Monday, January 11, 2010 Posted in personal
We saw the beginning of 2010 at Zojoji Temple and the releasing of over 3000 balloons into the air. Now, before any environmentalists keel over in disbelief I can tell you these balloons are made from what the Japanese call “Oblaat”. “Oblaat” is the thin clear material that surrounds medicine capsules that dissolve in water....
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Tags: 2009, 2010, Balloon Festival, film, Fuji Pro 800Z film, Hamamatsucho, I shoot film, japan, Leica M7, New Years, New Zealand Wedding Photographer, night photography, tokyo, Tokyo Tower, Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1, Zojoji Temple
Sunday, December 27, 2009 Posted in personal
I guess I’ll continue the list of things that I will miss about Japan. The food has to be at the top of the list, although most portions are minuscule in comparison to New Zealand the experience of eating in a nice restaurant is always amazing. This photo was taken in Ginza where you can...
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Tags: Contax 645, film, fish, Fuji Pro 400H, Ginza, japan, Japanese food, medium format, night photography, restaurant, scan, tokyo, Zeiss Planar T* 80mm f/2
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 Posted in personal
Tags: Auckland portrait photography, Auckland wedding photography, city, Festival, fine art, Fireworks, Hamilton portrait photographer, Hamilton wedding photographer, japan, Japanese, Leica M8, metropolitan, New Zealand Wedding Photographer, New Zealand wedding photography, night photography, park, People, photography, R-D1, Race course, Rangefinder, st clair, tokyo, traditional, Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1, Wellington Portrait photography, Wellington wedding photographer
Thursday, July 30, 2009 Posted in personal
A traditional dancing festival held in Kagurazaka, Tokyo. The participants shouted “This is our dance, we can’t stop dancing” over and over again. This festival went on for over three hours and was a crazy environment to be in. This is a sample of a selected set of 65 images that I will be making...
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Tags: Auckland portrait photography, Auckland wedding photography, Awa odori, black and white, buildings, city, Festival, fine art, Hamilton portrait photographer, Hamilton wedding photographer, japan, Japanese, Kagurazaka, kimono, Leica M8, metropolitan, New Zealand Wedding Photographer, New Zealand wedding photography, night photography, People, photography, Portraits, Rangefinder, st clair, tokyo, Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1, Wellington Portrait photography, Wellington wedding photographer, 神楽坂, 祭り, 阿波踊り
Tags: Auckland portrait photography, Auckland wedding photography, Camera Portrait, Epson, Gear, Hamilton portrait photography, Hamilton wedding photography, Leica M8, New Zealand wedding photography, night photography, personal, photography, professional photographer, R-D1, Rangefinder, st clair, tokyo, Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1, Wellington Portrait photography, Wellington wedding photographer
Saturday, July 4, 2009 Posted in personal
Had a walk around tonight with a new Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 that I picked up recently. I’ll post some photos of it soon for those that are interested. Hopefully the weather will be nice tomorrow so I can get out and take some more photos.
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Tags: Auckland portrait photography, Auckland wedding photography, black and white, city, city lights, Hamilton portrait photography, Hamilton wedding photography, japan, Japanese, Leica M8, metropolitan, New Zealand wedding photography, night photography, People, photography, professional photographer, Rangefinder, st clair, tokyo, Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1, Wellington Portrait photography, Wellington wedding photographer
Monday, April 20, 2009 Posted in portrait
I’m still behind in finishing work off, I’ve been a little distracted by my new camera that I just bought. For those of you who know I’ve been a Canon 5D man, but last week I sold all of my Canon gear including every lens I have and replaced it with a Leica setup. So...
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Tags: 135mm f/2 L, 5D, Artist, canon, Girl, japan, Japanese, night photography, People, Portraits, Sayulee, Singer, style, tokyo
Monday, April 13, 2009 Posted in wedding
I had the pleasure of photographing Sayaka and Satoshi’s wedding yesterday. It was a great day which resulted in over 800 photos. The wedding was a traditional Japanese style wedding which took place in Nogizaka, Tokyo. Keep an eye out over the next week for a lot more photos and also a slideshow.
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Tags: 135mm f/2 L, 5D, black and white, bride, canon, Epson, groom, japan, Japanese, kimono, night photography, nogizaka, People, R-D1, Rangefinder, st clair, style, tokyo, traditional, wedding
Saturday, March 21, 2009 Posted in personal
Went to the Hyatt last night and had some farewell drinks for Natalie. Had a great time, listened to some live jazz, and enjoyed great company.
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Tags: black and white, buildings, city, Epson, Hyatt Park Hotel, japan, night photography, Portraits, R-D1, Rangefinder, st clair, tokyo
Thursday, March 5, 2009 Posted in personal
Recently I’ve been really busy but managed to get out earlier this week and shoot a few photos in Odaiba. It has great views over Tokyo bay back into Tokyo where you can see Rainbow bridge and the Tokyo Tower. Hopefully I will have more free time to get out of the house and get...
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