You too can be an entrepreneur

29th February, 2020

This morning as we were walking towards the government hospital we observed an old lady in her 60’s with her two grandchildren aged about 5-6 years, picking up seeds on pavement and filling in plastic bags.

PAGE like always in his usual style. Ajji, yen madthidira ? What you do with these ? 

Ajji : These are honge seeds, I am collecting for oil.

PAGE : Do you extract oil on your own ? And what do you use them for ? 

Ajji : No, I take them to Yelahanka and get them extracted. For a Kilogram, I get 250ml oil. 

I use them to light lamps.

PAGE : Do you only extract oil or sell seeds too ?

Ajji : When I need cash, I sell them to same oil mill and they pay me Rs 20/- per KG.

PAGE : Oh OK, do you know what by lighting lamps with this oil you are actually keeping the insects at bay because of its insecticidal and antiseptic properties.

They also use this oil to treat eczema, psoriasis, skin ulcers, dandruff and to promote wound healing.

So think what else you can do with it’s oil.

Ajji : Oh OK. Sure Son.

PAGE : So next time when I go to farm will carry seeds for you. No need to pay me. You can use for oil or sell them.

We shall take your leave for now and meet again soon... 

After asking her whereabouts, we left... 

Then, our Meenamma is like don’t you spare even Ajji also. What do you want to make her an entrepreneur?

PAGE : Yes, Why not. When Colonel Sanders think of KFC in his 60s, why not our own Ajji.

And do you know what not just that Ajji, those two kids also will be entrepreneurs. 

Without knowing she was building two future businessmen (until and unless our society fill their minds with the monthly salary demon)

Now the kids know what to do when they need pocket money. They won’t go to their parents or do something illegal. They will instead collect the seeds and sell them. 

When we also spoke of additional properties of it... this will ponder their minds for sometime. It’s left to them if they want to think of starting something on their own or not.

They were anyways extracting oil. Additional step is to get empty bottles, fill them and sell... Ajji can be a very good marketing champ due to her age. People will believe it’s her experience which will work magic through the oil.

After that conversation dropped her at office, then way back home had to meet few with some entrepreneurial ideas... and sure something will be on my plate which will keep me busy... 

A fruitful day with fruitful meetings... Very soon we will reap the fruits :)

WnC's 33rd Photowalk

Walk n Click – 33^rd Photowalk

Every month WNC used to conduct photowalk or trip in various locations. This time PAGE and Suraj dreamt to do something on the occasion of Children’s Day. So, they decided to celebrate 33^rd Photowalk at “Nachiketha Manovikasa Kendra Trust” (Regd. Non-Profit Organization) , located in Vijayanagar dated 15^th November 2014, a day after Children’s Day.

Mr. Suraj BJ, the Co-organizer of WnC team went and discussed about WNCers activities with the staff members and Hon. Secretary Mr. N. Narasimha Shenoy, a Canara Bank Employee. They felt very happy with WNCers and gave an opportunity to conduct photowalk event in their organizations. The WNCers main aim was to make children’s happy by sharing their smiles and spending their leisure time with them by doing candid photography, also sponsoring bottles for each kid (Sudheendra Murthy), food for kids, staff members , participants and others , presenting WNC goodies to the organization and little contribution from each WNCers which will be contributed to NGO towards their fund.

The day arrived. Every WNCers were excited to participate in this event. Mr. Shenoy decided the lists of activities.

Photo of the Organization

First, he gathered all WNCers into discussion room where he gave a brief description about NMKT- “It’s a day care centre for Mentally Challenged Children’s. “ How this NGO started and they were able to provide special education to these children’s with the help of 10 staff members, by introducing activities like yoga, cooking, sports, candle-making, printing, music and dance therapy, and speech training etc. This was really appreciable to see children’s capability and interest in these areas.  Every WNCers were happy to take photos of these children’s when they were chanting god’s prayer, dancing etc.

Photo of WNCers with the Staff members

WNCers presented WNC goodies to Hon. Secretary and took Family photo with staff members, kids and participants.

During lunch- time, all WNCers had food – Sweet & Khara Pongal, Fruit Bowl with the staff members, children’s, their parents and other workers. They all enjoyed the food and were happy.

A small contribution from WNCers was given to the school secretary, Mr. Shenoy took self - introduction of all WNCers and also promoted us to share our joy and happiness with these children’s on birthdays, wedding anniversary and any other happy occasion. All WNCers left the school by waving hands to all children’s by making them happy and smile.

Thanks to all WNCers who made this day as one of the best and memorable photowalk

Thanks for this write-up Pallavi Suraj

PhotoTour #32

WNCers,

We have successfully completed 31 Photo-Walk / tours sessions. Our next destination is in Chikmagalur (Kemmannugundi ) . It is a photo tour…!!!

Tour Plan:

Main Focus would be on Landscape and Wildlife Photography:  Wildlife, forest, People, Flora & fauna and Landscape.

