Before coming to Japan i was never that keen a photographer, i hadn’t owned a digital camera when i was in Australia so the expense and effort in getting photos developed from traditional camera i had put me off.
Since moving here i’ve bought a few cameras with the current one being this Canon IXY Digital 2000 IS, and most recently i picked up a Sanyo Xacti HD 1010 video camera that shoots stills too. I try to take at least one of these with me everywhere i go, there’s usually one in the bag i take to work each day.
On the weekend however, especially at night, i usually rely on my iPhone to capture a few random photos, not the best quality but it does the job.
Any-hooo, with all these devices i manage to end up with quite a few pictures, some interesting some not so interesting, here’s a few i came across when freeing up some space.
I pass this cool fluffy black dog on my way to work most mornings.
Fireworks are readily available in supermarkets, this was at the last Hanabi Party i went too.
Update: Created an account on Vimeo and starting to post some videos there. Or you if you can’t be bothered going to Vimeo you can check them out here, Summer In Japan and the First iPhone In Japan but don’t expect too much, i haven’t got any editing software yet do they’re still as shot, they will get better though. Lastly if you want to check out how to fold a shirt the Japanese way then you can see that here.
Since moving to Japan i’ve developed a bit of an interest in photography and now own a nice Canon Digital Camera which often gets a good workout on the weekends as i make my way around the Yamanote Line.
Japan is such a great place to take photographs and there’s certainly no shortage of inspiration as you walk the streets and visit different places on the weekend.
So last weekend, after considerable time spent reading reviews on various sites, i decided to step things up a bit and buy a High Definition Movie Camera and after only a few days playing with it i’m glad i did.
Update: The best clip i’ve taken with it so far, still raw footage but i’ll be editing it soon. Check it out on Vimeo for full HD.
A little over a month ago i started a 2nd competition, this time giving away a Canon IXY Digital L4 Camera to one lucky recipient.
The purpose of the competition was to help launch Japan Singles and i can say in the first month it’s going very nicely with over 220 people signing up in February alone, i hope these numbers continue in the months to come.
The competition has been run and won and with the help or random.org i’m happy to announce the winner.
The winner is Ludovico / Matthew from Blog About Your Blog, who i will contact directly and ask what colour Canon Camera they’d like.
Thanks to all for your participation and i’m sure there’ll be more competitions run in the future.
