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okay, so i departed New York after leaving a decent job with a famous magazine publishing company as an art dir and sometimes photographer. the sort of stuff like this:
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i decide to go East for a bit, check out the scene and see how well things will go between picking up photo gigs and using my savings. i leave this forum and head out, sending Tosa one last email from the airport.
i actually hit Hong Kong and Seoul first, and manage to get around there, doing the occasional photo project (of everything except girls). it's fun and relaxing.
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i might move to Hong Kong. i like Japan, but HK is more my kind of town (I'm now learning Chinese the fun way).
i have plenty of time to take pics for fun, too, and decide to settle on one 'style' for night shots.
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somewhere in there, i decide to try film. so i pick up a hasselblad and start shooting. my inexperience with film, film types, and the general fussiness of a manual camera (no batteries at all) seperates the work and free-time photography i do.
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i get to Japan, and spend a ton of time just learning to survive. no work is happening, until i figure out that no one is interested in a portfolio of Tokyo - but when i show NYC stuff, they all go wild and suddenly i start getting gigs for photos and stuff like video creation and editing for gaming expos and stuff.
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i get decent rooms depending on the gig, so my gaijin house apt sees less and less of me.
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i still spend the majority of my work assignments on things other than girls. my portfolio now has many pages of urban stuff.
i came back to New York from time to time, for anywhere from 4 to 8 days. mostly to see friends and make sure people knew i wasn't gone for good. that's how it is, if you're missing then you're assumed dead.
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i'm still sorting through the images and will add some more pics as i see fit. i won't be posting any cheesecake shots (well, maybe a few) but otherwise don't expect this to turn into a babe thread.
Interesting to see what you have been up to. I remember seeing you a great deal the first time I was around the forums (not under this name), but then... no more soly.
So how did you get a job as a photographer?
Azi
Some of those particularly the hasselblad give a very good feel of the place. Others seem very surreal with streams of light from cars but no people.
I feel like a virtual tourist.
I like the pictures, maybe you'll put in a couple more? By the way, what's it like in merry old Japan?
Hey Soly!
Don't you have any photos of riots and demonstrations?
Very nice stuff, I like the the first ones especially - in a way it's both alienating but also drawing.
Keep up the good work
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Beutifull looking pictures there Soly. :bow:
Heck, the internet is full of pictures of beautiful women, but those urban shots are some of the best I've ever seen, keep 'em coming please ~:cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by solypsist
Fantastic pictures, they're really making me itch to take some more myself. Definitely some of the best urban shots I've seen, you've created a great atmosphere.
As an aside, the first picture under "i get to Japan, and spend a ton of time just learning to survive. no work is happening, until i figure out that no one is interested in a portfolio of Tokyo - but when i show NYC stuff, they all go wild and suddenly i start getting gigs for photos and stuff like video creation and editing for gaming expos and stuff.", the one with three men strolling down a street, is really good. Is there a chance you could send me a 1440x900 version so I can use it as my desktop image?
Excellent pics Soly.
BTW, the first pic is great. Beautiful women~D
for some reason, i was compelled to take snapshots of my pack when i went to various gigs:
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wait, there's still more (i won't post all of them)
my first day in Tokyo and the Hasselblad
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one of my advert images. if you were in Japan then you might have seen the billboards. this is the original without text.
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WOW ~:eek:
You are really talented Soly!
check out his photoshopped pics in the gallery thread.. ludicrous! i didn't know one could even do stuff like that with photoshop.. :fainting:Quote:
Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince
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Wow. Just wow....
You're good. Godly even.
OMG OMG OMG Soly!!!
You have some serious equipment...
Laptop, iPod, Sony Ericsson S700i, many Nikon cameras.... WOOOOW
Nice pics, especially the nighttime city shots. Do you use the gun as a backup flash device, or is this how you get the girls to pose? ~;)Quote:
Originally Posted by solypsist
Most excellent equipment. And an Apple? You're a good person. ~:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by solypsist
I really like the first pic. in posts 19.
beautiful shot.
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Nice gear soly. I just recently purchased the Nikon D70 although Im thinking about getting the D2Hs.
truly awe inspiring.
i love the ones lookin up into the building.
and i love th night time desolate pictures. see the cars zooming by but no people no interaction. perfect automation thats where the worlds going (makes me sick)
but i had always though hong kong was crowded as hell, it looks deserted to me.
the d70 is a great camera - if you bought it as a pack you also have the very versatile 17-30mm lens. now all you need is a 10mm fisheye and a 30-70mm telephoto and you should be set for life.
as for the whole deserted hk comment. i mostly took pics of work centers and like most business districts, it empties out after work hours (especially at 4am).
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Originally Posted by Templar Knight
wehjoo ~:eek:
Nice pics soly...how'd you get the industial feeling/colors on it ?
Just turning it grayscale doesnt work for me.
As for the equipment,wow...show-off ;).
I'm thinking bout buying the D50, but €950,- is a lot of money :(.
most of those pics look fairly desaturated, which i know you can do with computer image editting, but probably with film techniques too. it think the desaturation gives the pics part of their "industrial" feel. but i have absolutely no clue what i'm talking about..Quote:
Originally Posted by Mithrandir
Absolutely artistic touch.. And when in Far East, it's more delicious..
Take some more Far Eastern beauty for me, pleeeeeease !
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Well, sorry, I just felt funny for a moment.. Erm.. My request is still valid though :)
Hey, as someone who's entire family lives in HK and goes there every year...beautiful.
Wow, I see you lived a life there, colorful life. ~;) In Japan and Hong Kong, no less.
We're all jealous. But what's with the gun?
Cool pics, too.
this is about as "babe" as this thread is gonna get
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contract photos, so they're clean and not industrial looking. car shows (wow, are there a lot of these...)
oh, and the blonde is Australian, in case you're wondering.
my favorite picture out of everything I took photos of (girlfriends included).
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wow how high was the building you were in.