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First ImpressionsFirst Impressions

SSCC CampusSSCC Campus

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IFirst Impressions: SSCC CampusFirst Impressions: SSCC Campus

Paper Work Trip:Paper Work Trip:

I visited the South Seattle Community College on I visited the South Seattle Community College on a sunny Friday with few wispy clouds. I finished a sunny Friday with few wispy clouds. I finished my administrative chores and lunch by 1:15PM.my administrative chores and lunch by 1:15PM.

Since I completed my tasks early, I gave myself Since I completed my tasks early, I gave myself time to shoot ‘my impressions’ of the campus.time to shoot ‘my impressions’ of the campus.

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Sculpture Installation:Sculpture Installation:

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IFirst Impressions: SSCC CampusFirst Impressions: SSCC Campus

Top: Camera originalTop: Camera original

Shot with Canon PowerShot S5-IS. It’s a Shot with Canon PowerShot S5-IS. It’s a little little ‘flat’‘flat’ ‘as it should be’. ‘as it should be’.

My Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ18 allows My Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ18 allows for controlling the for controlling the ‘contrast’‘contrast’ in the in the camera. I would have adjusted it one camera. I would have adjusted it one step higher.step higher.

Bottom: Fully processedBottom: Fully processed

Enhanced for high degree of Presence Enhanced for high degree of Presence and Depth.and Depth.

ddepth.ddepth.

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IFirst Impressions: DetailFirst Impressions: Detail

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Hand held or tripod Hand held or tripod shot, the final image shot, the final image must be sharp.must be sharp.

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A Facility Door:A Facility Door:

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IFirst Impressions: SSCC CampusFirst Impressions: SSCC Campus

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A pattern is developing, the A pattern is developing, the image is too flat. image is too flat.

Bottom: Fully processedBottom: Fully processed

Enhanced for high punch with Enhanced for high punch with both both ‘contrast and color’. ‘contrast and color’. I I happen to like red. So I happen to like red. So I wanted the focal point red wanted the focal point red door to have some sizzle door to have some sizzle even in this mundane shot.even in this mundane shot.

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IFirst Impressions: DetailFirst Impressions: Detail

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This is sharp but the This is sharp but the image details is less image details is less than sharp because of than sharp because of the high amount the high amount digital noise.digital noise.

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Sculpture Installation: Another place Sculpture Installation: Another place

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IFirst Impressions: SSCC CampusFirst Impressions: SSCC Campus

Top: Camera originalTop: Camera original

Flat image pattern set. I Flat image pattern set. I check the camera for check the camera for contrast control again contrast control again without success.without success.

Bottom: Fully processed Bottom: Fully processed

Besides enhancing for Besides enhancing for depth and presence, I depth and presence, I worked to bring out the worked to bring out the gritty rust color that you gritty rust color that you can feel with your eyes.can feel with your eyes.

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Fully processed imageFully processed image

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Again the digital noise Again the digital noise is getting in the way of is getting in the way of achieving critical achieving critical sharpness on the focal sharpness on the focal point.point.

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First Step on the Shortcut Path:First Step on the Shortcut Path:

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Campus Clock Tower:Campus Clock Tower:

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography ISomething New: Teach SSCCSomething New: Teach SSCC

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Form Follows Function:Form Follows Function:

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Energy PipelineEnergy Pipeline

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography ISomething New: Teach SSCCSomething New: Teach SSCC

Paper Work Trip:Paper Work Trip:

Sunny day visit to the South Seattle Community Sunny day visit to the South Seattle Community College.College.

Parting ShotParting Shot

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IMy Impressions: SSCC CampusMy Impressions: SSCC Campus

Legacy Ideas:Legacy Ideas:

I applied my very long standing (45 years) personal I applied my very long standing (45 years) personal values on all the images created on the SSCC values on all the images created on the SSCC campus.campus.

1.1.Drawing with Light.Drawing with Light.2.2.Using Color meaningfully.Using Color meaningfully.3.3.Bringing out Form and Texture.Bringing out Form and Texture.4.4.Bringing out Line and Curves.Bringing out Line and Curves.5.5.Using burning and dodging to enhance natural Using burning and dodging to enhance natural image elements or design.image elements or design.6.6.Using burning and dodging to apply dark and light Using burning and dodging to apply dark and light areas to create depth and control eye movement.areas to create depth and control eye movement.

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