Making Up Tokyo
So as we mentioned yesterday we’re back from Japan. We’re currently working our way through a mountain-load of shots and we’ll post in drips and drabs. The first photo we’re going to share is the below delicate image, a Japanese woman doing her make up on the top of a Harajuku building. For the uninitiated Harajuku is the area of Tokyo that’s famous for cosplay and funky fashion. While she’s hardly dressed in the most adverse way, I like the fact how she’s managing to do her make up with her protective mask on at the same time.
The second photo isn’t street photography, but we like it a lot. What do you think about it?
What about you, do you have any shots of people getting ready in the morning? Let us know in the comments below or on Twitter.
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Tokyo Photography Begins – Marco Fiori
Tuesday, 17 May, 2011[...] my Japan travel diary slowly taking shape, and the photography processing beginning, it’s only fair I begin to share my photographs here. The light in Tokyo on my first day [...]
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Tuesday, 17 May, 2011It is a very common view, here in Tokyo. There are a lot of people preparing themselves while commuting. It’s so common (yet considered annoying) that triggers one of the manner poster series, encouraging women to fix their make-up at home; not on train.
I have one shot on my old photoblog: http://martosc.wordpress.com/2011/04/01/mirror-mirror-on-my-hand/
Cheers…
Marco Fiori
Wednesday, 18 May, 2011Hi mate,
Yes, it’s a common thing in London as well, especially on trains. Never seen any posters in the UK saying that people should do it at home though – that must be a cultural difference.
Thanks for sharing your one! I’ll RSS your blog to keep up to date with your photography.
Thanks,
Marco
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Wednesday, 18 May, 2011Cultural difference indeed… Here’s the poster that I was talking about: http://inventorspot.com/articles/tokyo_metros_manner_poster_series_scolds_subway_slobs_21049
You may find some of the posters quite funny actually
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Thanks for subscribing
… Just to make sure, you are subscribing to the new photoblog right? because I will not upload to the old one again 
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Again, thanks…
Marco Fiori
Wednesday, 18 May, 2011Oh fantastic! That’s awesome, in fact all of them are – it’s just one of the tiny reasons why I fell in love with Japan while over there.
Yeah, grabbed the RSS on the new one rather than the older one. No worries, hopefully you stick around here. Are you on Twitter?
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Wednesday, 18 May, 2011Twitter? Yes and no…
… I created the account right after the earthquake, to follow some official information and updates 
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Yes, I have twitter account.
No, I don’t post anything there