{"id":2520,"date":"2015-02-03T22:58:12","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T13:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2015-02-03\/2520"},"modified":"2015-02-03T22:58:12","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T13:58:12","slug":"shopping-in-kyoto-gigi-and-eric-buy-a-kimono","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2015-02-03\/2520","title":{"rendered":"Shopping in Kyoto: Gigi and Eric Buy a Kimono"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 2800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSerious<\/span>\nseriously silly, that is\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

New (to me) friends Eric and Gigi<\/a>, seen the other day in\n“<\/span>Unexpectedly Snowy Photoshoot at the Joshokoji Temple<\/a>”<\/span>,\nwanted to pick up a kimono<\/span> before returning to San Francisco, and I got<\/span> to tag along.<\/p>\n\n

A friend brought them to a small shop in central Kyoto named\nW'Atelier ENYA (\u7e01\u5bb6)<\/span><\/a>...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/2.2, ISO 720 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nW'Atelier ENYA (\u7e01\u5bb6)<\/span><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

First was Gigi's turn, and she quickly zeroed in on one to try...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.2, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

I don't know why kimono need to be so complex, but even most Japanese don't know how to put one on themselves.<\/p>\n\n

Gigi tried various kimono....<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nHelping Hand(s)<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 3200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBolts<\/span>\nthe variety of stuff they had was amazing for such a small<\/span> location\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Gigi's first instinct was apparently correct, because she had to return to the original green one to try again...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSurprisingly Well<\/span>\nhow a black western turtleneck goes with a traditional<\/span> Japanese kimono\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nPhoto Op<\/span>\nGigi peeks out of the front of the store while Eric captures her image in medium-format glory\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nInspecting the Results<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

She decided to buy that one, so got fitted for all the various accouterments a kimono<\/span> requires,\nstarting with an under-robe kind of thing that requires its own myriad of knots to complete...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 320 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nIn Capable Hands<\/span>\nas opposed to Gigi's incapable hands\n(but knowing her even as little as I do,<\/span> I suspect<\/span> they won't remain incapable for long)\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 720 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nPicture Perfect<\/span>\nposing for Eric\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 2800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Then it was Eric's turn. Kimono for men are a much<\/span> more simple affair, and he had one picked out and put on before I knew<\/span> it.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/1.8, ISO 2500 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nHarsh<\/span>\nthe fluorescent light just above him made for very harsh light\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

I believe it was his first time in a kimono,<\/span> but a combination<\/span> of\nconfidence and being Asian made it look natural on him. Whenever I wear<\/span> a\nkimono<\/span> I feel<\/span> like a tall<\/span> white guy\nplaying dress-up<\/a>. Lipstick on a pig,<\/span> and all that, you know.<\/p>\n\n

Anyway, I had Eric move to the better light where Gigi had been posing.\nIt's tough<\/span> to get a\nreal<\/span> picture of Eric because he's always hamming it up if you point\nthe camera at him. I suspect<\/span> deep underlying\ninsecurities (even worse than mine, if that's possible), which is probably\nwhy, like me, he's a photographer<\/span> and not a model.<\/span> \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/1.8, ISO 2800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLost in Thought<\/span>\nor at least pretending to be\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

He couldn't even pretend to hold a serious<\/span> pose for more than a moment.<\/span>..<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 2000 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nReal Eric<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 1600 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n“<\/span>Eric, Pretend You're a Tough<\/span>-Guy Samurai”<\/span><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

I wanted to get a picture of the two together, but stupidly didn't think about the light and put\nthem back under the harsh fluorescent. The initial<\/span> result was almost unusably blown out,\nbut because I shoot<\/span> raw<\/a>, I can often<\/span> recover from exposure mistakes<\/a>, and eke something out:<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 2200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nGigi and Eric<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Eric is wearing a hat that I'd jokingly given him to wear (see the\nopening shot). It's made partially<\/span> of kimono fabric, and seems to be\ntargeted at a 20<\/span>-something demographic, but he wore it with gusto and\nfrankly I was<\/span> surprised how good it looked on him.<\/p>\n\n

Of course, with the camera on him he couldn't pretend to be serious for long, so as the photographer I needed<\/span> to direct him.\nHaving seen the fantastic Peter Hurley headshot video<\/a> several times, I know the<\/span> concepts, but I'm really bad at remembering and executing.<\/p>\n\n

Still, I get lucky sometimes. I think<\/span> I said<\/span> “<\/span>Come on, guys, at least pretend you love each other<\/i>”<\/span>...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 4500 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nApparently No Pretending Necessary<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New (to me) friends Eric and Gigi, seen the other day in \"Unexpectedly Snowy Photoshoot at the Joshokoji Temple\", wanted to pick up a kimono before returning to San Francisco, and I got to tag along.<\/p>

A friend brought them to a small shop in central Kyoto named W'Atelier ENYA (\u7e01\u5bb6)...<\/p>

First was Gigi's turn, and she quickly zeroed in on one to try...<\/p>

I don't know why kimono need to be so complex, but even most Japanese don't know how to put one on themselves.<\/p>

Gigi tried various kimono....<\/p>

Gigi's first instinct was apparently correct, because she had to [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2520\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}