food, Newborn, Maternity, Pet & Lifestyle Photography.

Digital Cinematography Scene Lighting Lensing & Composition Advanced Camera Tech Food Photography Lifestyle Photography ARRI / RED / Sony / Blackmagic
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500+
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DFT
MGR Film Institute
Mindscreen Film Institute, Chennai
Cinematography Faculty
LIVE, Loyola College, Chennai
Cinematography Faculty · 10 Years
DeSIFMA Film Academy, Chennai
Cinematography Faculty
KAPA Photography Academy, Chennai
Photography & Videography Faculty · 6 Years
BOFTA Film Institute, Chennai
Cinematography Faculty · 8 Years
Reviews

What Students Say

★★★★★

I enjoyed attending your classes and your attention to detail in delivering each lesson Sir. You were a good critic and your honest reviews and feedback made me a better photographer.

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Karthik M.
Software Engineer
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Mr. Gowri Shankar taught the course with great clarity and patience. He covered everything from choosing the right camera and lens to mastering photography basics, editing techniques, and even videography. His teaching style made complex topics simple and interesting.

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Leo Marxim
HR Professional
★★★★★

Just wanna say that I personally learnt so much about photography through your classes — and the image review sessions were the best part. Learnt a lot from them.

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Sandeep
Wedding Photographer
★★★★★

Gowri sir explains concepts in the most simple, practical way. I came in knowing nothing about manual mode — left with full confidence to shoot on my own.

PV
Priya V.
MBA Student
✨ Reviews from Gowri's Chennai and Hyderabad workshops
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