By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, May 24: The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, in collaboration with OM System (formerly Olympus Corporation), successfully conducted a three-day professional photography workshop at the university’s Social Sciences cluster classroom.
The workshop, which culminated on May 22, was designed to equip students and aspiring photographers with both theoretical knowledge and practical experience in the fields of product and portrait photography, visual storytelling and photography as an art form.
The initiative also aimed to prepare participants for professional roles in journalism, advertising, digital content creation and documentary filmmaking.
A total of 51 participants, including 10 from outside NEHU, attended the training.
Participants included faculty and students from North East Adventist University, Thomas Jones Synod College Jowai, St. Anthony’s College, Shillong College and students from various NEHU departments such as History, Tourism and Geology.
Throughout the workshop, participants engaged in hands-on learning using professional-grade cameras and lenses provided by OM System. The sessions were led by industry experts, namely Ravendra Pal, product manager at OM System, who provided foundational training in imaging technologies; Arihant Mukhedkar, a renowned fashion and advertising photographer, who led sessions on lighting, composition and creative storytelling; and Sudipta Chakraborty, an acclaimed wildlife photographer, who shared techniques for capturing impactful images of the natural world.