Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I. Free Choice shoot Sketch, Shoot, and Feedback 18...

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Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IFree Choice: Sketch, shoot, & feedback Free Choice: Sketch, shoot, & feedback

Sean’s Rough Sketch:Sean’s Rough Sketch:

““It was a very long and restful sleep.”It was a very long and restful sleep.”

The sketch looked to me like twoThe sketch looked to me like twoSnowman standing in front of aSnowman standing in front of asnow bank. snow bank.

Sean told me that it was two feet and the squiggly lines Sean told me that it was two feet and the squiggly lines were the blanket. Once I got the connection between the were the blanket. Once I got the connection between the sketch and the story, I was able to give helpful feedback.sketch and the story, I was able to give helpful feedback.

One was to reorient the feet into a more relaxed attitude. One was to reorient the feet into a more relaxed attitude. Ant the other was describe a Seattle Weekly cover with the Ant the other was describe a Seattle Weekly cover with the headline “Dead on Arrival” which had the feet in a similar headline “Dead on Arrival” which had the feet in a similar attitude to his sketch.attitude to his sketch.


Sean’s Success Story:Sean’s Success Story:

Changing the orientation Changing the orientation of the feet looks much of the feet looks much more relaxed. The only more relaxed. The only simple and fast fix needed simple and fast fix needed was to retouch out the was to retouch out the saturated blue from the top saturated blue from the top right corner using the right corner using the “Clone Tool” in Photoshop.“Clone Tool” in Photoshop.


Restful Composition:Restful Composition:

Restful lines and Restful lines and gentle angles were gentle angles were used in the layout used in the layout design, which design, which makes the subject makes the subject look peacefully look peacefully cradled.cradled.

Good Good vertical vertical breakup breakup of space, of space, 1/3 x 2/3.1/3 x 2/3.

Just enough hint of the fabric Just enough hint of the fabric to explain the material but the to explain the material but the rest is kept texture free to rest is kept texture free to create a peaceful create a peaceful environment.environment.


More in Front:More in Front:

Classic rule is to put Classic rule is to put more negative space in more negative space in front than the back.front than the back.

Another rule is more Another rule is more subtle which is to give subtle which is to give more or less space more or less space based on the object’s based on the object’s shape or lighting. In this shape or lighting. In this method, the bigger or method, the bigger or brighter side gets more brighter side gets more space.space.

LessLess MoreMoreSpaceSpaceSpaceSpace

Optical spacing:Optical spacing:Squint view this image. Notice Squint view this image. Notice that the left side is much that the left side is much darker than the right side.darker than the right side.

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IFree Choice: Sketch, shoot, & feedbackFree Choice: Sketch, shoot, & feedback

Hope’s Layout:Hope’s Layout:

““The meal is ready to be eaten.”The meal is ready to be eaten.”

The story title and layout did notThe story title and layout did notlook promising. The title is a bitlook promising. The title is a bittoo wordy. And the layout lookedtoo wordy. And the layout lookedA little too sparse. It’s also anA little too sparse. It’s also anexample of split subject.example of split subject.

Feedback: Feedback:

1.1. Use a higher camera angle to Use a higher camera angle to fill-the-framefill-the-frame with the with the subject. Also utilize grouping technique by using the subject. Also utilize grouping technique by using the overlap method.overlap method.

2.2. Another was to study compositions found in good food Another was to study compositions found in good food magazines for examples and hints on composition, magazines for examples and hints on composition, lighting , and food styling.lighting , and food styling.


Hope’s Strong Effort:Hope’s Strong Effort:

The The higher camera anglehigher camera angleand and overlapoverlap works well to works well toshow off the meal. The show off the meal. The overlappingoverlapping also helped also helpedto make each food item to make each food item Bigger.Bigger.

The title for the assignmentThe title for the assignmentImage can be shortened to ‘Image can be shortened to ‘Ready to EatReady to Eat’ following the ’ following the rule of rule of Less-is-More.Less-is-More.


Composition Feedback:Composition Feedback:

Framed too tight whichFramed too tight whichresulted in a numberresulted in a numberof near of near tangencytangencyand and amputationsamputations..

This image could haveThis image could haveused the additional 10%used the additional 10%image provided by theimage provided by thesafety margin cropping shown to the right by the safety margin cropping shown to the right by the dotted yellow line.dotted yellow line.

