Great character indeed, luckily for you there are plenty such in Tokyo 🙂
You’re shooting these from a low angle, what technique of street photography are you using? I usually keep my camera in front of my chest and use a wide-angle lens and the camera in continuous focus mode.
I always carry my camera in my hand, with the strap wrapped round my wrist, so for this photo — and the first geisha in the previous post — I simply crouched down briefly and fired off the shot. However, with the bright, steady sun, I’d pre-focused for this shot, so only had to worry about composition. But with the low-light of the geisha shot, I just had to focus manually — that’s the only option available to me.
Oh, and I use a 35mm lens (on a full-frame camera). After experimenting with different focal lengths, the last 18-24 months had made me realise that’s what suits me the best.
Martin says
I’d say he looks like a guy who can take care of himself.
Lee says
Yeah. Gentle giant he may be, but it’d perhaps be best not to test that theory!
Taki says
He doesn’t have the gyoza ears… Check his fingers and invite him to a pint if he’s got all of those 🙂
Lee says
If I did, I’m sure he’d have a few interesting tales to tell. A bruiser he may or may not be, but he definitely looks like a real character.
Hans ter Horst says
Great character indeed, luckily for you there are plenty such in Tokyo 🙂
You’re shooting these from a low angle, what technique of street photography are you using? I usually keep my camera in front of my chest and use a wide-angle lens and the camera in continuous focus mode.
Lee says
There are — more than enough!
I always carry my camera in my hand, with the strap wrapped round my wrist, so for this photo — and the first geisha in the previous post — I simply crouched down briefly and fired off the shot. However, with the bright, steady sun, I’d pre-focused for this shot, so only had to worry about composition. But with the low-light of the geisha shot, I just had to focus manually — that’s the only option available to me.
Oh, and I use a 35mm lens (on a full-frame camera). After experimenting with different focal lengths, the last 18-24 months had made me realise that’s what suits me the best.
Kankeinai says
For a second, I saw a weapon under his jacket. Nice “mood”.
Lee says
Thanks! Thankfully not…