Tokyo Photo Locations - Moments In Time Ep 5
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- Join me in Tokyo for Episode 5 of Moments in Time where we fly from Kuala Lumpur to one of my favorite cities in the world, Tokyo, Japan. In transit, I share some of my techniques for getting all of my camera gear packed up and on the plane for international flights. I navigate and give tips for Tokyo’s sometimes confusing, but well connected, subway system as we visit my favorite of Tokyo’s many Japanese gardens, Kiyosumi. After some relaxing “nature bathing,” we’ll visit another one of Tokyo’s many attractions-Shibuya Crossing-where the crowd itself has become an attraction. It can be an overwhelming place so I share my favorite vantage point to capture all the action.
We pay a visit the Photo History Museum in Fujifilm’s Tokyo headquarters to speak with Sam Minami, the man responsible for bringing Fujifilm’s long legacy of color film into the new era as film simulations in their line of digital cameras. But no visit to Tokyo would be complete without some cityscape photography, so we head to Ginza for some architectural shots with my good friend, Kenji Yamamura, in the Tokyo International Forum Building. He gives us the local scoop on a unique reflection shot that’s somewhat obscure. We use some non-traditional tactics to capture the “Money Shot” (literally a tripod made of coins) before getting some sushi at one of my favorite restaurants in Ginza.
In this Moments in Time series, we take a journey around the world together, and share about photography, travel, people, food, experiences, and everything that happens between the frames I capture. Subscribe to this channel for new episodes each Tuesday.
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Production Credits:
Host: Elia Locardi
Guests: Sam Minami and Kenji Yamamura
Producers: Elia Locardi and Naomi Locardi
Director and Editor: Valentina Vee
Videographers: Valentina Vee and Andrey Misuytin
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Elia.. Your certainly living the life!! Love your work. energy and willingness to share.. YOU ROCK!
This series should have 10x as many views. Great stuff.
Another awesome adventure. Love the Money Shot!! 😁Watching from the Philippines 🇵🇭
I love the professional approach in each and every video. The footage, the soundtracks, all the explanations. Very well done!
Hope this channel really grows big, Elia has probably influenced me, more than any other photographer, too many Peter McKinnon clones out there, sure Peter's style is cool but its too much hipster, cool walking, 120 fps, slow mos for me. I get this format is different from photographing the world series but would love a walkthrough on images even if its a super-condensed version. My new favourite channel, thanks Elia
I totally agree mate. Elia is totally carving out his own niche with this series. I hope he continues!!
The Path Less Traveled just feel much more real world than the marketing style videos/photos that have no practical use. For me it’s all about the research followed by the sometimes popular location and putting your own twist on it. That’s what Elia does like any decent photographer so it’s much more relatable whilst Elia does it at a high level with exceptional post processing
That's such a nice compliment Ian, thank you!
Elia Locardi the truth is easy to say! I have been following you since Photographing the World 1. I am a professional myself and it’s hard to come by truly useful information whilst being entertaining. Literally booked a stay at the Shangri La in Dubai, based on that viewpoint from PTW3. Love the format of your new channel and really appreciate it!
Elia Locardi oh and surprised you haven’t checked out Scotland, landscape playground!
Great photo at the end. Always eager to see the final result of the location you are in. Thanks for the flawless episode, Elia!
This episode was jam-packed. I loved the interview at Fuji.
"All begs are belong to us" - brings back memories ;)
Always here waiting for your new upload! Thanks Elia!
Elia - I watch a lot of camera oriented videos on RUclips and I have to say you are a pleasure to watch. Having spent many of my younger years overseas I appreciate your cultural sensitivity and your desire to learn from locals you interact with. Not to mention I love your work! If you’re ever in the DC area I’d love to do a shoot with you and pick your brain.
Thanks for the compliment. When I make it up to DC, I'll let you know.
loved that reflection shot, looks a amazing place :-)
Japan is such an awesome place !!!!
You are doing a beautiful series. Lovely pictures.
Awesome video!... was super nice the interview at Fuji. Well produced.
It's so peaceful there😍😍😍😍😍
What a great video. Thanks so much. I am definitely stopping at all these locations when I visit Japan.