Plan : 2 Days/3 Nights. Dates: 10th  – 13th Oct, 2014 (Friday 10:40 pm – Monday 5.30 am)

Mode Of Transportation: Travellor Tempo

Pick Up and Drop point : Old Madras Road RMZ Infinity

Stay : Home Stay on a triple sharing basis

Photo-Tour Fee:  4,500 INR

Package Includes:

•        Transportation, Accommodation, Food, water on travel,

Package Excludes:

·         Tour Guide’s, Forest entry fee, Safari jeep charges and Camera Charges.

Registration Process:

•   Only 12 seats available, so first come first serve.

•   To block your seat, one has to make the full payment of the tour through CASH/ONLINE TRANSFER before 2nd Oct, 2014.

•   Complete itinerary will be shared once the payment is made.

Payment Modes:

•        Cash: You can pay the cash to Suraj BJ.

•        Online Money Transfer:  You may also do Online Money Transfer. The account details will be sent to you once you upon confirmation.

Note:

•        The sole purpose of the trip is photography & it’s not a social gathering.

•        Tariffs are per pax on sharing basis and simple Veg Food.

Terms and Conditions

• Per person rates (in Rs) - Applicable on twin / triple sharing basis. Separate rooms for ladies and gents
• Confirmation against 100% payment
• No Show No Refund
• Cancellation before two days 50% of amount will be refund, else no refund
• WnC reserves the right to change/modify or terminate the offer anytime at its own discretion and without any prior notice ;)

“We are organizing this photo tour in the best interest of the all the participants. We shall not be responsible for any loss or damage to the camera accessories or individuals”.

Trip to Melukote

We have successfully completed 27 Photo-Walk / tours sessions. Our next destination is in Melukote in Mandya district. It is a photo tour…!!!

Tour Plan: Main Focus would be on Travel Photography:  Architecture, Street, People and Culture Landscape.

Plan : One day trip – 1^st June, 2014 (Sunday 6:00 AM –  8.30 PM)

Mode Of Transportation: Travellor Tempo

Pick Up point : Majestic

Photo-Tour Fee:  1300 INR (sharing)

Package Includes:

 Transportation and Food (Breakfast, lunch and Evening Snacks)

Doesn’t Include :

Dinner, Tour Guide’s, Temples & Monuments entry fee and Camera Charges.

Registration Process:

• Fill up the registration form here - http://goo.gl/NNT456

• Only 20 seats available, so first come first serve.

• To block your seat, one has to make the full payment of the tour through CASH/ONLINE TRANSFER before 28th May, 2014.

• Complete itinerary will be shared once the payment is made.

Payment Modes:

• Cash: You can pay the cash to Suraj BJ.

• Online Money Transfer:  You may also do Online Money Transfer. The account details will be sent to you once you fill the registration form.

Note:

• The sole purpose of the trip is photography & it’s not a social gathering.

• Tariffs are per pax on SIC basis and simple Veg Food.

Terms and Conditions

• Per person rates (in Rs) - Confirmation against 100% payment
• No Show No Refund
• Cancellation before two days 50% of amount will be refund, else no refund
• WnC reserves the right to change/modify or terminate the offer anytime at its own discretion and without any prior notice ;)

For clarification contact:

Mr.Suraj BJ: +91 9900087160

Mr.Praveen: +91 973 902 4251

Email: walknclick@gmail.com

Regards

WnC Team.

www.walknclick.in

“We are organizing this photo tour in the best interest of the all the participants. We shall not be responsible for any loss or damage to the camera accessories or individuals”.

Second year anniversary of WnC

First Year Anniversary of Walk ‘n’ Click was celebrated with a great success at Angana Resort on 19th May 2013. The main highlighting of event being Video prepared by Anantha - ‘Glimpse of Photowalk Journey’ and also photo sharing by team members from the Photowalks. 

On the similar way, discussions were held on whatsapp on – “How to celebrate 2nd Year Anniversary?” This year (2014) since 19th May falls on a Monday, the team planned to celebrate on Sunday, 18th May. Members shared their views on having team building activities like – Introduction sharing best memories of photo tour, short fun quiz, slide show on photography memories, games, prize distribution, etc... 

Finally, the place was finalized as Parkfield Resort, and all planned to car pool. Members were all set for 2nd year anniversary celebrations and everyone were in great excitement for the day to arrive.

On 18th May, we all (26 of us) reached Parkfield Resort by 11 A.M. A welcome drink was served at the reception counter with a briefing on Resort facilities by one of the staffs. He also guided us to the park, were we all settled under a gazebo and kept our cameras and luggage. Once everyone got settled down, PAGE gave a brief description about the events to be carried out and the same were conducted. The following events were:

1. A Quick Introduction of team members and sharing views about Photography
2. Gurucharan conducted a short fun quiz on Photography - the team was divided into three groups. Each team was given a minute to answer the question, and Supreeth noted down the points.
3. Peetam conducted a 15 minute activity and asked the team members to click a photo using camera and another one with their cell phones and share the story with the rest. The team members became busy in clicking photos.
4. PAGE and Suraj cut a delicious and yummy cake, which was served to all. It brought cheers and happiness on the little ones who were eagerly waiting to have the cake. 
5. A good lunch was served at the Resort; both Veg and non-Veg.
6. Post lunch, another video prepared by Anantha was showcased covering Walk ‘n’ Click Photowalk/tours. 
7. Relaxing time were few went to swim, few to play Cricket, the ladies were occupied in playing Badminton, and few were busy in photography (and you all know who was behind the birds ;) ).
8. Around 4.30 PM, high tea was served with snacks.
9. Rajamathe (Palavi) distributed the Walk ‘n’ Click Anniversary gift (NotePads) to all.
10. Group Photo session.

