Masterclass Wildlife Photography Camp - Bandhavgarh, April 2021

Scheduled dates: 28th April - 2nd May, 2021 (4 nights and 5 days)
(6 wildlife safaris - 4 photographers in a jeep)

As we are visiting the park during peak summer time, the days are long and the nights will be short in central India. Considering the situation, this itinerary has been very carefully crafted specially for guests who want to spend their time on safari as a learning experience as much as being out in the safaris tracking Tigers and viewing wildlife.

Day 1 

On this day, participants will reach Jabalpur airport or Katani railway station by noon. It’s 5 hrs or 3 hrs of journey respectively to reach the resort. Our expert will be looking forward to meet the enthusiasts and know each other. Over the mutual round of introduction, our expert will brief the trip plan and travel rules. Post luxury dinner, participants are requested to retire for the day. 

Day 2 

Wake up call at 4:30 am. Have your tea / coffee at the resort quickly move to have the Morning Game Safari which starts at 5:15 am. There is a strong possibility of Tiger viewing during this season because they come out in search of water holes. By 10:00 am, come back to the resort, have solid breakfast & relax till the lunch. We move for the Evening Safari into the park by 2:30 pm. We come back to the resort for tea and refreshments by 6:30 pm. Post refreshment, group lead will conduct detail post processing session of few images which was photographed in the safari and few photography tips. Have dinner at 9:00 pm and relax for the night as we need to wake up early in the morning!

Day 3 & 4 

We follow the same schedule as per the previous day. The additional content in the program is post processing session and concepts of wildlife photography by our expert. Our group expert will conduct post processing session and concepts of wildlife photography. Will spend more time on interacting and learning about photography & other technical aspects with participants. 

Day 5 

Post Breakfast, Check out and depart for Airport/Railway Station. 

1. Telephoto lenses – preferably above 300 mm
2. Carry fully charged batteries for your camera / flash.
3. Carry battery charger. Carry extra pack of camera batteries
4. Carry backup memory cards / HDD storage drives, Laptop
5. Carry a bean bag to stabilize your gears while shooting from safari vehicle
6. Carry a big towel / cloth to protect your gear from dust
7. Carry a big cloth / bandanna / scarf to protect you from the dust
8. Carry good sun glasses to protect your eyes from heat
9. Sun screens (above SPF 30) are very important
10. It is advisable to carry basic first aid along with you.
11. Please carry Odomos to keep you protected from mosquito bites.
12. Carry a pair of good binoculars

Equipment available on rental - please mail us at rentals@dcpexpeditions.com.

1. Maintain social distancing with other participants.
2. Use mask and face shield all the time.
3. Sanitize your hand frequently.
4. Alcohol is not permitted.
5. Carry Personal medicines if any.
6. Be humble fellow photographers.
7. Do not litter the place.
8. Do not be late.

Equipment available on rental - please mail us at rentals@dcpexpeditions.com.

On field learning from the experts is said to be one of the best methods of improving your skillsets. Our Wildlife Photography Expert will hand hold you at every possible step for a better understanding of perspectives, camera controls and how to make use of the best opportunities to get better images. The training will focus on the following

1. How to approach Wildlife in the field
2. Different modes of shooting (Av / A, Tv / S, M and P)
3. Exposure control in field under difficult light conditions
4. Mastering metering techniques (Spot, partial, center weighted, evaluative)
5. Mastering auto focus, focusing points, AF locking and focus tracking for moving subjects
6. How to get sharp images of moving subjects
7. Framing and composition in the field
8. Ethics in Wildlife Photography

Image processing workshop

To maximize and complete your photographic learning, join our evening session of informal discussions on digital image processing. Our Expert will work on few of his own images or a few of yours (which you have clicked during the day) and demonstrate various techniques of image processing to give a final shape to your artwork. The following will be discussed

1. RAW files processing
2. Histogram and exposure control
3. Colour correction methods
4. Cropping and image resizing
5. Sharpening, cloning, dodging and burning
6. Noise reduction
7. Composition

Masterclass Inclusions

1. Pre event tour briefing and getting ready
2. Guidance on equipment needed 
3. Post processing session during the tour
4. One to one hand holding of participants
5. Participants images review by mentor
6. Post event 10 days WhatsApp support on images

We will be staying in the Nature Heritage Resort in AC twin sharing rooms with separate beds. Resort is well sanitized before we check-in and in between. To avoid cross contamination and to keep social distancing beds are placed accordingly. Hotel staff are well-trained and keeping social distance. 

Please click on the 'Register for Workshop' tab on the top / bottom right corner of this page to register yourself. Once you fill in your details and click submit, you will be redirected to the online payment page. Your registration is completed and confirmed only after a successful payment process. Once you complete the online payment, you will receive an auto generated email from CC Avenue, our online payment portal. Consider the same as a confirmation of the transaction. Our team will soon revert with further details of the tour. In case of any difficulty, please connect with us through any of the following route - Land line: 022-61818464, Fax: 022-61214950 Mail: info@dcpexpeditions.com