Year of the Horse

Welcome Year of the Horse!   I can’t believe it is 2014 already.   I remember being a kid and 2020 seemed so far away but now it is only 6 years away.    Thank You for everyone who came to visit ShootTokyo and engage with me over the past few years.

A long year

I feel like this year has gone on forever.    I think I have accomplished a lot this year and have areas I want to continue to improve. The goals I set out for myself for 2013 were: #1 Be a student of photography #2 Improve my technical skills as a photographer #3

The Portfolio and Print Shop

The Portfolio It is with much excitement I introduce the new ShootTokyo Portfolio and Print Shop. I decided it was time to refresh and relaunch a portfolio site to allow you a way to view my best images. There are three ways you can enjoy viewing my images

Friends in Singapore

I have traveled around so much for work that I have been lucky enough to build a network of friends all over the world.   A lot of my friends are very international and move around as well so I know people in one city and move to another but we still stay connected

Leica Singapore

I feel good that the year is coming to a close.  I am looking forward to some down time with my family and unwinding at the end of the year.   Here are a few shots from my from my recent visit to see my Audi sales guy.   I’m not sure I would buy a green R8

Safecast.org

I am feeling busier and busier as we approach the year end.   I am hoping that life slows down over the holidays and gives me a chance to catch up at home with my family. Today’s configuration: Leica M Monochrom with various Leica lenses My Audi sales guy has

A busy end to the week

My week continued extremely busy.   I feel like I never ever stop.   People always comment to me that they don’t know how I am able to maintain my blogging and shooting schedule.  I find that the busier I am the more I am able to accomplish.

A busy start to the week

When I was in Sydney last week I didn’t get much chance to get out and shoot.  I was able to capture this shot of Darlin Harbor out of my hotel window.    I have one more trip for the year and then I am done.   I have a red eye to Singapore on Sunday and a red

A creature of habit

I’m a creature of habit.   I am happy to do the same things, read the same type books, watch the same TV shows, eat at the same places, go to the same places with the same people.   I have been trying to mix it with up my photography lately and shoot more film

Another roll down

I got a bit lazy and haven’t been shooting film as much as I wanted lately so I have been making a concerted effort to shoot more film.   I am really pleased with the results I am seeing and just a few rolls later I am reminded why I love the look of film

On the road again

I’m back on the road again.  I am sitting at Narita Airport waiting for my red eye flight to Sydney.   I can’t count how many red eye flights I have taken this year.  Actually I probably can but I prefer not to.

Beautiful Jiyugaoka Morning

My friend Steve was in town with his wife Laura from Taipei this weekend.   I had a little free time this morning and I was able to catch up with them for photowalk around Jiyugaoka.   It was great to see them.  I need to head to Taipei for a weekend of photography

Black (& White) Friday

I got up early today and as I was heading out the door at 6:45 as usual I realized I didn’t have any early morning meetings for once.   The benefit of working for a US based company – Thanksgiving Weekend!   While it isn’t a holiday in Japan I can

San Francisco

What a long but fantastic 10 days in San Francisco.   I’m sitting in my hotel room, packed, exhausted and ready to head to the airport.    Last weekend I held a photowalk when I had a little free time.   As always a great crowd showed up.

Considerably Less Busy

I was considerably less busy this week than the past month or so.   ‘Less busy’ is a relative term with me as I always have a million and one things going on at once.   I have a very demanding work schedule and a very aggressive personal and family

San Francisco Photowalk

I will be going to San Francisco for business and when I travel I like to hold photowalks in the city I am in as it is a great way to see the city and meet up with a lot of people at once.   I have held past photowalks in Tokyo, Sydney, Beijing, Singapore

Mood Board

I have been trying out a new approach of hosting ‘Happy Hours’ as a technique of team celebration coupled with company awareness/market awareness with a lot of success.   In August I rented out the famous and trendy bar ‘So Tired’ in Marunochi

Good Morning Jiyugaoka

I love that the heat of Tokyo has finally left us and Autumn is here.    I went for a nice walk this morning around Jiyugaoka to take some photos and pick up a drink at Starbucks.   I order the same thing every time I got to Starbucks; a Grande Americano in a Venti

The Leica C1

I was looking around online last week and found a Leica C1 for $90.   The condition of this little camera is absolutely amazing.  It is mint.  I even have the cool little plastic weather proof case it comes with.   The C1 was one of Leica’s first compact cameras

Shimokitazawa

I have only been to Shimokitazawa once before so it was nice to get out and explore that area a bit.    While I really like shooting film I think what I really like the processing part.   With digital I can shoot, get it home, process it really fast