Images of India
Based in the Himalayan foothills of northern India, this special interest holiday is intended to help beginners through advanced amateurs interpret rather than just "document" their travel and cultural experiences - through the lens. The workshop is designed for digital photographers and includes additional instruction on downloading, saving, organizing, and archiving images, and on cropping, sizing, and manipulating images on the computer. Participants should bring their own SLR digital camera, laptop computer, and editing software.
We begin in the capital, Delhi, and embark on a train journey to Amritsar to visit the Golden Temple, before we reach the rich green foothills of the Himalayas to stay in Mcleodganj, home to the exiled Dalai Lama of Tibet.
Once in Mcleodganj, we'll briefly review the basics of photography and digital, talk about colour, light and composition and how to combine them to create stunning imagery, before we embark on our fascinating journey into the Tibetan cultural and natural beauty of the area.
Following breakfast each morning, you'll set out to make
photographs
in and around Mcleodganj, with its thriving Tibetan community, in
the
surrounding villages of Hindu Gaddi shepherds or amid the
agrarian
landscape of the Kangra Valley, overlooked by the majestic peaks of
the
Dhauladhar Range of mountains. David will touch bases with you
throughout
the day to lend advice and a helping hand, should you need it.
Local
interpreters will be available, too, should you want one for
special
projects. After the evening meal, we'll meet to hone editing
skills, critique the day's work, troubleshoot problems, discuss
topics of common photographic
interest and set plans for the next day's assignment. Near the
end of our time in Dharamsala, several of each participant's
photographs will be chosen for enlargement printing and display at
a Farewell Exhibition, on the final day in Mcleodganj.
The goal of this workshop is to take creative risks, develop new skills and to stretch your abilities as a digital photographer working in a foreign land. The finale of the workshop will be in Agra, after visiting the incomparable Taj Mahal.
For further information please telephone 01225 868544 or email info@essential-india.co.uk
Recommended travel guide books: The India Lonely Planet Guide and the Rough Guide to India.
Workshop Tutor: David Bathgate
David Bathgate is a professional photographer and writer who holds a doctorate in ecological anthropology. He has extensive experience of the Himalayan region, having led tours and treks in Nepal, Ladakh and Tibet. A frequent visitor to Dharamsala, David describes the area as his favourite in the Himalayas.
Scheduled Departure Information
Duration: 14 Days
Dates: Friday 04.04.08 until Thursday 17.04.08 , Friday 17.10.08 until Thursday 30.10.08 , Mid range: (Deposit £300 per person) Final payment is due 8 weeks prior to your departure.
Cost: £1420 Airline: British Airways (Land only £935)
Car Supplement Cost: N/A
Domestic Flight Cost: N/A
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- Prices include all Indian Government luxury taxes. If you are a single person booking onto one of our treks or special interest holidays, you do not have to pay a single room supplement. This is only payable if you wish to have a hotel room or a tent (or both) to yourself throughout your tour. The single tent supplement is £40 for the duration of any trek.
- Top range prices are based on your staying in Government approved 5 and 4 star hotels and Mid range prices are based on your staying in 4 star and 3 star en-suite accommodation.
- Train travel is in 1st Air-con carriage (fifties style 4 & 6 berth compartments) or the best available.
- During Christmas and the New Year period, many hotels charge a peak season rate. You also need to be prepared to join in (and pay for locally) any entertainment that may be arranged.
- The busiest periods for the airlines are Christmas/New Yearand Easter, July and August. If you take your holiday during these periods then please book your tour as early as possible.
- Our escorted (Delhi to Delhi) special interest/trekking holidays are based on a minimum of 4 people. The maximum number is 14. If the minimum number is not met then your tour will be led by our qualified English speaking guides and tour leaders in India. We can tailor trek departure dates for a minimum of 2 people travelling together. Details of our trek grading can be found on the 'Indian Himalayas' page of our website.
- We can offer group discounts for six or more people booking together on our fixed departures.
- It is essential that you take out adequate travel insurance if you are travelling to Asia. Essential Travel Insurance Ltd offers wordwide insurance cover at competitive rates.
- The meal plan is based on B&B and full board on our treks and culinary tours.
