Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I. Self Portrait - Head & Shoulder winter ’09...

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography I.

Self Portrait - Head & ShoulderSelf Portrait - Head & Shoulder

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

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IAssignments: Turned inAssignments: Turned in Thank You!Thank You!

Assignments: Turned inAssignments: Turned in Thank You!Thank You!

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IHead & Shoulder Shot: Assignment feedbackHead & Shoulder Shot: Assignment feedback

Layout Guides:Layout Guides:

These 2 images were given as These 2 images were given as layout guides. The top one is layout guides. The top one is the ‘optional’ ID shot layout. It the ‘optional’ ID shot layout. It was given to those with zoom was given to those with zoom lenses incapable of cropping lenses incapable of cropping tighter.tighter.

The bottom one is the tight The bottom one is the tight head & should layout. It clearly head & should layout. It clearly shows the face turning away shows the face turning away from the camera into the frame.from the camera into the frame.

The background is also divided The background is also divided using the 1/3 rule with plenty of using the 1/3 rule with plenty of head clearance space…head clearance space…


Layout Comparison: Reframed for ‘head & shoulder’ Layout Comparison: Reframed for ‘head & shoulder’


JustJust OK OK Strong and Strong and OtherOther Stories: Stories:


Strong Use of Diagonals:Strong Use of Diagonals:


Good Use of Color:Good Use of Color:


Not Good: Multiple light sourcesNot Good: Multiple light sources


Not Good: Bad light direction – mostly too high or too much to the side…Not Good: Bad light direction – mostly too high or too much to the side…


High Wow Factor:High Wow Factor:

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography ISpecial Problems:Special Problems:

Cropped: Extremely grainy and very poor color

Extreme back light

File size still not right

Extreme side direction light

Framed way too close

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography ICropped: Extremely poor image quality

Good Use of Feeling: Make it memorableGood Use of Feeling: Make it memorable


Story Idea: Story Idea: Very CloseVery Close Not so closeNot so close Need StoryNeed Story


Tight Layout: spEnv AssignmentTight Layout: spEnv Assignment

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography I

Think Re-shoot:Think Re-shoot:

Do not choose locations thatDo not choose locations thatare not reproducible. Trying toare not reproducible. Trying toreproduce lighting conditionsreproduce lighting conditionsis hard enough. Trying to getis hard enough. Trying to getthe same location to look thethe same location to look thesame way again is a muchsame way again is a muchmore challenging.more challenging.

Sarah R’s shot has a highSarah R’s shot has a highWOW factor. Although it doesWOW factor. Although it doesnot satisfy assignment requirements. It’s especially bad that the not satisfy assignment requirements. It’s especially bad that the image size is way too small. And reproducing that background image size is way too small. And reproducing that background might turn out to be a nightmare for her. Remember my mantra might turn out to be a nightmare for her. Remember my mantra about keeping things simple. about keeping things simple. Minimize your need to interact with Minimize your need to interact with mother nature…mother nature…

Head & Shoulder Shot: Assignment feedbackHead & Shoulder Shot: Assignment feedback


Doing Okay: Whether Close or Need a StoryDoing Okay: Whether Close or Need a Story

Thanks for coming to class and doing so on-time. I feel Thanks for coming to class and doing so on-time. I feel confident that I can help all of you to reach the end of the confident that I can help all of you to reach the end of the quarter with a good to strong final project images!quarter with a good to strong final project images!

Some of you have been particularly lucky or unlucky. In both Some of you have been particularly lucky or unlucky. In both cases, pay close attention to what made it work or not work. cases, pay close attention to what made it work or not work. Learn to get and apply more control to your image. Learn to Learn to get and apply more control to your image. Learn to make your own good luck by paying attention to the details…make your own good luck by paying attention to the details…

Above all, try to learn from the cumulated efforts of all the class Above all, try to learn from the cumulated efforts of all the class members. talk members. talk



Learn from Each Other:Learn from Each Other:

Look at the successful assignment images and take Look at the successful assignment images and take ownership. Talk to the maker of that image, find out ownership. Talk to the maker of that image, find out what they were thinking. If it was due to luck, join with what they were thinking. If it was due to luck, join with them to figure out what makes it work…them to figure out what makes it work…



Relaxing of Rules: Permission requiredRelaxing of Rules: Permission required

Toy has a particularly unsuited tool for this class. His Toy has a particularly unsuited tool for this class. His DSLR, which I think of as a truck, is further limited by DSLR, which I think of as a truck, is further limited by a lens limited to only the telephoto range. That makes a lens limited to only the telephoto range. That makes is digital equivalent to an 18 wheeler truck…is digital equivalent to an 18 wheeler truck…

I am team him with …I am team him with …



Required Reading: Library booksRequired Reading: Library books

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CommentComment The list above is limited to 5 shows The list above is limited to 5 shows but but all the PowerPoint shows are relevant to all the PowerPoint shows are relevant to

your skill development.your skill development.

HomeworkHomework You are expected to spend equal or You are expected to spend equal or double the amount of class time doing double the amount of class time doing official or unofficial homework…official or unofficial homework…



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