Indranil Chakravarty                                      Kolkata, 12.09.23

Being a part of the recently concluded online Indoor Portrait Photography course conducted by our beloved and extremely knowledgeable Sir, Mr. Deep Bhatia has been one of the most beneficial things in my life. His deep knowledge about various genres of photography and art (both theoritical as well as practical) and immense editing skills which he does with absolute ease very aptly syncs with his name. Sir's meticulous and proactive ways of teaching make the entire session very lively and engrossing. With due respect to all my teachers, mentors, guides that I have come across in various phases of my life, I must admit that teachers like Deep Sir are hard to find. I am also overwhelmed by the huge collection of awards he has in his baggage which itself speaks volumes about his great artisitic and aesthetic skills. Indeed what a talent !! Really feels proud to be associated with such a personality. I have done multiple online courses under him and am currently doing another course in Still Life Photography which is also being quite brilliantly conducted as always. Will certainly recommend others to join his courses as the great advantage of his curriculum is the fact that one is able to even watch the recorded version of the entire class for future references or in case one is unable to attend some sessions. Morever, in my opinion the fees for his courses seem to be quite reasonable considering the time period of the courses and the amount of information that is shared by him. I for sure will definitely be a part of his other photography courses in the future. I will always be praying for a very healthy and prolonged life of Sir for many more years to come to keep on being the active guiding light for many aspirant students like me. With best regards.

Mohan Miitra                                                    Kolkata, 28.07.23

My take away from the ongoing classes on Creative and Surreal Photography 1. Sir is aware of every nuts and bolts of Photoshop including its latest version Beta. He has spent lots of time to become a master of it. Each and every tools, sub tools their various applications are within his finger tips. With his generous heart Sir has shared everything to its students- from the senior most to a new entrant in this field 2. Sir is a great Photo Artist with a creative mind, the students have got the guidance how to exercise our mind to become a photo Artist and prepare surreal composition. 3. I am fortunate enough to have a chance to share virtual classroom with so many leading /champion photo artist of the country. Sir is the Champion of the Champions 4. The opportunity to submit assignments after each class and evaluation by Sir and other senior photographers is a rare opportunity to learn for a inept student like me. 5. Sir has a unique quality to encourage others, always try to find the positive things from a not so successful works of juniors. 6. After attending the classes, I have discovered mask tool in a new paradigm . How easily a part of image can be edited, developed converted to a wonderful composition using Mask tool was beyond my perception. 7. In my opinion more assignment submission opportunity should be included in the course. It will benefit the not so experienced students in two ways viz Sir and other seniors may identify the mistakes done and others may have the opportunity to come across the creations of Sir and other leading Artists of the country

Binay Rawal                                                    Varanasi, 28.07.23

ज़िन्दगी में ढेर सारे वाकिये और घटनाएं होते रहती हैं. कुछ हमें अच्छे लगतें हैं और कुछ बुरे. हर वक़्त, सब कुछ अच्छा ही घटे, ये तो मुमकिन नहीं. किन्तु दिप भाटिया सर से मुलाक़ात हो पाना मेरे जीवन की चुनिंदा सबसे अच्छी घटनाओं में से एक है. भाटिया सर से मेरी पहली बढ़िया मुलाकात चंडीगढ़ में एक कार्यशाला के दौरान हुई थी जब मेरा चंडीगढ़ जाना विशेष रूप से उस कार्यशाला में सम्मिलित होने के लिए ही हुआ था. इत्तेफाक ऐसा की वह कार्यशाला भी अतियथार्थवादी छायांकन से ही सम्बंधित थी. वहां चित्रों को अपने लैपटॉप पर कक्षा में ही बनाकर दिखाना होता था. कार्यशाला कुल दो दिन की थी किन्तु यकीन मानिये मज़ा आ गया. कुछ अच्छे दोस्त भी बने जो २०१६ से आज तक साथ निभा रहे हैं. वैसे तो भाटिया सर का बनारस आना २०१४ में ही हुआ था फेडरेशन ऑफ़ इंडियन फोटोग्राफी के कन्वेंशन के दौरान. किन्तु आयोजन समिति में जुड़े होने की वजह से उस वक़्त उतना मिल पाना संभव न हो सका. इनसे मैंने क्या सीखा, यह तो मेरी जो कुछ भी फोटोग्राफी क्षेत्र की उपलब्धियां (सम्मान व विशेष योग्यता) हैं वे ही बयां करतीं हैं. किन्तु कंप्यूटर को चालू करके फोटोशॉप कोई खोल भर ले तो भी भाटिया सर फोटोशॉप के उस अति निम्न जानकार छात्र से एक अवार्ड विनिंग तस्वीर तो बनवा ही लेंगें. मैंने अपने सम्पूर्ण जीवन में इनके जैसा शिक्षक / ट्रेनर न देखा न पाया. यूट्यूब में लाखों वीडियो पड़ें हैं पर यदि सब काम उन वीडियो से ही हो जाता तो भाटिया सर सरीखे महान गुरुओं की क्या आवश्यकता थी. मैंने इनका जीरकपुर, चंडीगढ़ का स्टूडियो भी देखा, ये बतातें हैं की सीखने के दौरान ये सुबह दैनिक क्रियाओं से निवृत्त होकर जो सुबह ६.३० बजे अपने बेसमेंट में बनाये स्टूडियो में चले जाते थे तो फिर दोपहर के भोजन के अलावा सीधे देर रात को ही निकलते थे. वाटर ड्रॉपलेट के अलावा मैंने इनके सारे कोर्स किये हैं और कई कोर्स तो २-३ बार भी कर चूका हूँ किन्तु प्रत्येक बार कोई न कोई नयी विधा मिलती है.भाटिया सर के छात्र पुरे भारतवर्ष के अलावा विदेशों में भी छाये हुए हैं. भाटिया सर और उनके ज़ज़्बे को सलाम... Binay Kumar Rawal Gueat Lecturer in Visual Arts (Banaras Hindu University) AFIAP, ESFIP, EFIP, Hon. & GPA PESGSPC,