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Overcast ‘Car Lighting’Overcast ‘Car Lighting’

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IHigh Dynamic Range: ExampleHigh Dynamic Range: Example

White on White against White on White against Dark Ivy:Dark Ivy:

On my exercise walk to On my exercise walk to Madison Park, I spotted Madison Park, I spotted this challenge, a white this challenge, a white shiny object in front of a shiny object in front of a very dark field of ivy.very dark field of ivy.

If too much tones are If too much tones are used up describing the used up describing the white object, there is little white object, there is little to fully draw the to fully draw the background.background.

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IHigh Dynamic Range: ExampleHigh Dynamic Range: Example

Shoot RAW & JPEG:Shoot RAW & JPEG:

Even with shooting Even with shooting RAW, I under exposed RAW, I under exposed enough to get all the enough to get all the white detail. Even with white detail. Even with RAW, blown out means RAW, blown out means ‘no detail’.‘no detail’.

The black margin shows The black margin shows my 10% safety margin my 10% safety margin crop. The right example crop. The right example is what I got out of the is what I got out of the camera unprocessed.camera unprocessed.

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IHigh Dynamic Range: ExampleHigh Dynamic Range: Example

Processed:Processed:

This shot is only for This shot is only for class demo purposes. I class demo purposes. I will not be using in my will not be using in my portfolio. So my portfolio. So my processing goal was to processing goal was to make it ‘clean & make it ‘clean & finished’ looking.finished’ looking.

Besides lightening up Besides lightening up the background, the background, cleaning up the street cleaning up the street detail and lightening it detail and lightening it up too was the major up too was the major focus.focus.

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography I

For Sale: E-bay image?For Sale: E-bay image?

This is not a magazine ad level photograph. It’s a purposeful grab shot This is not a magazine ad level photograph. It’s a purposeful grab shot processed to look desirable. Would this image make you want to see the processed to look desirable. Would this image make you want to see the actual ‘previously owned’ car for purchase?actual ‘previously owned’ car for purchase?

I covered the shot with the horizon line level and pointed down. This uphill I covered the shot with the horizon line level and pointed down. This uphill version looked the most ‘racy’.version looked the most ‘racy’.

High Dynamic Range: ExampleHigh Dynamic Range: Example

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IHigh Dynamic Range: ExpectationHigh Dynamic Range: Expectation

Against Expectations:Against Expectations:

I actually expected the downhill version to be the most I actually expected the downhill version to be the most effective. I was pleasantly surprised at the final effective. I was pleasantly surprised at the final outcome. My own ‘prejudice’ kept me from seeing it outcome. My own ‘prejudice’ kept me from seeing it when I originally shot the variations.when I originally shot the variations.

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IHigh Dynamic Range: Student exampleHigh Dynamic Range: Student example

Great shot:Great shot:

This is an excellent This is an excellent lighting job on the blue lighting job on the blue car. But, it’s spoiled by car. But, it’s spoiled by the poor camera the poor camera framing.framing.

I cropped off the top and I cropped off the top and bottom but the ‘too bottom but the ‘too close’ side cropping was close’ side cropping was done in the camera.done in the camera.

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IHigh Dynamic Range: Student exampleHigh Dynamic Range: Student example

Shot for Selection:Shot for Selection:

There was no short cutThere was no short cutto override the selectionto override the selectionprocess for this image.process for this image.It was done with greatIt was done with greatpatience and care. Thatpatience and care. Thatmeans a lot of time wasmeans a lot of time wasspent doing it.spent doing it.

But once done, it allowsBut once done, it allowsfor color scheme magic.for color scheme magic.Use the up and down arrow keys to compare the before and after color treatments.Use the up and down arrow keys to compare the before and after color treatments.

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

No Comparison:No Comparison:

My grab shot, fix up or My grab shot, fix up or not, is no comparison not, is no comparison to the student’s grab to the student’s grab shot on a professional shot on a professional set.set.

The top back light The top back light makes the blue car makes the blue car very dimensional and very dimensional and it ‘shines’. And notice it ‘shines’. And notice how the low camera how the low camera angle and the ¾ view angle and the ¾ view is making the car look is making the car look lighter and more lighter and more aerodynamic.aerodynamic.

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography I

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