Just love the battery/coin tripod hahaha!
I love your work bro!
oh yeah !! really enjoyed it
Fantastic video and quite entertaining. Thank you for sharing
How much time 🤣😂 we have that around here too ... amazing video 👍
Really loved the Fujifilm visit. Another super entertaining video!
I'd like to go to Japan one day. The people looks are very polite and nice. The man you talking with the blue shirt he doesn't have Japanese accent. The whole video is awesome. Very creative. All the best man.
Waiting for this😁😁
What a great series. Loving it Elia
I have only been to Tokyo and Japan twice, on plane stopovers going to Vietnam. But the stopover was only an hour, so I had no time to leave the airport and go exploring. So yes, Japan is definitely on my bucket list for a photo adventure.......
Tokyo subway etiquette tip: if you're carrying a backpack, wear it *in front* when you're walking and standing. It's easier to avoid bumping it into people.
Awesome love the improve tripod. Can't wait for the next episode
Love your videos!!!! Want more !!
I loveJapan and visit it last year. seeing you photographing in Tokyo is just very exciting and makes me want to travel ;D
I will be moving to Tokyo early next year from the US so this was very enjoyable to watch.
That's pretty awesome you got to meet the guy behind the development film stock for Fujifilm. I still use Fujifilm in my Nikon F camera.
Great video series probably your best yet! Thanks
Travel and photograpghy nicely cocktailed
Hi Elia. Great stuff. A great recommendation that I received once was to carry a mini wheat bag or two (you can buy them or make them - rectangular, not too thick and about the size of your open hand) and they are perfect for positioning a camera on a surface so that it will stay stable and level. They also double (usually their original intended usage) as microwaveable heat bags for taking away aches and even as tiny, tiny headrests, just to take the pressure away on hard surfaces.
Thanks for the great videos. Really enjoyable to see the process, stories, travelling and sights beyond the pictures.
great visit at Fuji...Velvia was the dream (E6 so we wouldn't have to use Kodalux ever again) and such luscious saturation. Though I'd never leave digits now.
“All bags are belong to us” I don’t know why I laughed so hard so hard at that
lol
This confirms that I did indeed need to keep that part in the video. I wasn’t sure because it’s a pretty old joke but I thought someone would get a kick out of it.
@@valentinavee Laugh out loud funny. So glad you kept it in
8:22 ooo this transition
That TX-1!!! 🤤🤤🤤
Very interesting and informative video thanks
I liked the moneyshot part - and sushi off course.
Pretty Sure Mike Kelley just booked a flight to Tokyo after seeing that shot. ;)
I really like this series and I hope it will continue (for a long time). It's perfect that you have some days in between as well. I don't get it when RUclipsrs insist to do daily vlogs because eventually the content suffers and they kind of burn out. Keep up the good work :-)
Kjell Andersson Thanks! This has been a very rewarding project. Regarding daily vloggers, that’s such a different process I think. They record 20 mins of their day and make a 15 min video out of it. Each of Elia’s episodes has between 3 and 6 hours of raw footage (not counting b-roll) - even making a first cut takes a few days. Not to mention dealing with multi-cam, audio mixing, color correction, and graphics. While I do respect the hell out of daily vloggers, those who are editing their own videos have a lot less to do and can therefore output more often.
@@valentinavee I totally understand that the work effort is much greater with these kinds of videos and I didn't mean to compare it to vlogs. I only meant that I appreciate the quality level :-)
Thanks for the compliment Kjell! Valentina and I actually talked a lot about this before we started filming. We wanted it to feel more like something you'd see on TV. Even though we can't manage daily episodes, we're really happy to have 14 weekly releases. :)
Fantastic video EL. Feel free to make your post without constraints to time, it is all engrossing!
Lol I was gonna comment "money shot", so proud of my joke, but you said it right after I thought of it
i thought the *yen shot* was a perfect name 15:10 *yen to the rescue* lol
this was really great as i love tokio and is one of my favourite cities. I love the way it was filmed and it was really calm . Really enjoyable. Wish you could do more videos out of tokyo / japan.
