Sensouji Temple, Asakusa

May 3, 2010 · Posted in Architecture, Tokyo · Comment 

Ages ago now I went to Sensouji Temple for some reason, I can’t really remember. SY and I were doing a bit of Tokyo tourism I guess. I prepped these photos months ago but never got round to posting them, so here they are. If you like looking at shrines, you might enjoy these.

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Tiger Man sighted!

March 23, 2010 · Posted in People / Culture, Tokyo · 1 Comment 

Yesterday SY and I went to see `I love you Philip Morris` in Shinjuku Piccadilly. As is our style now, we bought KFC in with us, sat in the front rows, and guzzled for about half of the movie. The movie itself is pretty funny, and quite sweet at points, with Ewan Mcgregor acting all adorable and Jim Carrey hopelessly in love with him. Anyway, what I`m talking about here is Tiger-man.

I spotted Tiger Man as we were leaving the theater. I guess he was watching the same movie. SY didn`t see him so for about five floors we gave chase down the escalators seeking him out. Then we saw him. Wow, crazy Tiger Man. In the gift shop I actually approached and said in polite Japanase `may I please take a photo`.

Well, he just totally ignored me. Huh! So I went ahead and took like 3 photos of him anyway. SY too. I guess he`s used to paparazzi like us. But if you don`t want to be noticed, why dress like that?

I wouldn`t want to sit next to him in the theater. All his gizmos would take up a lot of space. He looks like he`s selling something, but he`s not, that`s just his costume. SY said he`s actually a postman- and she learned that from a Japanese Tv show.

 

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First lesson with Alfie

January 14, 2010 · Posted in Tokyo · Comment 

So today I had my first lesson with Alfie Goodrich, a pro photographer based in Tokyo. It was my first time to use the new SB-600 flash I bought for my camera, and first time to go off camera. It was pretty awesome, and I`m psyched about future possibilities, especially for haikyo, and shooting people in haikyo. We`ll see.

Here`s one shot we came up with. We had no model so I just shot Alfie.

Without a flash this shot is basically impossible- it`s too dark. In haikyo I`ve been using HDR so far, but am confident better results can be had using flash- certainly when it comes to shooting models.

Friend Bakery

January 9, 2010 · Posted in Food / Drink, Japangrish, Tokyo · 2 Comments 

A tasty nibble I snacked upon in Kyushu- though probably available all over Japan. Just smack your surf-board sleeping friend over the head and bake her into a biscuit.

 

 

 

More Japangrish and J-products than you can shake a stick at.

Belly of the Whale – Yurakucho Forum

January 7, 2010 · Posted in Architecture, Tokyo · 4 Comments 

I’ve wanted to shoot the interior of the Yurakucho International Forum for some time, but only now got round to doing it- pushed ahead by a meeting with international jet-setter and club photographer Joshua Dearing. We did a photowalk around the structure, then through Ginza, finishing up in the big Starbucks where we talked plenty about extending life and Apple’s next product release.

HDR of 3 RAW images stopped 2 f’s apart, with Color Efex Pro applied.
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Fukuoka

January 4, 2010 · Posted in Tokyo · 4 Comments 

SY and I went to Fukuoka last week for onsen and haikyo- here’s a night shot from the 24th floor of the massive JAL hotel. That’s Fukuoka Tower on the right. Shots of the various haikyo (WW2 era suicide boat training facility, 19th century prison, Kawamina Shipyard, and the Russian Village-esque Porcelain land) coming over the next few weeks.

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