EDITING – PHOTO – VIDEO
What is photo editing?
Simply put it is the act of altering an image. But it is a subject which can be quite complex.
For example, some photo editing techniques are done manually, while others are conducted through automated software. Some photo editing is even done offline, on actual photographs, posters or other printed collateral.
Other terms for photo editing:
Image editing, post-processing, image/photo manipulation, ‘photoshopping’, image/photo enhancement etc.
Simple photo-editing techniques include:
- Noise reduction: smoothing the picture out, typically accomplished by reducing the pixel size
- White balance: the color of the light in the image
- Contrast: higher contrast makes an image more punchy, while lower contrast makes it flatter in color
- Exposure: the brightness of the photo
- Lens correction: addresses any issues with the camera lens
- Color adjustments: change the color of an item or element in the photo
- Resizing and cropping: adjust the dimensions of the image
- Background removal: delete the background from the image, isolating the subject (this is often used for white background product photography)
The more complex, advanced techniques include:
- Clipping paths: extract a subject or element from an image
- Portrait corrections: fix the complexion of people in images
- Drop and reflection shadow: create or adjust shadows
- Special effects: this can mean an array of things, from animation to adding weather conditions like fog or snow
- Adjusting text and visuals: add overlays or manipulate what’s already there
- Photo stitching: when you seamlessly put two images together to make it look as though they were shot that way
- Photo masking and Layers: the process of hiding and revealing specified portions of an image
A simple example of converting a colour photo in to a black & white photo. I used the colour separation to enhance the contrast by pushing red, plus a few more tricks to help the conversion look good. Often the editing needed also depends on the type of paper used for printing. A softer matte paper often needs more contrast but not to the extend that the blacks become too dark.
Baryta papers on the other hand can often handle subtler tones and can look sharper but it really depends on the image and I can give advice on each photograph once I know how and where the art work will be displayed.
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RUNNING REEL
LAO FOOD FOUNDATION
Lao Chefs come together in Luang Prabang.
Lao chefs from both the US and Laos met in the north of Laos and exchanged ideas about Lao food, traditions and the surge in recognition this unique cuisine is experiencing in many parts of the world.
The intro by Channapha Khamvongsa was recorded later on as the group had to quickly make their way home after the news of Covid 19 started to effect people’s travel arrangements.
Luang Prabang half marathon
Another year , another great half marathon. All funds raised will go to support Lao Friends Hospital for Children.
Lao Friends Hospital for Children
We believe every child has the right to a healthy and happy life.
Friends built and opened Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Since then, AHC has treated over 1.6 million children and trained thousands of healthcare professionals. In January of 2013, Friends and AHC celebrated a long-held goal as Izu presented the hospital to the AHC staff.
Lao Friends Hospital for Children
Lao Friends Hospital for Children (LFHC) opened in 2015 and provides free medical care to over 15,000 children each year. Patients and their families often travel long distances, up to 8 hours, to receive the medical care available at LFHC. Every child is treated with high-quality and compassionate medical care, following the motto of “treat every patient as if your own child.”
LFHC is a comprehensive hospital in northern Laos and currently includes: inpatient & outpatient departments, an emergency department, neonatal unit, an operating theater, laboratory, pharmacy, and radiology department. LFHC is also a teaching hospital and provides continued medical education for its staff and district medical professionals. LFHC sees over 1,800 patients each month with common ailments such as infectious diseases, malnutrition, anemia and renal conditions.
Laos has the highest under-5 mortality rate in all Southeast Asia, with one out of 15 children not reaching their fifth birthday.
We are proud to have brought our model of compassionate care to Laos.
Website
Please visit www.fwab.org for more information on our projects and what you can do to support our work.
Our Promise posters
The our promise campaign was created for Save the Children and addresses the issues of mal-nutrition and stunting in the Lao PDR. The posters shown here were only a small part of the media materials we created and for tose interested please see the campaign work and description of how we put this together on the blog pages of Running Reel the company I work with for film and production work.
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Child Safe guarding SCI
Child Safe Guarding film for Save the Children in Laos
The film was made in close cooperation with the children of the Luang Prabang library and their care givers. You will see below a compilation of stills that were taken from the film to show you part of the method we used. This included IPad transitions, whiteboard animatons, set up scenarios and digital studio backgrounds for the two main presenters. Overall we had a lot of fun making this film and the kids loved being part of the process.
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Mentoring in the Heart of the Hospital
A film I made as part of a larger series for Save the Children working in Northern Laos.
Mentoring is a reciprocal and collaborative at-will relationship that most often occurs between a senior and junior employee for the purpose of the mentee’s growth, learning, and career development. Often the mentor and mentee are internal to an organization, and there is an emphasis on organizational goals, culture, career goals, advice on professional development, and work-life balance. Effective mentors often act as role models and sounding boards for their mentee and provide guidance to help them reach their goals.
Mentoring can be formal or informal. In an informal environment, mentees set goals, but they are usually not measurable and the relationships are unstructured. For a formal mentoring relationship, there are actionable and measurable goals defined and set with determined requirements.
Run for Children!
“Treat every patient as if your own child”- Founder, Kenro Izu
Organization History
Friends Without A Border (Friends) is a not-for-profit organisation based in New York City and Japan. Started in 1996 by world renowned photographer Kenro Izu, Friends is committed to providing high-quality and compassionate healthcare to the children of Southeast Asia.
We believe every child has the right to a healthy and happy life.
Friends built and opened Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Since then, AHC has treated over 1.6 million children and trained thousands of healthcare professionals. In January of 2013, Friends and AHC celebrated a long-held goal as Izu presented the hospital to the AHC staff.
Lao Friends Hospital for Children
Lao Friends Hospital for Children (LFHC) opened in 2015 and provides free medical care to over 15,000 children each year. Patients and their families often travel long distances, up to 8 hours, to receive the medical care available at LFHC. Every child is treated with high-quality and compassionate medical care, following the motto of “treat every patient as if your own child.”
Eikoh Hosoe
Eikoh Hosoe (細江 英公, Hosoe Eikō, born 18 March 1933 in Yonezawa, Yamagata) is a Japanese photographer and filmmaker who emerged in the experimental arts movement of post-World War II Japan. He is known for his psychologically charged images, often exploring subjects such as death, erotic obsession, and irrationality. Through his friendships and artistic collaborations he is linked with the writer Yukio Mishima and 1960s avant-garde artists such as the dancer Tatsumi Hijikata.
He has supported FWAB (Friends Without A Border) for many years. We maded this film to honour him and help promote the Friends Photo Auction.