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Editorial, Wedding and Commercial Tokyo Photographer – Irwin Wong bio picture

Irwin Wong - Photographer

Welcome to my blog.

If you don't already know me, my name is Irwin Wong, and I'm an editorial photographer based in Tokyo, Japan.  I'm also affiliated with Japanorama.co.uk - the fastest growing source English-language source for learning photography in Tokyo - where I teach a series of lighting workshops.

This blog showcases some of my recent work, as well as photos from the workshops and classes I teach.  Hope you enjoy it, and you can always find more of my photos at my homepage here.

Monthly Archives: March 2010

How many looks can you get with 1 light grey backdrop?

The answer to that question? I have no idea. Here’s the situation – huge studio in Elizabeth Schwarzkopf’s Tokyo salon (they make hair products, for anyone unfamiliar, like me).  I’m shooting maybe 30 models in 4 hours – at least I’m supposed to be. Anyway there was no white backdrop in the studio. Huge studio...

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Kinfolk

I’m a sucker. Buy me dinner and I’ll take your photos.  That’s what my good friend Chris Nixon did in order to get his shots done with his new Kinfolk bicycle. Kinfolk is best described as a bicycle atelier out in Nakameguro.  Each bike frame is built to order and hand-made by 70-year old master...

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Photography Tip #1504 – Get drunk first

It’s incredibly important not to take this caper too seriously – sometimes it’s useful just to have a few drinks to loosen up and have a bit of fun.   All shots below were made with a D700, 24-70mm f/2.8, a bit of flash and a bottle of Remy Martin.  You can see the dangers...

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