‘Satoshi Fujiwara is a Kobe-born, Berlin-based artist and photographer. He initiates a pressing and critical action on the gazer, through the focal length set from portrayed subjects and the heterogeneous definition of his photographs, diverting from the standards of photo-journalism and an exclusively documentary dimension, thus producing a new emerging lexicon.’ – https://www.satoshi-fujiwara.com/about
Above are some images taken by Satoshi. As you can see, the tone is usually warm with high lighting and contrast. The way the are taken from up close allows a huge amount of detail in the face, which I assume was the goal. None of the subjects of Satoshi’s photos make direct eye contact to the camera, and are also taken at un-flattering angles making them seem as candid portraits.
To take these photographs, I used natural lighting- I tried to capture as much detail as I could, being wrinkles/hairs etc. However, Satoshi’s photos were still much more defined, with higher contrast and a warmer touch.
Using lightroom, I adjusted contrast and warmth to my liking. Compared to Satoshi’s work, mine a slightly more close-up. They also lack the smoothness and delicacy that you can see in her work. Overall, I like the detail in my outcome.