As a foreigner in Japan, I get stared at: often. It doesn't bother me at all. So it doesn't really bother me to go the next step and do stuff that might get me stared at even back in my home country of England….
…like dropping into some small suburban town, putting some light-stands and strobes in the street and then adding a pretty woman in a ball-gown.
We'd done some shots earlier in the day with Yumi in more 'everyday' clothes but she'd changed for a shot we were planning to do in another small town on the way back into Tokyo.
On the way to the station my mate +Paul Church, who lives in this place – Yashio – walked me to this arrow painted on the street. Being a man who knows my taste in road-markings and street furniture, Paul was not wrong about me getting excited about a massive arrow like this.
So, Yumi stood there and I shot her. Lovely.
The Gear?
Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 Ai @ f/4
160ISO
1/160th sec
One SB800 on a stand at camera right, snooted
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Marco Damm
July 18, 2012
Love that idea +Alfie Goodrich! The ball dress, the stage lights and the background make a really interesting combination. Hope you'll do some more of these
Louis Lean
July 18, 2012
nice photo
au llanto
July 18, 2012
imran khan
July 18, 2012
nice
Seiji Yokota
July 18, 2012
good！
มนัส วงษ์วอ
July 18, 2012
สวยงามมาก
Andrea Borgia
July 18, 2012
Cool, I bet this feels a bit like Indiana Jones in the library
Lars Clausen
July 18, 2012
great shot and light Alfie!
Bharathi Kumar
July 18, 2012
Looks good snd pretty
Paul Church
July 18, 2012
Awesome! I'm glad you got some use out that arrow, coz I sure as hell didn't know what to with it!
Yusuf Ocak
July 18, 2012
nice work
Syad Rizvi
July 18, 2012
Not only nice work it's good!
Ricardo Vasconcelos
July 18, 2012
Great photo!
Dansoy G. Rosario
July 18, 2012
Wonderful!!!
David R Munson
July 19, 2012
I love the shot and I love the idea of doing setups like this in the midst of everyday life. I can relate, too, to getting stared at! When I was living in Korea and Taiwan, getting stared at pretty much happened continuously any time I left my apartment, and was generally accompanied by children pointing and yelling “waegook!” or “gui lao!” as I passed. After a while, it does grant one a strange sense of freedom…
Jay Boyle
July 18, 2012
Strobes in random urban settings?? Models blocking roadways?? Random foreigner in Asia?? Sounds like you and my buddy Dylan would get along great! http://www.flickr.com/photos/shalrath/5387259994/
Alfie Goodrich
July 20, 2012
Thanks for that link +Jay Boyle. That's a nice shot from Dylan.