What Makes It Different?

Unlike group workshops, the 1-1 format is built entirely around you. Every safari, every review, and every conversation is personalised to your goals, pace, and skill level. It’s not just a workshop—it’s a private mentorship designed to accelerate your growth as a wildlife photographer.

Your Personal Journey

In this mentoring experience, you’ll have Sudhir by your side at every stage—helping you refine your vision, anticipate wildlife behaviour, and make informed creative choices in the field. Each day is structured around assignments, reviews, and personalised feedback, ensuring you not only capture stronger images but also understand why they work. This immersive approach transforms the way you see, shoot, and present your photography—taking you from capturing moments to creating stories worthy of recognition.

Before the Workshop – Building Your Foundation

  • Understand your equipment, current skill level, and photography goals.
  • Review your portfolio to identify strengths and areas of improvement.
  • Clarify your expectations so every session is customised for you.
  • Provide access to the Wildlife Photography Masterclass (English & Hindi) and the Lightroom Classic course to build a strong foundation in advance.

During the Workshop – Immersive Learning in the Wild

Every session is built around assignments to push your creativity and technical mastery. Sudhir will:

  • Demonstrate the best approaches to subjects, sharing insights into their behaviour for stronger storytelling
  • Introduce advanced camera customisations—AF modes, metering, and pro-level settings—so you can shoot like a pro.
  • Guide you continuously during safaris, helping you adapt to field conditions and make the right compositional and technical decisions in real time.
  • Conduct daily reviews of your images, shortlisting your best work and teaching you high-impact processing techniques to refine them.

This cycle of shoot – review – process – improve ensures you make rapid progress every single day.

What You’ll Learn – Four Pillars of Photography

Subject Knowledge

  • Understanding wildlife behaviour and natural history.
  • Anticipating moments to create images that tell a story.

Fundamentals

  • Manual exposure mastery (ISO, shutter speed, aperture).
  • White balance, 18% grey concept, depth of field.
  • Metering modes, motion control (freezing, panning, blurring).

Shooting Techniques

  • AF mastery (DSLR & mirrorless, advanced tracking modes).
  • When to use Aperture, Shutter Priority, or Manual.
  • Field accessories and shooting styles for different scenarios.

Post-Processing

  • Colour management fundamentals.
  • Lightroom Classic workflow: Library & Develop modules.
  • Advanced RAW processing with masking (linear, radial, brush, subject/object detection).
  • Creative techniques: Black & White processing, selective adjustments, background refinements.
  • Exporting high-quality images for web, print, and social media.

Mastering Composition & Creative Vision

  • Framing, angles, and light.
  • Rule of thirds, foreground/background balance, avoiding distractions.
  • Catchlight, head turns, and subject placement.
  • Creative styles: high/low key, backlit silhouettes, reflections, eye-level frames, portraits vs habitat shots.
  • Storytelling through sequences and signature shots.

After the Workshop – Growth Beyond the Field

  • Exclusive feedback group access for ongoing guidance.
  • Opportunities to showcase your work via @SSPWildTours collaborations, with selected images shared on Sudhir’s main Instagram handle for maximum reach.
  • Continued mentorship to ensure your images evolve from technically correct to truly competition-ready.

Why Choose 1–1 Mentoring?

Because it’s all about you. Every safari, every assignment, every review is tailored to your growth. This is the fastest, most effective way to transform your wildlife photography—whether you’re a beginner building confidence or an advanced photographer preparing for global competitions.

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