Building NYC

NYC Diorama BuildOnce and a while, whenever I build a diorama for my figure photos, I like to post some behind-the-scenes photos as people seem to enjoy looking at them. Usually I’ll just post a pic or two, but for more involved builds I try to document my process a bit more so I can share it around. Photographing in-progress work not only helps me, as it gives me a reference incase I forget how I did something, but it also hopefully helps others and maybe provides a bit of inspiration for you all to try it yourself!

Today we’re going to look at a diorama project that I’ve been slaving away at for the past few weeks.

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NYOTAKU Print Shop

Mako & Ryuko Nendoroid Photo Print

Today I come to you with some exciting news! You can now buy prints of my photos on Storenvy!! Come check out my shop at: http://nyotaku.storenvy.com/

Right now I only have 8″x12″ prints available, but if people are interested I could make larger prints as well. Just let me know if you would be interested in large prints, and if enough people are interested, I’ll have them printed!

If there are other photos you would be interested in seeing printed, just comment and let me know which photos you want and I might add them in the next batch 🙂

Happy Shopping!
http://nyotaku.storenvy.com/

Shooting with iphone

Shiozaki HarunoNot so long ago, when I began to really get into photography, I decided it was time to go for a big camera upgrade. I went for a 5D Mark II with a 17-40 L lens, and have been shooting with it for about a year or so now. It’s a really nice setup, and I always love shooting with it, but once and a while it’s nice to try and see what happens when you leave the world of fancy DSLR cameras and go back to basics.

So it was time for a challenge: Leave the fancy camera behind, and shoot with just a phone!

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Springtime 2015

Springtime 2015One tradition that I love to do every year is to do a spring-themed post. Spring is always such a lovely time of year, and seeing everything in bloom is quite a beautiful sight! With warmer weather and beautiful nature to look at, I always enjoying taking photos during springtime with all the vibrant colors to capture.
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Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy Chinese New YearA few days late, but last Thursday was the start of the new lunar year! This time it’s the year of the lamb/goat, is it your lucky year?

I’ve really enjoyed doing themed holiday posts in the past, so I decided to do one for Chinese New Year. Even though I don’t celebrate it myself I love learning about the tradition, and It was fun picking out various themed pieces for the photos! Does your family celebrate the Lunar New Year?
Satsuki's Chinese New Year
A red envelope from Ryuko!

Mako Chinese New Year

Hope you enjoyed the photos! Happy Lunar New Year!