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Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography I.

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Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IPeople Shoot: FeedbackPeople Shoot: Feedback

SStudent Examples:tudent Examples:

Jim’s tight-head shot uses outdoorJim’s tight-head shot uses outdoorlight and natural background. Jenny’slight and natural background. Jenny’sself portrait isself portrait iscropped lesscropped lesstight. The lighttight. The lightis the same is the same Skylight but theSkylight but thebackground isbackground isindoor.indoor.

Light directionLight directionis side for Jim and much more frontal for Jenny. Jim’s side is side for Jim and much more frontal for Jenny. Jim’s side light is coming from the wrong direction putting his eyes into light is coming from the wrong direction putting his eyes into shadow. Jenny’s slight side light is creating a beautiful catch shadow. Jenny’s slight side light is creating a beautiful catch light in her eyes.light in her eyes.


JJim: It’s your shotim: It’s your shot

The two dotted yellow ovals marks The two dotted yellow ovals marks distracting light source patches in the distracting light source patches in the background. They need to be made background. They need to be made dark or retouched out during the dark or retouched out during the Photoshop lab work process.Photoshop lab work process.

I like the curvilinear alignment created I like the curvilinear alignment created with the subject’s left shoulder and the with the subject’s left shoulder and the boulder. boulder.

The negative space breakup is also The negative space breakup is also very good using the classic 1/3 x 2/3 very good using the classic 1/3 x 2/3 rule in both the vertical and horizontal rule in both the vertical and horizontal formats.formats.


LLighting: Feedbackighting: Feedback

Side light is good but it’s on theSide light is good but it’s on thewrong side putting the eyes inwrong side putting the eyes inshadow and the ear in highlight.shadow and the ear in highlight.

If the light direction was reversed,If the light direction was reversed,the front of the face would ‘openthe front of the face would ‘openup’ improving the face detail and also adding catch light to up’ improving the face detail and also adding catch light to the eyes.the eyes.

And the ear would have been placed in the shadow side And the ear would have been placed in the shadow side minimizing its presence.minimizing its presence.


LLab Work: Make it realab Work: Make it real

I applied the class required 3-stepI applied the class required 3-steplab work adjustments to Jenny’slab work adjustments to Jenny’sself portrait. As with most digitalself portrait. As with most digitalcameracameraoutput,output,thethecameracameraoriginaloriginalwas flat.was flat.

The processed The processed image image now has the presence,now has the presence,punch, and depth that helps the subject to be believable punch, and depth that helps the subject to be believable there….there….


EExposure: Slightly overxposure: Slightly over

Part of the flat look is the Part of the flat look is the result of over exposure. result of over exposure. The 1/3 to 1/2 f/stop over The 1/3 to 1/2 f/stop over exposure caused the exposure caused the skin to be too light and skin to be too light and the white shirt to be the white shirt to be ‘blown-out’.‘blown-out’.

The lab work took care The lab work took care of most of the exposure of most of the exposure issue but the shirt was issue but the shirt was custom darkened.custom darkened.


Many: FeedbackMany: Feedback

This tight head shot is too tight. ItThis tight head shot is too tight. Itcould have used at least another 20%could have used at least another 20%more image area.more image area.

The background distance is also tooThe background distance is also tooclose but the color works well in theclose but the color works well in thecomposition. It usually works well tocomposition. It usually works well toseparate the subject from the back-separate the subject from the back-ground by about 6 to 12’.ground by about 6 to 12’.

That allows for lighting the background separately. And That allows for lighting the background separately. And it usually puts the background out-of-focus in a natural it usually puts the background out-of-focus in a natural way.way.


Using Reference and Making Comparisons:Using Reference and Making Comparisons:

Camera OriginalCamera Original Processed for snapProcessed for snap Retouched for beautyRetouched for beauty

Each change takes the image to the Each change takes the image to the next-stepnext-step raising ‘Presence’ and ‘Wow’ factor. raising ‘Presence’ and ‘Wow’ factor.


Summary:Summary:

No matter what you want to shoot (People, Place, Thing, No matter what you want to shoot (People, Place, Thing, or Idea), it will take a lot of practice to get good at it.or Idea), it will take a lot of practice to get good at it.

Capturing people can be particularly challenging because Capturing people can be particularly challenging because of the variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. And there is of the variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. And there is no simple rule to make it finger snapping easy. no simple rule to make it finger snapping easy.

I’ll just offer one suggestion, which is to USE SOFT I’ll just offer one suggestion, which is to USE SOFT LIGHT coming slightly from the side…LIGHT coming slightly from the side…

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