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I love how this shot turned out on the page and that's as much down to the skills of the magazine's designer as it is my skills at the camera. So a big...
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First post from a new contributor to Japanorama; Tim Buerger. “I may possibly have been the world’s worst Cub Scout, but that mantra of “be prepared” sunk in a little bit I guess....
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Had a great couple of days in Nagoya although I didn't get to spend as much of my Sunday out and about taking shots as I would have like to have, due to...
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Made a little time for myself after today's shoot and timed it just right as the light was great, just after 4pm. I'm used to the Mode Gakuen building in Shinjuku but the...
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Two hours or so of shooting and it's freezing cold on the apron but getting some great shots so far. Had the plane in various angles outside and took a ton of different...
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At Nagoya Airport today to shoot one of the client's fleet of aircraft, in this case a Cessna 680 business jet. Beautiful day. The aircraft returns from a training flight in a few...
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Here's an old shot of mine, made in Prague in 1998. Been going through some old shots this evening and this one hasn't seen the light of day in a long time. I...
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Sunny days mean fun with the Loreo Lens in a Cap because of the way it flares when you shoot close to the angle of the sun. You can control the degree of...
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I hooked up with a few buddies yesterday, including +Meg Y. and +Tim Buerger, to visit the Elliot Erwitt show and to do some shooting. The show was at the Chanel Nexus Hall...
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I hooked up with a few buddies yesterday, including +Meg Y. and +Tim Buerger, to visit the Elliot Erwitt show and to do some shooting. The show was at the Chanel Nexus Hall...
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In my continuing search for beauty in the mundane, a shot from a wander around the back-alleys of West Shinjuku the other day. I was out with a student. We were looking for...
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Tomomi Itano from girl-band AKB48 is pretty much everywhere in Tokyo; campaign posters for various companies and advertising hordings etc etc. She's not my favourite AKB girl. Reckon that might be Atsuko Maeda....
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Was just messing with some post-pro whilst +Adam Kalbarczyk is sat here with me. Nice shot I got of +Shinyong Lee the other day. Great spot in Higashi-ginza by the old movie theatres....
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Quick post before I head out to teach, this one was from the session +Shinyong Lee and I had with +Gisle Daus when he was in Tokyo back in early January. Tsukiji streets,...
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Less can often be more but with this picture I reckoned a bit more would be the best kind of more. It's the Intercontinental Hotel in Yokohama, a shot I took the other...
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Great shots from the folk who came out with me the other week on a walk from Jinbocho to Kayabacho. The theme was 'Beauty in the Mundane'. Great work from everyone: +Charles Lacz...
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We’re all living in a world of our own at least part of the week. No shame in that. For some in the city it is a safety mechanism; a way of gently...
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Another shot from Saturday's outing with +Shinyong Lee into Tsukishima, Tokyo. +Edwin Zapata had finished his shots with our lovely model and I shot a few quick ones for myself, using the Loreo...
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Ahead of a workshop I am doing today in Yokohama, just wanted to post this shot I took yesterday of +Shinyong Lee. We were out in Tsukishima with a student of mine, on...
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The latest issue of Eurobiz mag landed on my desk yesterday and in it the shot of Mr.Ishii, boss of Lamborghini Japan. The pic was for the mag's 'Workplace' feature, a full-page feature...
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I'll be down in this part of Yokohama this Sunday, doing a photo workshop on long exposures, motion and pinhole cameras: we're also making pinholes from the body-caps of our digital slrs. Good...
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It's not often you get to share the same room with a lifelong hero but I got that chance yesterday, when Elliot Irwitt was in Yokohama to give a talk as part of...
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The photo is made using a Lorio 'Lens in a Cap' pinhole attachment for my Nikon D700. See below for the relevance that has to this post Thanks to those of you who...
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Well, first of all, shame on you! as Thom's website has been a bible for me over the years and it really should be for you if you have anything to do with...
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…here's the place to look: the archive page of my blog, which has about 700 pics on it. Been doing the blog for a few years now and whilst it hasn't been a...
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Kind of liked how that yellow tube [the leg of a construction crane], the bright green building, the blue sky and the orange cone came together here. This was just around dusk. Last...
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Another from the time I spent out in the rain today, this time from a spot that was just great for getting motion blur on people and on the vehicles passing. The angle...
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I spent a little time in town today, shooting around Akihabara, under a couple of bridges and taking pics of the people with slow shutter-speeds. I know a few good places where I...
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This is one from the photowalk I did yesterday, between Jinbocho and Kayabacho. Great group of people. Good walk. Interesting parts of town. We also explored one superb photography bookshop… just a brief...
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One from a few weeks ago on a day I had been out working and teaching but found some time, just before the sun disappeared, to shoot a few street shots in Shibuya....
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Never one to leave the camera out of the equation, I siezed upon the funky lights and cool location for the Dormeuil party last night and shot a few pics of +Shinyong Lee,...
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I had the pleasure of being invited to the party to celebrate 170 years of the Dormeuil clothing company, hosted in Tokyo last night. It's also 100years since the brand formed a Japanese...
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It's been a busy few weekends of work for me and I haven't been able to organise any workshops. But that changes this weekend.. Full details at the link below. This is a...
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Last week I explored some great photography bookshops in Jinbocho with my buddy Mike. I’m going back to the neighbourhood this weekend for a photowalk, some photo-history chit-chat and to explore the shops...
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There are a couple of these restaurants around Tokyo. This one is in Kanda and I was walking the neighbourhood the other week with my good buddy Mike Kulyk after we'd spent some...
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The Guardian newspaper in London has started a new Tokyo City Guide and as part of that there is a section on Tokyo photobloggers. It was nice to be asked to contribute and...