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Page 1: Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I. Get Tight – 9 slides Using Framing & Design Copyright © 2003 - 2009 Kenji Tachibana.

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography I..

Get Tight – 9 slidesGet Tight – 9 slides

Using Framing & DesignUsing Framing & Design

Copyright © 2003 - 2009 Kenji Tachibana

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Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IGet Tight: Using framing and design Get Tight: Using framing and design

Fill The Frame: Focal pointFill The Frame: Focal point

It’s very important to fill the It’s very important to fill the canvas with the subject to canvas with the subject to make the story clear. Unless make the story clear. Unless your story is a mystery, make your story is a mystery, make the focal point obvious.the focal point obvious.

The image area other than the The image area other than the subject is the negative space, subject is the negative space, background. background.

And everything in the And everything in the background must contribute background must contribute directly to the story. Crop-out directly to the story. Crop-out all irrelevant image detail. all irrelevant image detail.

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Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IGet Tight: Using framing and design Get Tight: Using framing and design

Lighting Is Everything:Lighting Is Everything:

My reason for shooting is to bring outMy reason for shooting is to bring out‘‘my take’ on any subject and lightingmy take’ on any subject and lightingis a huge part of it. Make it yours too.is a huge part of it. Make it yours too.

Seattle downtown is a veritableSeattle downtown is a veritable

goldmine of great architectural details.goldmine of great architectural details.The late afternoon lighting on thisThe late afternoon lighting on thissubject caught my eye.subject caught my eye.

I captured it in full tonal detail. But, itI captured it in full tonal detail. But, itwas ‘processed’ into a low-key nightwas ‘processed’ into a low-key nightshot. The black background was not black. It was ‘burned shot. The black background was not black. It was ‘burned down’ in the lab work (Photoshop) phase.down’ in the lab work (Photoshop) phase.

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Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IGet Tight: Using framing and design Get Tight: Using framing and design

Pack & Unpack for Story: FactsPack & Unpack for Story: Facts

1.1. Subject – Very striking architecturalSubject – Very striking architecturaldetail in its in its natural environment.detail in its in its natural environment.

2.2. Lighting – Late afternoon hard edgedLighting – Late afternoon hard edgedsun light coming from the side.sun light coming from the side.

4.4. Exposure – Full-detail normal exposureExposure – Full-detail normal exposure image processed to look like a low-image processed to look like a low-

key night shot.key night shot.5. Story – My take of the Arctic building found in downtown 5. Story – My take of the Arctic building found in downtown

Seattle.Seattle.

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Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IGet Tight: Using framing and design Get Tight: Using framing and design

Applied Design: Pattern recognitionApplied Design: Pattern recognition

The bold gold lines draws the basic The bold gold lines draws the basic X pattern design idea. And it grew X pattern design idea. And it grew directly from the scene elements. directly from the scene elements.

The X is made up of both straight The X is made up of both straight and curved lines. The dotted line and curved lines. The dotted line overlays the 1-point perspective overlays the 1-point perspective going up and away from the viewer.going up and away from the viewer.

The cast and area shadows were The cast and area shadows were intensified for drama and to unity intensified for drama and to unity the composition.the composition.

Take a design class from Marc Meyers

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Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IGet Tight: Using framing and design Get Tight: Using framing and design

Examples: More fill-the-frame imagesExamples: More fill-the-frame images

The composition analysis in the previous example was an after-the-The composition analysis in the previous example was an after-the-fact analysis. I try not to let my thinking interfere with my shooting. fact analysis. I try not to let my thinking interfere with my shooting. My actual shooting is inspired by my My actual shooting is inspired by my IntuitionIntuition (it sees) and given (it sees) and given guidance by myguidance by my Feeling Feeling (it(it judges).judges).

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Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IGet Tight: Using framing and design Get Tight: Using framing and design

Image Enrichment: 2Image Enrichment: 2ndnd Reading Reading

Build in second and third reading Build in second and third reading elements. Elements such as the elements. Elements such as the mini and micro-mini water drops, mini and micro-mini water drops, blades of grass, or the moon blades of grass, or the moon surface detail.surface detail.View your image as a design View your image as a design piece with:piece with:oLine, curve, and pointLine, curve, and pointoPerspective, shape, and formPerspective, shape, and formoCurve, diagonal, and squareCurve, diagonal, and squareoTexture and repeating elementsTexture and repeating elementsoAnd others…And others…

Marc teaches Art 210

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Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IGet Tight: Using framing and design Get Tight: Using framing and design

Test Your Design:Test Your Design:

Remove the color to see the Remove the color to see the design. Good design can be design. Good design can be rotated, flipped, or reversed rotated, flipped, or reversed which is all easy to do with which is all easy to do with digital images.digital images.

The original scene can also The original scene can also be viewed with a mirror be viewed with a mirror (flipped) or viewed through (flipped) or viewed through squinted eyes.squinted eyes.

The point is to get a ‘fresh The point is to get a ‘fresh look’ of the original scene or look’ of the original scene or the captured image…the captured image…

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Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IGet Tight: Using framing and design Get Tight: Using framing and design

Summary: Summary:

Design is always an aspect of my image making Design is always an aspect of my image making process. I was born with the ability to see light with process. I was born with the ability to see light with an artist’s eye and to work with the image as a an artist’s eye and to work with the image as a designer.designer.

I worked as a professional photographer for years I worked as a professional photographer for years in Los Angeles. I also worked locally as a in Los Angeles. I also worked locally as a computer-interface and web-usability-specialist computer-interface and web-usability-specialist designer for Microsoft.designer for Microsoft.

Lot of my successes had to do with Lot of my successes had to do with paying paying attention to details, working hard, and learning attention to details, working hard, and learning from my mistakesfrom my mistakes..

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