CGPhotoKandou three more weeks of Japan videos on this channel!
Awesome video Elia! Amazing work and the most important thing is your morality what you show up with peoples that really impress me, love you man! Just Keep it up
Thanks for the compliment! :)
You are more than welcome in Osaka!
Thanks for the effort of the video.. :-)
I'm an aspiring photographer. just starting out and I just found your videos and I find it very interesting. And for me, I am Learning a Lot,. I immediateLy subscribe.
Thank you. Please continue to do a good job!
Once Andreas Gursky did the 99 cent photo, I'd call it 5 yen or 5 coins. Nice video man. I'm enjoying every episode
Great video, this Wass very useful, founded your channel today. I must say that this channel is really interesting
I cant believe that is how you got that shot of the reflections :-)
Great video😄
Third video I’ve watched of yours and I should’ve subscribed on the first. Amazing. 😭❤️
Thank you!
Awesome!❤️
Awesome video. Would have enjoyed more commentary about the f-stop and shutter used used to take that last photo.
Going to be honest. When you had your camera to the side on that small ledge I was panicking a bit.
I'm heading to Tokyo myself in a few months and will be taking photos in there as well.
ahh FujiChrome Velvia.... i knew thee well!
It's a great video. Please come to Yokohama next time.
Yokohama is a great city!
Actually, you can go all the way up to one of the rooftops in Shibuya (at the Magnet store, for free), it's an amazing view
I thought the guy on 1:52 was holding a lens in his mouth, silly me. :D :D Great videos by the way, i love them all.
Also leave the backpack in front of you and no on your back when you get into metro, it's better for their convenience ;-) Anyway it's an awesome moments your videos! Tx!
AND YOU HAVE A FLICKR ACCOUNT!????? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I love you!!!!!!!!!
Sam must have been a very interesting individual to hang with... kudos
Best way I've found to ensure there's overhead space on a plane is to select a seat at the back. You'll always be among the first to board and all the space is available.
That works sometimes as well.
hey man if you visit seoul let me show you around
5:59 my fav anime nanatsu no taizai , seven deadly sins
velvia is off the hook, I love it but I like my purples more
another great content. I totally love this new concept you bring in to your channel. Keep it up. Oh ya, does it really takes 20 minutes to prepare your hair? hehehe 😆
It was Yenpod! :D
Hi Elia,
seen many of your Videos. Awesome Quality, its real fun to view and highly educational.
As i have seen you are on nearly every Alliance Gold or diamond member. Because of that you are allowed much more bags.
Normaly when you have no status its reduced to one bag and one personal belonging aka laptop.
The Priority option brings sometime a second bag in.
From my personal experience if you have the allowed amount of items its normaly no problem even the cam bag weights 20kgs because, as you said, if they see that its worth an xx grand its normaly no problem.
But, from your personal experience. When you had officialy one bag and you came with 3 (heavy) bags. How did the person at checkin/ at the finger handled the situation?
Well, if I have 3 bags in production, then I fully expect to pay for the additional baggage. I carefully read airline policies before I book the tickets.
👍
For me the biggest problem of international travel is not overhead bin space, but the carry-on weight limit (often 10 kg or less) of most airlines, which is often enforced. I do not want to check my travel tripod or charger. If these are lost by the airline, they can easily be replaced in Tokyo or New York. Not so in smaller cities, not to mention more remote areas. No charger, and you are quickly dead in the water. No tripod, forget blue hour and night shots. Unless you have a mirrorless kit, it is very easy to exceed the weight limit with a couple of DSLR bodies, even APS-C, a few lenses, batteries, and other electronic gear. This is the major reason I plan on switching to mirrorless in the future.
It's true. I've had a lot of bad experiences with carry on weight. It's one of the main reasons I carry a backpack as opposed to a roller. Airline checkin rarely weighs backpacks but they routinely weigh roller bags.
Japanese yen and battery. Or you could shoot handheld with Panasonic Ibis 😜
Haha yes! Come to the dark side
Hello! What floor did you go up to o get the shot in side the building? Do you need a pass or can you just go up?
one jealous sub here! And that iphone is which model???
