| 08 Nov 09 |
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Brassai’s ‘Paris by Night’ was a book I couldn’t put down and it got me regularly out & about with my camera at night for the first time.Brassaï (the pseudonym of Gyula Halász) (September 9,...
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| 08 Nov 09 |
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Late last month Alfie headed off with a student to shoot a gig in Ikebukuro’s ‘Black Sheep’ bar, featuring The Simones.Photographing musical performances is great fun but it can be a real lotter...
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| 07 Nov 09 |
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Learning about any artform means studying those who have done it or are doing it. No.1 in my Top Ten; Joel MeyerowitzIf I had 72hrs in every day, I’d be spending at least 24 of them writing content ...
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| 06 Nov 09 |
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British professional model, Dean, joins us this week for some model-shooting action over at Yumenoshima Park.Last week’s superb shoot down at Odaiba set a new benchmark for Japanorama and for our st...
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| 06 Nov 09 |
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One week, a stack of photos and I feel myself falling in love with Tokyo’s ‘Rainbow Bridge’.I get around Tokyo. Some weeks I might walk 60km around the place, working, searching-out locations fo...
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| 06 Nov 09 |
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One of Japanorama’s longest-standing photography students does us proud with an amazing set shot on his recent trip.Rob Piazza has been an on-and-off photography student with us for about 18months. ...
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| 06 Nov 09 |
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We will be following the path of the Second Station of the Old Tokkaido Road, from Shinagawa to Suzugamori.This weekend’s photowalk covers about four miles, the entirity of the second station of the...
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| 05 Nov 09 |
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New video blog and some shots from a trip Hunter and Irwin took down to Golden Gai to shoot a feature.Welcome to the new installation of the video blog from Japanorama – this time we plumb one of th...
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| 30 Oct 09 |
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This Sunday we have a great shoot lined up down at the old Fort in Odaiba, with Johan and Akiko. Great location and superb models.Tokyo is just full of superb locations for shooting portraits and fash...
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| 22 Oct 09 |
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Video Blog #3: Short clip of the outdoor session we had with Akiko on Sunday.In case you missed the session on Sunday with the lovely Akiko, here’s a short video showing what we did and how we shot ...
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| 22 Oct 09 |
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In the average week I get asked lots of times: ‘how you do that?’ So, here starts a new series of articles on that theme.One of the reasons I carry all my gear, all of the time is so that I can se...
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| 21 Oct 09 |
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A new, regular service from us chaps at Japanorama. This week Irwin & Hunter go street-strobing in Komazawa Koen.The first entry in the Japanorama video blog series. Hunter and Irwin come across an in...
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| 21 Oct 09 |
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This is currently just a wet-dream but if and when it arrives, any new 85mm 1.4 lens has some big shoes to fill.Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t leave the house without my Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 AF...
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| 20 Oct 09 |
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Alfie finally succumbed to the iPhone and week-one of ownership turned out to be busy and inspirational.I used to think, around the time that mobile-phones first came out [yes, I am that old], that ...
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| 20 Oct 09 |
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As iPhones descend like a rash upon the civilised world, we decided it was about time we had a mobile-friendly version of our site.The iPhone is everywhere. In Japan you will be hard-pressed to find a...
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| 20 Oct 09 |
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If you are looking for an ultra-wide lens for your Nikon, in my opinion this is better than Nikon’s 12-24 AF-S DX.Ultra-wide lenses are great fun but getting a good one at a reasonable price can be ...
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| 20 Oct 09 |
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A great time was had by all as we teamed-up with Akiko and headed down to the Sumida River for our weekly model shoot.Great models, interesting locations, photographic talent on-tap to help you learn ...
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| 19 Oct 09 |
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Alfie finally succumbed to the iPhone and week-one of ownership turned out to be busy and inspirational.I used to think, around the time that mobile-phones first came out [yes, I am that old], that ...
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| 16 Oct 09 |
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We take a look at what these light modifiers are doing to your, well, light. There’s only so many times that the light from a bare speedlite will carry you through the day. You need to shape, squeez...
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| 16 Oct 09 |
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As iPhones descend like a rash upon the civilised world, we decided it was about time we had a mobile-fridnely version of our site.The iPhone is everywhere. In Japan you will be hard-pressed to find a...
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