Comments on: Faces of Tokyo Series: Coming of Age Day at Meiji Jingu http://jasoncollin.org/2009/01/15/faces-of-tokyo-series-coming-of-age-day-meiji-jingu/ The website for Jason Collin featuring his photography and movie & TV show reviews. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:07:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kimonos Up Close at Meiji Jingu - Nihon Sun http://jasoncollin.org/2009/01/15/faces-of-tokyo-series-coming-of-age-day-meiji-jingu/comment-page-1/#comment-839 Kimonos Up Close at Meiji Jingu - Nihon Sun Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:01:38 +0000 http://jasoncollin.org/?p=1285#comment-839 [...] Nihon Sun Photo Gallery was a beautiful shot of  Mt. Fuji and you can see more great images from Seiji no Hi by Jason Collin on his website [...] [...] Nihon Sun Photo Gallery was a beautiful shot of  Mt. Fuji and you can see more great images from Seiji no Hi by Jason Collin on his website [...]

]]> By: Chris (i-cjw.com) http://jasoncollin.org/2009/01/15/faces-of-tokyo-series-coming-of-age-day-meiji-jingu/comment-page-1/#comment-825 Chris (i-cjw.com) Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:33:58 +0000 http://jasoncollin.org/?p=1285#comment-825 I'd second (third? forth?) the comments about that top photo. Unique and evocative, I love it. I’d second (third? forth?) the comments about that top photo. Unique and evocative, I love it.

]]> By: Jason Collin http://jasoncollin.org/2009/01/15/faces-of-tokyo-series-coming-of-age-day-meiji-jingu/comment-page-1/#comment-824 Jason Collin Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:32:12 +0000 http://jasoncollin.org/?p=1285#comment-824 Yeah, having the ojisans pose the girls definitely helped a lot, otherwise all shots would have had busy backgrounds. I do like to take candid shots, and managed to get a few, but getting posed shots was also a nice change too since it's extremely rare to find girls in kimonos just posing out on the street. I thought why didn't the girls ask the ojisans for copies of the photos or something? Especially since they were being posed, etc. Maybe they did and I just didn't see it or realize it. I was just taking a break leaning against a pole at the shrine and became aware a Japanese girl was photographing me. A few minutes later I saw her again and gave her my business card and asked her to send me a copy of the photos. She was surprised I had noticed her photographing me. Told her it was obvious, especially to another street photographer! No copies sent yet though. Yeah, having the ojisans pose the girls definitely helped a lot, otherwise all shots would have had busy backgrounds. I do like to take candid shots, and managed to get a few, but getting posed shots was also a nice change too since it’s extremely rare to find girls in kimonos just posing out on the street.

I thought why didn’t the girls ask the ojisans for copies of the photos or something? Especially since they were being posed, etc. Maybe they did and I just didn’t see it or realize it.

I was just taking a break leaning against a pole at the shrine and became aware a Japanese girl was photographing me. A few minutes later I saw her again and gave her my business card and asked her to send me a copy of the photos. She was surprised I had noticed her photographing me. Told her it was obvious, especially to another street photographer! No copies sent yet though.

]]> By: Dale http://jasoncollin.org/2009/01/15/faces-of-tokyo-series-coming-of-age-day-meiji-jingu/comment-page-1/#comment-823 Dale Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:00:36 +0000 http://jasoncollin.org/?p=1285#comment-823 Hey Mr Paparazzi! I was there before it got too crowded and could take some unobstructed shots of the girls freely walking around the shrine - mostly candid photos, though perhaps generally the posing ones give the best "classical" scene overall. You missed the huge gathering in front of the Shibuya Town Hall, where they have their offical "city" ceremony. One thing about taking such photos, if you do get some real gems, it's a shame that you can't share them with the model you took them of (ie. no contact). I'd at least like to give that back (especially when photos they will have of themselves will be less-than-ideal cell-phone, compact cam pics) Hey Mr Paparazzi!
I was there before it got too crowded and could take some unobstructed shots of the girls freely walking around the shrine – mostly candid photos, though perhaps generally the posing ones give the best “classical” scene overall.

You missed the huge gathering in front of the Shibuya Town Hall, where they have their offical “city” ceremony.

One thing about taking such photos, if you do get some real gems, it’s a shame that you can’t share them with the model you took them of (ie. no contact). I’d at least like to give that back (especially when photos they will have of themselves will be less-than-ideal cell-phone, compact cam pics)

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