All the events were well coordinated by the organizers and were conducted successfully.  

At last, few gave vote of thanks and around 5.30 PM we all packed towards our homes…

Last but not the least, I congratulate everyone who had taken this journey of Photography far ahead by doing a great job, and making this day as a most memorable event. Cheers to all.

- Palavi Suraj

Five simple tips for taking better Photographs

Master these five things and you'll instantly be a better photographer.

Photography is one of the most exciting hobbies you can pick up, but when you're first starting out it can all just seem so daunting. But don't get discouraged! It's important to remember that everyone started somewhere. 

There are no Mozart's in photography, virtuoso geniuses who were born knowing everything there is to know about the craft. More often we began like Beethoven, sitting at the piano in tears.

But while learning how to compose a symphony would take years of practice, composing a great photo can be done at the click of a button—if you know what you're doing. Fret not if you don't, however, we've got some simple tips that are easy to remember, easy to follow, can be used with any camera, and will improve your photos in no time—no technical knowledge required.

1. Exposure

2. Light

3. Perspective

4. Focus

5. Composition

Continue Reading... 5 Simple Tips For Taking Better Photos - Business Insider

Walk ‘n’ Click 26th Photo Walk

Nothing comes for free, this is the most famous sentence that we have all believed in this capital centered world. The belief that you have to always pay for everything you get is so engrained in our head that we don’t believe anybody if someone says that you are getting something for free. The first question we ask is “What’s the catch?”.  

Now Walk ‘n’ Click is one of the rarest of rare opportunities that one can get in their life time where you can learn photography and meet new like-minded people for free and NO there is no catch. Keeping true to the name of the group, Walk ‘n’ Click is a group of people who go on photowalks clicking what we love and loving what we click.

This group was started in May 2012 and since then we have completed 25 wonderful photo walks. For the 26^th Photo Walk, it was decided to go back to basics and have a Photography Jam Session where people can ask any questions, get answers, share knowledge and then go out and practice what we learnt that day.  A great idea indeed, albeit, with only one drawback being the time; 6:30 AM on a Sunday morning :(

In spite of the dreadful timing around 28 people turned up for the session held in DVG auditorium in Bugle Rock Park. Not a bad turn out at all. This shows how interested everyone were to learn and share. Suraj started of the session with the introductions. Introductions went on with a very playful fun attitude and once we pretended to remember everybody’s names we were handed out with printed WnC ID cards on which we could write our names and our social media avatars so that everybody could indeed remember everybody.

Getting on to Brass tacks people started asking interesting questions, we started off with questions on Shutter speed and Aperture which lead on to people explaining Exposure triangle. The salvo of questions kept on coming and Shukla was defending them very bravely, sometimes showing extraordinary dedication which confused.. Oops, stunned the audience.  Some of the topics discussed were

•        Exposure Triangle
•        Best Shutter and Aperture settings
•        Framing and composition tips
•        Mobile and DSLR photography
•        Best way to hold a camera
•        Tips to find your Master Eye

After everybody was overloaded with information we decided to take the customary group photo. Finding a clueless passerby and handing over our sophisticated DSLR to them to take a photo is our favorite pass time while taking group photos. After coaching the passerby for 10 minutes on how to take a photo we got the snap we needed and moved on to practical section for the day.

The team was divided into groups of 5 and moved along to different areas of the park to practice what we learned. The groups tried many shots with various exposure settings, tried different type of creative photos. The flavor of the day was Zoom burst photos. Many people increased their camera click count by shooting in burst mode while trying zoom burst shots. After getting a hang of it we moved on to Sun burst, and other customary early morning park shots. Candid shots of various birds, in heat, of both human and avian samples were captured. The park also had a nice flower garden where we were treated with a nice selection of butterflies and some macros.

At the end of a very satisfying photo session we moved on to breakfast at Mylari hotel. Breakfast of a delicious hot dosas with piping hot coffee after a very productive Sunday morning is what I call pure blissful Nirvana. And remember….. All of this is free (well except the breakfast anyway).

So thus concluded our 26^th episode with people having a great learning, getting captivating shots, eating fulfilling food and being with exciting friends. We went back to our house eagerly looking forward for the great photos that people will share on the social sites. Now that this walk is over we are looking forward for the next one which is our second year anniversary. That’s something that we all are looking forward to and hopefully we will have more people joining us to share the fun.

Thanks to Gurucharan for this wonderful article on WnC's photowalk.