Last week had to shoot some portraits of MTV Japan’s newest CEO. This man will be at the forefront of bringing out such shows like Pimp My Shinkansen, Tokyo’s Best Kabuki Crew, Takeshi and Butt-head, The Roppongi Hills, and so on. (Hah, The Roppongi Hills, good one Irwin). Sometimes I think I need a better...
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Men with big sticks
I’ve always wondered about how well a golf club would serve you in a zombie attack. It doesn’t seem very sturdy, and you’d really have to connect with the club to do any damage, and it seems rather difficult to wield. This is about as far as my interest in the sport of golf extends....
Greg & Harin
Well, crikey. I’m back in Japan from a short trip down-under, where I was lucky enough to get a little r&r and escape the enormous sweat gland that is Tokyo right now. But just so you know that it wasn’t all just fun and games, I managed to sneak in a wedding job as well...
A bit of fun
I’ve been asked on several occasions to provide more than just photography – sometimes people ask for a bit extra. Like this movie poster I shot for my best friend’s wedding a long time ago – ‘The Last Ninja’, a bit of a satirical homage to the old Sho Kosugi ninja films. Quite possibly still...
Yoyogi Boxing Gym
Here’s another batch of photos shot at a recent Japanorama strobist workshop I held in Yoyogi, Tokyo. The great thing about teaching photography in Tokyo is that you are always surprised at who will become willing subjects for your students – this time it was Japanorama student Rob Piazza who introduced this boxing gym to...
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...
The Importance of Having Watt-Seconds
One of my biggest concerns with my speedlighting kit is whether I’ll have enough flash power to make a dent in broad daylight. Of course, using large lights is always an option but not always feasible unless you have a gimp to carry around several battery packs and heads. So when Alfie suggested we do...
3 lights, 1 chair
Behold veteran journalist and media personality Torigoe Shuntaro. This is a cover shot for the magazine of the Tokyo American Club, for some kind of article. I’m usually not very well apprised of the story but I always do my research on my subjects. Gotta have something to talk to your subject about, so you...
Marissa @ abandoned train yard
Some shots from the weekend. Sorry for the late update guys, but things have been getting busier. This is Marissa – and as is fairly evident she does a great job modeling. The location was the industrial complex at Ougimachi, where there was an excellent section of unused train track for shooting. At least, we...
These guys bend differently
Big thank you to Capoeira practitioners P-Jay and Shingo for the weekend’s workshop. Definitely one of the more challenging workshops by far, as we had to deal with using flash to freeze motion as well as timing shutter releases to get a decent photo, not to mention auto-focus issues and our subjects moving all over...
