Going widescreen in Kyoto
I was recently in Kyoto for a week, shooting a big event for an American client. I got...
Photography
Photowalk in Yokohama, 24th November: Composition, Colour & Creativity
It’s been far too long since I did a workshop so on the 24th of November I’ll be...
Portrait & nude photography workshop, Tokyo: Sunday 4th March
Last Sunday’s workshop was great fun and everyone got some great shots. This coming Sunday, we have the...
Autumn leaves in Tokyo: out and about with the Hasselblad H4D-40
Autumn is always my favourite season in Japan, all be it that we’ve had a few odd autumns...
Fashion photography in Tokyo: Kat in Ikebukuro
Shooting fashion on location in Tokyo is one of my favourite things. This shoot ended up with some...
New studio in Azabujuban, Tokyo: headshots, portraits, lighting workshops & more
After years of trying to find somewhere convenient, friendly and in partnership with someone I like and trust,...
Ballet photography in Tokyo: Alexandra Farber
Professional ballerina, Alexandra Farber, came out to shoot with me during her visit to Tokyo earlier this year....
DIGITAL WORKFLOW: My response to ‘Website Calls Your Bluff on That ‘Unedited’ Photo’
I recently came across an article on the FStoppers website, about a new website that sniffs your Lightroom-edited...
File naming, image tagging and the arrival of AI, machine-learning & Sensei
In this post I tell you a little about my file-naming protocols, the ways I manage my photo...
Why I give my clients all the RAW files
I read a lot of posts online, see a lot of threads on social media from photographers, about...
Slow motion Tokyo: towards sunset in Shinjuku
A few slow-motion sequences shot, edited and graded by me as a little test for myself, as I...
Lessons, a fashion shoot and friendship: shooting for Shisa Brand in Tokyo
Two days of lessons, then a fashion shoot. Karen Sissal [a.k.a. Shisa] talks about coming to Tokyo from...
Some recent portraits of my kids, using the Hasselblad H4D-40
I’ve been really busy of late so it was nice to get out of the city for a...
My mobile photography: some Instagrams of 2017
Six weeks into this year, the year of the Rooster (my year, I was born in Rooster year...
“Have you had a good life, enough to base a movie on?”: getting cinematic in 2017.
I’ve been fascinated in watching movies for as long as I’ve been fascinated in photography. Over the years...
A little walk with the Hasselblad HC300mm f/4.5
After five busy days shooting in Kyoto, I dropped off the zoom I’d borrowed and picked up a...
Blurs in stations: a little study of people moving around in Tokyo
A few shots that I took whilst out doing a lesson focused on motion and movement with two of...
A little bit of nature, a little bit of urban: shooting Hibiya Park & Ginza on an autumn day
A few hours out shooting with a regular student from Germany gave us the opportunity to soak up...