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Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IShooting John Wayne:Shooting John Wayne:

TTaming Big John:aming Big John:

I found the big guy on a wall of a john inI found the big guy on a wall of a john inMy Sister’s Place Restaurant in GrandMy Sister’s Place Restaurant in GrandMarais, Minnesota. John looked ready Marais, Minnesota. John looked ready to be shot. So I did using my Sony H1,to be shot. So I did using my Sony H1,an early generation compact digitalan early generation compact digitalsuper-zoom.super-zoom.

The room was small and dimly lit makingThe room was small and dimly lit makingit difficult to shoot. That made it a perfectit difficult to shoot. That made it a perfectsituation for using the camera flash.situation for using the camera flash.

The artwork was covered with glass. To avoid flash glare on The artwork was covered with glass. To avoid flash glare on the glass, I moved off to the right side. That resulted in the glass, I moved off to the right side. That resulted in distorting the shape of the art work as seen in the example.distorting the shape of the art work as seen in the example.

Teacher: Kenji TachibanaDigital Photography IDigital Photography IShooting John Wayne:Shooting John Wayne:

RRequirements:equirements:

When copying an art work, the primary concern is to When copying an art work, the primary concern is to achieve an accurate reproduction in brightness, tonal achieve an accurate reproduction in brightness, tonal range, color, and shape.range, color, and shape.

Most snap shooters stand directly in front of an art Most snap shooters stand directly in front of an art work and use both the zoom lens set on wide and the work and use both the zoom lens set on wide and the flash. The resulting image is often misshapen with flash. The resulting image is often misshapen with barrel (bowed out) and perspective distortion and barrel (bowed out) and perspective distortion and with a flash glare on the artwork.with a flash glare on the artwork.

To avoid the usual pitfalls, I made decisions To avoid the usual pitfalls, I made decisions described in both the previous and next slide.described in both the previous and next slide.

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SSolution Facts and Considerations:olution Facts and Considerations:

SubjectSubject• 3’ x 4’ poster covered with glass.3’ x 4’ poster covered with glass.• 5.5’ x 7.5’ room with dark green walls and no windows.5.5’ x 7.5’ room with dark green walls and no windows.• Marginally dim single 100 watt bare light bulb.Marginally dim single 100 watt bare light bulb.

Camera settingsCamera settings• 22mm is preferred but 19.mm telephoto was used 22mm is preferred but 19.mm telephoto was used

because of the small room.because of the small room.• Avoid the wide angle zoom because of the barrel Avoid the wide angle zoom because of the barrel

distortion and extreme perspective distortion.distortion and extreme perspective distortion.• The ISO was lowered from 100 to 64 to increase image The ISO was lowered from 100 to 64 to increase image

quality.quality.• Flash was used for both reliable brightness and color.Flash was used for both reliable brightness and color.

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CCamera Original:amera Original:

I avoided the glare from I avoided the glare from the flash by being off to the flash by being off to one side. But, my skewed one side. But, my skewed shooting angle introduced shooting angle introduced natural perspective natural perspective distortion. distortion.

I accepted the distortion I accepted the distortion since that’s fixable in since that’s fixable in Photoshop. Flash-glare Photoshop. Flash-glare would have been nearly would have been nearly impossible to fix.impossible to fix.

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FFixed: Fully lab worked ixed: Fully lab worked

The image shape was The image shape was corrected using Edit > corrected using Edit > Transform > Skew. Then Transform > Skew. Then it was processed using it was processed using Levels, Levels, Brightness/Contrast, and Brightness/Contrast, and Color layer adjustments.Color layer adjustments.

Use the keyboard up and Use the keyboard up and down arrow keys to down arrow keys to compare this fixed version compare this fixed version with the previous camera with the previous camera original.original.

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SSummary: ummary:

John had glass covering him but many art work John had glass covering him but many art work that you might want to copy, will have a semi-that you might want to copy, will have a semi-gloss seen them. So, glare (reflection) from the gloss seen them. So, glare (reflection) from the light source most likely will be an issue to light source most likely will be an issue to consider.consider.

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