Japan’s Art Aquarium opens its first permanent museum in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. Ever since the stunning goldfish exhibition stepped foot in Tokyo back in 2007, it has become an annual summer tradition of Nihonbashi, a vibrant city district in Tokyo, attracting over 10 million visitors over the years. Now, the Art Aquarium has opened its first…
Will any of the shows go on? AMIDST COVID-19 EVENT CANCELLATIONS, VENUES TAKE MEASURES TO ENSURE HEALTH SAFETY. For Japan, CP+ was the snowball that started all of this, but a wave of event cancellations are being announced in real time as the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) continues to spread at viral rates. The majority of…
“Best place for car lovers…” Lights, camera, action! The time has come to roll out the red carpet for the auto industry’s hottest rides at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2020. The TOKYO AUTO SALON is an international event that focuses on endorsing brand new and innovative cars and accessories related to automotive industries. Every year,…
WHAT IS STROBE POWER AND HOW MUCH DO I NEED? Photographers love to get overly technical sometimes when talking about strobes. How to measure light output, guide numbers, falloff etc. Although that can be interesting and useful, what most people care about when buying strobes is Power, Features, and Price. UNDERSTANDING WATT SECONDS If you’re…
July 13th (Sat), 14th (Sun) and 15th (Mon) 2019: A music festival that brings the Thai water festival all over the world, “S2O JAPAN SONGKRAN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2019 (Japan Songkran Music Festival 2019 – “S2O JAPAN 2019”) was held. Top world DJs such as Knife Party, Nicky Romero, Showtek and Yellow Claw as headliners, in…
This year, the EDC Japan festival was expected to be even bigger and more diverse in its musical offerings, with hip-hop, trap, techno and house music—complemented by talent from Japan’s local music scene. HARD and Factory 93, two of Insomniac’s most distinctive brands, will be hosting stages at EDC Japan for the first time. HARD…
Was able to get some basketball tickets for the Shibuya Sun Rockers B.League home stand against the Niigata Albirex. It was pretty fun time to shoot some shots from the stands, so I decided to go back the next day with media access and shoot some more, this time from the floor. Shooting from the…
In many ways, 2017 has been an exciting year for Shogunmaster Photography. New adventures, new places, new partnerships, new friendships, and plenty of exciting events in which I have participated. As 2017 is all wrapped up and 2018 is ramping up to be yet another promising year. Truth be told I’m really glad to be seeing the end of…
Over the decades, people have been reading Playboy magazine for the articles and magazines like FHM have been teasing its readers with girls barely wearing anything. Well, what about all those photo shoots? So much work, that a glimpse behind-the-scenes would draw a far less aroused response if you could see it. Shogunmaster Photography and creative director…
Congratulations to team China for becoming the WCS 2017 Grand Champion for the the 15th anniversary. Their amazing costumes and performance on stage stunned the crowd both days with some ‘Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon’ moves, it was no surprise that they took home the Championship along with several other awards! Complete highlights and event coverage…
Let’s face it. We all got into photography for whatever reasons and at one point or another, we all picked up random lenses and bodies whether we choose to admit it or not. Chances are that many of us have made hundreds of purchases related to photography over the years to keep up with technology…
At some point in a belly dancer’s life, they would like a photoshoot in their belly dance costume. If they want to do it right, go professional with your dance portfolio, here are few pointers should consider for your photos. Every once in a while I get the privilege of photographing beautiful ladies from a…