Good Good vertical vertical 1/3 x 2/3 1/3 x 2/3 space space breakupbreakup


Fine Tune Feedback:Fine Tune Feedback:

The shot is way beyond aThe shot is way beyond asnap shot. Although, it’ssnap shot. Although, it’snot Primetime-ready yet.not Primetime-ready yet.Hope had not pursued myHope had not pursued mysuggestion to study foodsuggestion to study foodmagazines for examples.magazines for examples.

I asked her again to check out food magazines for I asked her again to check out food magazines for ideas on composition, lighting , and food styling ideas on composition, lighting , and food styling before re-shooting the shot.before re-shooting the shot.


And She Did…And She Did…

This re-shoot exhibits This re-shoot exhibits improvements in layout, improvements in layout, design, color, lighting, design, color, lighting, and exposure control.and exposure control.

The coffee cup croppingThe coffee cup croppingis causing a tangency is causing a tangency and there are a few otherand there are a few otherminor framing concerns due to the still too tight cropping.minor framing concerns due to the still too tight cropping.

But, overall, it’s got the high WOW factor. Although it But, overall, it’s got the high WOW factor. Although it could still use the 10% more image which would have could still use the 10% more image which would have been provided by the safe margin cropping.been provided by the safe margin cropping.


One More Time:One More Time:


Drawing from Intuition:Drawing from Intuition:

““The chef cooking food” The chef cooking food” is ais aGood simple story. I like theGood simple story. I like theverb action word ‘cooking’. verb action word ‘cooking’. Try to use words ending inTry to use words ending in‘‘ing’ when possible.ing’ when possible.

Will’s sketch, on the other Will’s sketch, on the other hand, is an impossibility. hand, is an impossibility. We’re looking at the process from two differentWe’re looking at the process from two differentpoints-of-view. We’re seeing the chef directly from points-of-view. We’re seeing the chef directly from the side but we’re seeing the stove from the top.the side but we’re seeing the stove from the top.


Drawing from Intuition:Drawing from Intuition:

Since the story is about the Since the story is about the chef, the side view workschef, the side view workswell. But the resulting anglewell. But the resulting angleon the food will make iton the food will make ithard to see. hard to see.

Hopes original layout wasHopes original layout wasdrawn from the side. drawn from the side. Compare the difference…Compare the difference…


Very Poor Start:Very Poor Start:

The initial process started out wrong with The initial process started out wrong with an almost square layout. It needed to be a an almost square layout. It needed to be a 3:4 rectangle shape as shown with the 3:4 rectangle shape as shown with the black dotted line.black dotted line.

Flipping the layout orientation from facing Flipping the layout orientation from facing right to left is no big deal. But the image is right to left is no big deal. But the image is not much beyond a snap shot. An not much beyond a snap shot. An assignment image must show a more assignment image must show a more intentional composition and lighting.intentional composition and lighting.


Crop (Frame) for Story:Crop (Frame) for Story:

In order to tell the story, I In order to tell the story, I had to crop huge amount had to crop huge amount of the image area. Now of the image area. Now the story fills-the-frame.the story fills-the-frame.

Hopefully, you can see by Hopefully, you can see by the Before and After direct the Before and After direct comparison that filling-the-comparison that filling-the-frame is very important to frame is very important to story telling.story telling.

BeforeBeforeAfterAfter


More Bang for the Buck:More Bang for the Buck:

Both images have the same Both images have the same outside dimensions. The outside dimensions. The newly cropped version is newly cropped version is giving more bang for the buck giving more bang for the buck in terms of story telling and in terms of story telling and image presence. Now if there image presence. Now if there was something in the pan, the was something in the pan, the viewer could have seen it…viewer could have seen it…


Light for Success: Use Skylight (Open Shade)Light for Success: Use Skylight (Open Shade)

Avoid shooting indoor with artificial lighting which has a Avoid shooting indoor with artificial lighting which has a high probability of getting you in lightinghigh probability of getting you in lightingtrouble. It usually comes from top putting thetrouble. It usually comes from top putting theface in shadow which is undesirable in aface in shadow which is undesirable in astory about the chef. It also tends to createstory about the chef. It also tends to createblown out highlights on the head and shoulder.blown out highlights on the head and shoulder.

The recommended assignment light is Skylight. If your The recommended assignment light is Skylight. If your shooting indoors, use ‘bright’ skylight coming through a shooting indoors, use ‘bright’ skylight coming through a picture window. Open Shade lighting offers and picture window. Open Shade lighting offers and excellent Skylight lighting opportunity.excellent Skylight lighting opportunity.


Team Discussion:Talk about what you learned and seg way that into a discussion about your own story ideas….

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