Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I. First Impressions SSCC Campus

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I First Impressions: SSCC Campus Paper Work Trip: I visited the South Seattle Community College on a sunny Friday with few wispy clouds. I finished my administrative chores and lunch by 1:15PM. Since I completed my tasks early, I gave myself time to shoot ‘my impressions’ of the campus.

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I. Sculpture Installation:

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I First Impressions: SSCC Campus Top: Camera original Shot with Canon PowerShot S5-IS. It’s a little ‘flat’ ‘as it should be’. My Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ18 allows for controlling the ‘contrast’ in the camera. I would have adjusted it one step higher. Bottom: Fully processed Enhanced for high degree of Presence and Depth. ddepth.

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I First Impressions: Detail Actual Pixel: 100% Hand held or tripod shot, the final image must be sharp.

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I. A Facility Door:

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I First Impressions: SSCC Campus Top: Camera original A pattern is developing, the image is too flat. Bottom: Fully processed Enhanced for high punch with both ‘contrast and color’. I happen to like red. So I wanted the focal point red door to have some sizzle even in this mundane shot.

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I First Impressions: Detail Actual Pixel: 100% This is sharp but the image details is less than sharp because of the high amount digital noise.

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I. Sculpture Installation: Another place

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I First Impressions: SSCC Campus Top: Camera original Flat image pattern set. I check the camera for contrast control again without success. Bottom: Fully processed Besides enhancing for depth and presence, I worked to bring out the gritty rust color that you can feel with your eyes.

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I. Fully processed image

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I First Impressions: Detail inspection Actual Pixel: 100% Again the digital noise is getting in the way of achieving critical sharpness on the focal point.

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I. First Step on the Shortcut Path:

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I. Campus Clock Tower:

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Something New: Teach SSCC. Form Follows Function:

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Something New: Teach SSCC. Energy Pipeline

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Something New: Teach SSCC Paper Work Trip: Sunny day visit to the South Seattle Community College. Parting Shot

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I My Impressions: SSCC Campus Legacy Ideas: I applied my very long standing (45 years) personal values on all the images created on the SSCC campus. 1.Drawing with Light. 2.Using Color meaningfully. 3.Bringing out Form and Texture. 4.Bringing out Line and Curves. 5.Using burning and dodging to enhance natural image elements or design. 6.Using burning and dodging to apply dark and light areas to create depth and control eye movement.

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