14:50 already getting mini heart attack
I'm surprised you didn't go to the Magnet by Shibuya 109 Observatory which lets you see Shibuya crossing from the 7th floor. It's also free.
...and you can probably set up a small tripod there too.
Yup, I've been there too. It's a pretty good view as well.
By the way, the batteries go into the hand luggage regardless of your worry about them getting damaged: it's airline regulation all over the world. Simply put, should they explode and burn the crew is trained to deal with them and can keep issues under control.
What if they're inside your camera already
@@AzamatoTheGreat that seems to still be under airline discretion. I check everything before departure and I never found mention of this (yet) but I know from other photographers that some airlines have enforced an "unplugged" policy.
That looks like Ginza!
Why you don t shoot with the new fujifilm medium format mirrorless camera , what has 100 megapixels ? :)
Another awesome vid. but this time you're in my neck of the woods. If you end up in Gunma, I know a lot of awesome places for nature shots. Feel free to email me. Always a floor to crash on too. Thanks for this video.
Sounds good, thanks!
Fuji needs to bring back the blimp.
clap clap
What is that sushi restaurant? I'm going to Japan soon, and I need restaurants to visit! Thanks!
Can you tell me what that first bag you showed was ? Looking for a medium backpack and I liked the look of that. Really interesting vlog, thanks.
It's the Mindshift Backlight series.
@@EliaLocardi thanks Elia
A yen for a photo :)
Elia, any suggestions on areas in to stay in? I am kind of mapping out a trip to Tokyo but just needing an area to stay in the is close enough to some good places to photograph.
I usually stay in the Minato Ward. It's pretty central to all the tourist spots.
Elia, we wish you could come to China and do an episode!
Which part of China?
@@EliaLocardi Beijing to start with I would recommend. I want to see your version of Great Wall.
Great contents, but you waited 2 months to post it? Thick jacket not in July!
i laugh everytime he mentions flickr hahaha.
Camera support in order to get the most stable shot is among the most important things in photography (IMHO). Do it any way you can🤨
Great Video Elia ! Did you need a permission for taking photos in the International Forum ?
No, it's ok to take photos there but sometimes they don't allow tripods.
The point Elia made on carrying camera gear along with you in the cabin baggage, is interesting, because I always check most of my gear in Pelican suitcases except for a body and my universal 24-70 lens just to shoot in airports . a i missing out some thing and risking most of my gear by checking in. ? appreciate views and suggestions. at any point in time my camera gear just the lenses+2 bodies and batteries weigh about 18 KG's
Rajeswar Rao Look up a few videos of baggage handlers throwing luggage at airports and you’ll never want to check your camera gear again. It’s just to fragile and there are too many small pieces, not to mention glass, to be putting it into the hands of the airlines. No matter how much padding the case has, exerting that much force is not good for the gear.
Another reason to carry it on with you is that checked luggage has the potential to be misplaced in transit. Typically, I start working shortly after I land and I need to assure that my gear is with me. There have been a few times were my luggage was lost for 3-4 days. Imagine if that was my camera gear and I wasn't able to do the job I was hired for.
'Scuse please, how to find auroras in Japan.
The bird chirping sounds in the subway aren’t to calm people down, they’re to help vision impaired people find the stairs :-)
Can it be both? ;)
@@EliaLocardi I heard that the eki melo (the music they play when the train is about to leave) is also designed to create a sense of urgency in people while keeping the overall mood light and calm. It's amazing the amount of thought that goes into these things :-)
At 01:51 I think I have seen this lady somewhere.oh yes in Casey neistat’s plane vs bus video
Came here for the interview with the color master Sam Minami and there's less than 3 minutes of it...
14:20 Ok I need to go there. I'll be next month in Tokyo, where can I find this spot?
Please help me :D
That's Tokyo international forum. （東京国際フォーラム）
@@Cna610 Thanks. Is the entry free? Or do I have to pay to get inside?
@@wergraphy4220 check out the website which is a top result on a google search. They have an English page with a very detailed document with everyone you could ever want to know about the building.
And not a bicycle in sight!
awesome video. please like, share and subscribe...