About Founder
I am Dev Singh, a Bangalore based photographer shooting fashion and advertising, specializing in luxury lifestyle. I was born in Indore (M.P.) and developed a love for the art since very early days. After devoting my teenage years in sports and art.
I developed a passion for photography and I started amateur photography.
After serving 10 years in corporate industry, i felt this is not my passion and I decided to quit and joined Shari Academy of Photography Mumbai. I had taken training under dean of Shari Academy my Guru Mr.Girish Mistry.
And finally I started full time photography business. Years later and here we are. My client list includes name such as Madura Garments, Arvind Brands, Titan Industries, Puma, ONGC, Levi’s, Flipkart, Myntra, Amazon, jabbing, Raymonds and many more Indian and international brands.
Apart from photographing, I enjoy taking care of the production of my shoots. Using my experience and valuable connections acquired from years in the fashion and beauty industry, I love to carefully evaluate
Each brand or collection to produce suitable shoot ideas, colors and lighting matching the clients’s values, visuals and objectives. I cast suitable models from top modeling agencies and gather a professional and friendly styling team that will execute the tasks to perfection.
Alongside photo shoot, I have been conducting photography workshops regularly in Bangalore since 2016, mentoring new photographers and enriching knowledge on topics ranging from studio lighting to model
Direction, from business to retouching. Teaching and meeting new photographers is a true pleasure for me.
Thanks for getting this far !… We offer photography courses and workshops in Bangalore since 2015. The classes are limited to a very small number of students which almost gives you the equivalent of one - on - one study.
K S Srinivas. ARPS, AFIAP,
K S Srinivas was born to Smt. Kalamma and Sri B.T Shamanna in B Narayanpura, a rural part of Bangalore, India. Right from his younger days, Srinivas was keen on taking photography as his career. At the age of 22 he started his own studio at K R Puram, Bangalore, India.
Though he began photography for his livelihood soon due to deep concern for nature he took freelance photography and started sending his highly creative works to various national and international level competitions and exhibitions.
n a very short span of time he carved a niche for himself and won more than 30 national level photography awards in addition to getting a gold medal in 2000. In recognition of his achievements in art photography the International Federation of Photographic Art,
Luxemberg has chosen five of his photographs to be archived with them permanently and awarded him AIFAP in 2004. This award was his first international break. Five photos that are Srinivas‟s claims to fame is light.
“….I don‟t think it is necessary for humans or nature to be there in every picture item. The play of light creates fantastic images in a fraction of second. This kind of light and shadow photography is called „pictorial‟ where the artist tries to emulate the texture of painting through photography….” says K S Srinivas. Since Srinivas also dabbles in some paint on canvas (literally) he occasionally tries to cross over the two media.
K S Srinivas believes that his commercial photography is for bread while creative photography for pleasure. Srinivas‟s studio in Bangalore was the only one that did black and white prints, after great legendry photographers of India like M G Thomas, T N A Perumal , C Rajgopal, T S Sathyan and others. K S Srinivas was the last person after them to take up traditional black and white prints.
A multifaceted personality by nature, K.S. Srinivas was a scout and won prestigious President‟s Scout Award (Govt. of India) in 1987. He has even acted in several Television serials.
Sri. K S Srinivas founded Focus Academy of Art Photography in 1996. He conducts wildlife photography tours and workshops. In 2016, he was awarded with Govt. of Karnataka‟s Prestigious award Lalitha Kala Academy Award for his contribution in art photography . He encourages practical learning of photography. He is also associated with various other organisations and NGOs. His motto is towards enhancing and enriching the knowledge of Art Photography, Environmental Awareness and Wildlife Conservation among Rural Youth. In extending his activities he regularly conducts walkathons, slide shows, competitions and workshops on environment protection and wildlife conservation in schools and colleges. He also organizes photography tours for wildlife conservation enthusiasts to Rangana Thittu, Kokkare Belluru, Bandipurm, Nagarahole, Hampi and many more places. Over the last two and half decades he has trained several youths in the field of photography. He is multifaceted artist, poet and freelance writer by hobby. In 2017 he has instituted the TNA Perumal Award in memory of his guru legendry photographer Sri TNA Perumal.
“ As long as your eyes are your lenses to the world and your mind the film roll the nature opens up immense wealth to you”. This is what Srinivas tells to the young photographers whom he trains regularly.
Highlights of K S Srinivas’s Achivements:
- Photographs exhibited all over India have bagged more than 20 awards and 40 Certificates of Merit in National Level contests.
- Was selected as one of the top ten photo exhibiter for National Photography Exhibition in India
- Served as General Secretary and Treasurer for the prestigious Youth Photographic Society (YPS) Bangalore which is sponsored by Government of
- Served as Resource Person for many photography workshops and
- Served as General Secretary for National Level Photographic contests in the years 2005 and 2009.
- Received more than 10 awards in International Photo
- His photographs have been exhibited in Holland, Austria and
- In 2004 he was awarded with the Prestigious Artist of Federation of International Photgraphic Art(AFIAP) distinction by the Federation Internationale Del‟ Art Photographique, Luxemberg, an international body promoting Art Photography a very rare achievement indeed in pictorial
- The prestigious Dutch Institute (FIAP) Luxemberg , has chosen five photographs to be archived with them
- Conducted several workshops for young photographers at National Parks and heritage centers like Bangalore, Mysore, Chitradurga, Ranganatittu, Mandya, Bandipur, Nagarahole, Bellary, Hampi and also in other states of India.
- He has done extensive photo documentation on World Heritage Center, Hampi
- In addition of featuring him some popular dailies and periodicals of Karnataka state have published some of his photographs on their cover pages and also articles called on birds “Pakshi-Kashi” appeared in a leading Kannada
- Specialized in Children and Portrait Photography.
- In the year 2011he has done the portrait photograph of London Mayer Dr, Neeraj Patil to be displayed in Mayer‟s Office at Lamboth,
- In 2016 he was awarded with Prestigious Lalitha Kala Academy Award presented by Government of Karnataka for outstanding contribution in Art Photography
- He was awarded with ARPS-Associate of The Royal Photographic Society, Great Britain in 2019 for his contribution in Natural History Photography
Who we are :
Dev Singh is the founder of the academy. He works as a photographer for clients of international and national brands like Raymond, Titan Industries, Puma, Madura garments, Arvind brands, Levi, Flipkart, Myntra, Amazon and many more local brands. Dev Singh has been teaching photography in Bangalore since 2015.
What we offer:
- If you are a beginner – or just bought a DSLR camera, or you shoot mainly in AUTO mode, our photography course for beginners would be the best starting point in your photography study. You can choose 5 days workshops or 2 months course.
- If you already have a certain level of proficiency with a camera in Manual model – you can go directly to intermediate course.
- If you are a photographer – or at least feel yourself comfortable shooting in MANUAL mode, our regular photography workshop will give you a chance to polish your skills working under the supervision of a professional photo editor.
- If you prefer private study – you can book one-to-one photography lessons.
- If you love to explore new places – don’t miss our photography tours.
Why us :
- What set us apart from other institutes is that we are working professionals with portfolio that fully illustrate a mastery of wide variety of techniques.
- The course designed by Dev Singh is both concise and easy to understand.
We believe that theory can only make sense when it’s married to hands on experience. - Our goal is to get our students out of class and producing quality photos as quickly as possible.
- Our reputation and client base has expanded for years because of word of mouth, and the high level of interaction between students and teachers.
- Because we offer both group and private lessons, we are able to tailor a curriculum to the student’s personal timetable and needs