Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I. C ast S hadow Case Study - 6 Slides

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Cast Shadow: Case study My Current Style: My current style is to shoot ‘found objects or situations’ using mostly existing light. It does not allow for the kind of control that I exercised as a studio photographer doing advertising photography in Los Angeles.

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Cast Shadow: Case study Relight with Photoshop: I used the traditional ‘dodge & burn’ technique when I started using Photoshop over 18 years ago. ‘Burn’ refers to darkening areas of an image as a standard part of a traditional darkroom work. That darkening evolved into creating a ‘cast shadow’ affect about 10 years ago.

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Cast Shadow: Case study Example: Image Another manhole cover ‘find’ with very interesting relief texture and text. The camera was rotated to maximize the design potential of the composition. This example image is already lab worked with Levels, Bri/Cont, and Color layer ‘filter’ adjustments

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Cast Shadow: Case study Example: Advanced lab work In an attempt to add more depth to the image, I added a cast shadow using the ‘K’ shape as a guide. It worked but…

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Cast Shadow: Case study Example: Last move… Once the cast shadow was added, it allowed me to kick up the highlights for the final punch…

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Case Study Transformation: From a flat texture(design) shot to an interesting Thing or a Place shot…

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Cast Shadow: Case study Details: Here is the camera original with the Histogram overlaid on top. And a full size detail section as shown below. Fully processed (punchy) Camera original (flat)

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Cast Shadow: Case study EXIF and more: Facts ApertureF/8 (fully stopped down) Exposure Time1/500 Exposure Bias Focal Length120mm equivalent Light SourceDirect sunlight Taken 2:45 PM

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Cast Shadow: Case study Example: Last move… Once the cast shadow was added, it allowed me to kick up the highlights for the final punch…

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