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Mobile'o-graphy Mornings

Bangalore through your Mobile Camera

Experiential Photo Walks with Your Smartphone

Before smartphones, capturing a good photo meant investing in expensive gear, editing software, and hours of learning. Today, your mobile phone can do it all — shoot, edit, and share high-quality images — right from your pocket.

Mobile’o-graphy Mornings is a series of thematic photography walks designed to help you explore the power of your smartphone camera. Every walk takes you to a new part of Namma Bengaluru — from bustling markets and serene parks to heritage zones and cultural corners — chosen to reflect different photography genres.

Whether you're using an entry-level phone or a pro-grade device, you’ll learn to make the most of your camera’s features, experiment with framing, light, and perspective — all while exploring the city afresh.

Mobile’O-graphy Mornings - Walk with your Mobile Phone and Frame like a Pro.

Smartphones today are powerful tools in the hands of a photographer. With impressive sensors, features, and pro-level capabilities, they’re fast becoming the go-to camera — not just out of convenience, but for their quality and versatility.

These are a series of experiential photography walks using just your smartphone camera. The goal is to show you how to create good, well composed images with the device you carry all day. Each walk is theme-based, focusing on specific composition techniques, storytelling, and visual styles.

📱 Why Smartphone Photography?

  • Your phone is always with you — making it perfect for spontaneous photography

  • Many public places restrict DSLR use, but mobile cameras are welcome

  • Today’s smartphones offer superb resolution and creative features

  • People are choosing mobile photography over DSLRs for ease and quality

🗺️ Where will we go?

Each walk takes you to handpicked landmarks and vibrant corners of Bangalore, including:

  • Gardens: Cubbon Park, Lalbagh | Temples: Bhoganandeeshwara, Malleshwara Temple, Bull Temple || Palaces: Bangalore Palace, Tipu Sultan’s Palace ||  Markets: Russell Market, Gandhi Bazaar, City Market || Others: Vantage points, festivals, events & street scenes

 

Approach

  • Half-day photo walk | On-the-feet guidance | Debrief | Image Review

  • Open to smartphone | mobile phone users 

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Dates        : August 10, 2024 (Lalbagh Gardens)

Modules    :  THREE - Debrief + Walk + Review 

 

Approach  :  Pre Walk: 40 minutes virtual class 

                      During Walk: 0.5 day field guidance 

                      Post Walk: Online Image Review

Walk Time : 8.15 AM to 12-12.15PM

Cost           : 2,100/- INR  (inc. of  modules & taxes)

                   

Meeting at : Venue will be indicated

What 'Team Lalbagh'  had to say...

Thanks to Hema for this incredible half day photography walk to lalbagh. This outing was very well planned and I got to learn about the awesome features of my mobile camera that I never knew existed and the photography techniques that I thought could only be used with DSLRs.

 

The greenery, the weather and the friends altogether made it one of the best outings i was longing for during this covid period.I had a great time on this photo walk. Thank you Hema

- PREETI SHARMA

Software Engineer, Capgemini

[Oct 2021 Participant]

Team in Action

TESTIMONIALS

"Incredible photo walk to the Lalbagh Gardens"

"Thanks to Hema for this incredible half day photography walk to lalbagh. This outing was very well planned and I got to learn about the awesome features of my mobile camera that I never knew existed and the photography techniques that I thought could only be used with DSLRs.

 

The greenery, the weather and the friends altogether made it one of the best outings i was longing for during this covid period.I had a great time on this photo walk. Thank you Hema!"

PREETI SHARMA

Software Engineer, Capgemini [2021]

 

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