I have always been excited about visiting a college where my friends studied. So far all the colleges I have conducted my workshops, have been places where a person I know, (mostly from my friends) have studied. NIT Surathkal was no different. I was pretty excited about this one.

College Love

After taking the Volvo to Surathkal, I landed one early morning in front of the gates of the college. The college campus is divided into two parts by the National Highway # 17. On one side is the main building, the auditoriums, the hsotels. The other side of the campus has the guest houses, the newer departments, and hold your breath… the private beach. Yes you read it right! NITK Surathkal, happens to be one of the only two colleges in the world that has its own private beach.

Perhaps the only thing that I did not like was the humid weather, due to the sea. But I think if one had to stay there for a longer time, one would get used to it and remain cool always

One for the classic pose

The workshop at NIT Surathkal was wonderful. I was amazed at the kind of ideas that the participants came up with. I show a lot of images in my workshops. (Of course that is what you would do in a photography workshop). This has led to an interesting thing in my workshops. The students always aim to do something that is not shown to them. So there is always something new that comes out of the workshop.

Evolution

Inspite of the overlap towards the left of the frame, I was happy with this shot. The

Devi Avatar

There are many ways to create a Light Painting, and this is another of it. During my workshop, I give a practical demonstration of how to do each and every one of it, and during the practical sessions, ensure that the participants try them out. In my opinion, this is the aspect of the workshop that makes it a hit. Allowing people with hands on experience themselves.

The Singer and his Audience

I thought this guy must have been a vocalist himself, or in love with music. The interesting part was that they got this in the first attempt, and I was impressed with the whole idea.

Vortex Patterns

Many of the participants end up lost, and do not know what to make. So the way out for them is to have them create interesting patterns out of the lights that are provided to them!

The Proposal

This is one shot you generally expect and are not surprised by. College kids always end up making themes related to love. Note how the person on the right is actually a boy, but in the painting (the outline), it is a girl ! Did you see the ponytail of the hair? Talk about Improvisation!

Passion is Football

Oh I love this shot! Simple, taken in one stroke, but looks so wonderful. Just shows the passion that the person had towards the game. This is another thing I stress on in my workshops. Paint things that you are passionate about, or love to do.

Kicking Oneself

And sometimes, that passionate things could also be just to Kick yourself! Super Simple.. Still very creatively done!

Psychedelic

I am not sure what the participants tried creating here, but it looked like the person on the right is a god like creature, emanating light all around him, and the people on the left are seeking his blessings or something.

Hand Patterns

In the end, I was very happy with the outcome of the workshop. At the end I asked the organizers, what the feedback about the workshop was. They mentioned that all the participants loved the workshop.

I feel glad.

Thank you NITK Surathkal, for providing me the opportunity to conduct this workshop at your college.