Several minutes later
Nonogi Park
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Kohane
Aoyagi, I'd like to try a low-angle shot next. Can you try looking down at the camera for me?
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Kohane
But because of how our second photo went, I think we're going to have to find a way to do better...
Haruka
For example, we could try for more charm like Airi and the others. Something that really catches people's attention.
Kohane
Now that you mention it, I've been trying to take eye-catching photos, but haven't really been thinking about the whole picture like they have...
Kohane
Then, what if we tried using some props like them? But I don't have any good ideas from the top of my head...
Haruka
Why don't we take a quick break?
Some ideas might come to us after we've had a chance to rest a little...
Some ideas might come to us after we've had a chance to rest a little...
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Kohane
(Still, are we really going to be able to take something better by trying whatever comes to mind like this...?)
Kohane
I'm supposed to be taking a break, but my mind wants to keep trying to think of something...
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Luka
<Sorry for dropping in so suddenly.
We came to visit since you said you'd be doing your shoot for that photo contest today!>
We came to visit since you said you'd be doing your shoot for that photo contest today!>
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Kohane
Actually, yes...
We've been able to take a couple of good photos, but we're having trouble getting back into the top ten...
We've been able to take a couple of good photos, but we're having trouble getting back into the top ten...
Luka
<First, can you show us what you've already taken? We might be able to help you after we've had a chance to look!>
Luka
<If you clarified that, then we might be able to figure out the solution to this problem!>
Kohane
(I try to copy the way other people frame things and use lighting, but that alone doesn't guarantee quality...)
Kohane
(There are plenty of great photos out there that don't adhere to basic foundations.)
KAITO
<That's understandable. If someone asked me what makes a song “good”, I probably wouldn't be able to give a quick response either.>
Luka
<I know...! Kohane, can you tell us about some of the times when you thought you took some really good pictures?>
Kohane
I think the photos I took of a show I saw at PXL are the first ones that I thought were really good...
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Kohane
I was in junior high school and it was the first time I took a photo using the camera my dad gave me...
Kohane
The show was so magical. I got so excited that I couldn't help but take so many photos.
Kohane
Seeing the cast members' bright smiles and the sparkling lights puts me right back in that moment.
Luka
<But I feel like all the pictures you take are beautiful and compelling... I always get excited whenever I look at them...>
Luka
<Yes! I remember one of those flowers that looked so pretty in full bloom... Or that family of cats, which was so heartwarming...>
Luka
<Which is why I really love your work, Kohane. I think all the pictures you take are good.>
Kohane
(So, all my photos...
I guess they're a record of what I felt after seeing those things...)
I guess they're a record of what I felt after seeing those things...)
Kohane
(Which allows me to go back in time, relive them and even share them with others... Is that why I love photography so much?)
Kohane
And take photos in a way that others can understand what I was feeling. That's my aim...
Luka
<What he said! Because if you don't think what you took is good, then there's no way others will!>
KAITO
<However, based on that logic, Kohane, you'll need to take a picture of Toya that you personally like...>
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Kohane
Yes. When we first formed our team, Aoyagi's facial expressions didn't really change much.
Kohane
But as we spent more time together, he slowly began to learn how to smile and laugh...
Kohane
Which sort of felt like evidence that we'd become close enough that he's willing to open up to us. I remember how happy I was after realizing that.
Kohane
So, if we can somehow recreate that heartwarming atmosphere, then I think everyone who sees it will really like it...
Next Chapter: The Best Shot