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Copyright © 2003 – 2009 Kenji TachibanaCopyright © 2003 – 2009 Kenji Tachibana

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IHigh Dynamic Range: Indoor lightHigh Dynamic Range: Indoor light

IIndoor lighting: Issuesndoor lighting: Issues

Indoor light can be a ‘hair puller’ to work with. Indoor light can be a ‘hair puller’ to work with. There is usually a warm color shift when using There is usually a warm color shift when using incandescent light with the WB set to Auto.incandescent light with the WB set to Auto.

Working with fluorescent light can result in Working with fluorescent light can result in ghostly or jaundiced yellowish green look that’s ghostly or jaundiced yellowish green look that’s hard to color correct for good skin color.hard to color correct for good skin color.

Indoor light can also be harsh, poor direction, Indoor light can also be harsh, poor direction, and more than one source.and more than one source.

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IHigh Dynamic Range: OverviewHigh Dynamic Range: Overview

AAvoiding It for Now:voiding It for Now:

This warning is for Art 114 students only. Once This warning is for Art 114 students only. Once your beyond this class, I expect you to push your your beyond this class, I expect you to push your skill level and to experiment. And that means to skill level and to experiment. And that means to take on lighting challenges. take on lighting challenges.

Art 114 is about building confidence and a solid Art 114 is about building confidence and a solid skill base. What’s on the avoid list now goes on skill base. What’s on the avoid list now goes on the try-it list in Art 115.the try-it list in Art 115.

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IHigh Dynamic Range: In useHigh Dynamic Range: In use

REI: Found lightingREI: Found lighting

This natural material beauThis natural material beaurelief sculpture caught myrelief sculpture caught myeye. The harsh spot lighteye. The harsh spot lightmade it particularly 3-d.made it particularly 3-d.In order to have a chanceIn order to have a chanceof digitally capturing it, I of digitally capturing it, I had to adjust the camerahad to adjust the camerasettings: settings:

1.1. Changed the camera contrast setting to Low.Changed the camera contrast setting to Low.2.2. Made sure that the camera was set to shoot in both Made sure that the camera was set to shoot in both

the RAW/jpeg image file formats.the RAW/jpeg image file formats.

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IHigh Dynamic Range: Photoshop lab workHigh Dynamic Range: Photoshop lab work

Custom Process:Custom Process:

The RAW image was processed in Silkypix ‘The RAW image was processed in Silkypix ‘DeveloperDeveloper’ program to minimize highlight detail loss.The RAW processed image was then ’ program to minimize highlight detail loss.The RAW processed image was then saved as a jpeg to my ‘saved as a jpeg to my ‘workwork’ folder. I opened the jpeg file in Photoshop and processed it to put my ‘low-key’ take on the shot.’ folder. I opened the jpeg file in Photoshop and processed it to put my ‘low-key’ take on the shot.

Starting PointStarting Point Low-key TakeLow-key Take

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IHigh Dynamic Range: Photoshop lab workHigh Dynamic Range: Photoshop lab work

Take Ownership: Make it yoursTake Ownership: Make it yours

I zeroed in on the webbed hand as my focal point. But I I zeroed in on the webbed hand as my focal point. But I backup up to include more of the sculpture to establish backup up to include more of the sculpture to establish the handmade quality and native design. I decided to the handmade quality and native design. I decided to dark stain the bottom section.dark stain the bottom section.

Starting PointStarting Point Low-key TakeLow-key Take

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IHigh Dynamic Range: ComparisonHigh Dynamic Range: Comparison

Beyond the ID Shot:Beyond the ID Shot:

Camera OriginalCamera Original ProcessedProcessedPersonalizedPersonalized

I’m not trying to show you the artwork. I used it as a starting point to I’m not trying to show you the artwork. I used it as a starting point to capture what I wanted to say with the capture what I wanted to say with the camera originalcamera original. I . I processedprocessed to make it photo-realistic. I to make it photo-realistic. I personalizedpersonalized it using various selection, it using various selection, masking, and colorizing techniques. masking, and colorizing techniques.

It’s okay not to like what I did but to understand the process of change, It’s okay not to like what I did but to understand the process of change, visualization, and active transformation. visualization, and active transformation.

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography ICloser Look:Closer Look:

Closer lookCloser look

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IHigh Dynamic Range: ConclusionHigh Dynamic Range: Conclusion

Spirit of Play:Spirit of Play:

It’s primary and vital to an image maker. Play with It’s primary and vital to an image maker. Play with ideas, materials, technique, lighting, props, pose, ideas, materials, technique, lighting, props, pose, and locations. and locations.

And, for an image maker, that means shoot, shoot, And, for an image maker, that means shoot, shoot, and make more images…and make more images…

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