3 days basic photography workshop begins

Excelsior Correspondent

KARGIL, Nov 11: Deputy Commissioner/District Magistrate and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil Baseer ul Haq Choudhary inaugurated 3 days basic workshop on photography at Tourist Reception Center here today.
Senior Superintendent of Police Kargil Dr Vinod Kumar, Additional DC Kargil Tsering Motup, Additional SP Kargil Iftikhar Talib Choudhary, CEO, Kargil Development Authority Ghulam Mohiuddin Wani, AD Tourism Kargil Aga Syed Taha besides other concerned officers were present on the occasion.
The workshop has been organized by the Department of Tourism, UT Ladakh in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Photography and Art for Cause.
Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Commissioner Kargil while appreciating the initiative of the Tourism Department UT Ladakh in organizing the workshop expressed optimism that it would prove a great deal fruitful in introducing the participants to the various aspects of professional photography and further guide them towards pursuing photographic techniques at the later stage.
The DC said that the workshop would also help in tourism and cultural promotion in the district and urged the participants to pursue the training progarmme utmost passion and sincerity.
More than 40 trainees are participating in the workshop during which the mentors Indian Film Maker at 63rd Cannes Film Festival, 2010 Irshal Ishu and Youngest Photographer- North East India, 2016 Lobsang Nima will impart basic training about various aspects of photography like Knowing the Camera (DSLR), Types of Photography, Rules of Composition, Mobile Photography, Traditional fashion Shoot and Editing.
The training programme is being run in two batches with Batch-I for school students (8th-12th Grade) in the morning session and Batch-II youth/college students in the evening session.