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Kayo Ume
梅佳代 · 梅佳代
Facts
- Life
- born 23 March 1981
- Nationality
- Japanese
Awards
Style, as we read it
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Umeme (2006) and Danshi (2007): boys pulling faces, grandpas mid-sneeze, dogs and uncles caught at the exact wrong second. Flash-lit compact-camera snapshots with perfect comic timing and real affection.
- Colour
- Bright, ordinary, flash-lit colour.
- Composition
- Snapshot, centred, the face or gesture at the decisive silly moment.
- Light
- On-camera flash, daylight.
- Tone
- Medium contrast, slightly flat compact-camera look.
- Texture
- Sharp, plain, a little cheap.
- Mood
- Funny, warm, affectionate.
Sources
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