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Surprisingly, Shibuya was a sacred place of cloth, fabric

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The author of the professional photographer. Fixtures of photographic equipment and film etc are always aligned around Shibuya - Daikanyama.
However, in a shooting there this month, it was supposed to prepare a little unusual goods.
It is "cloth". So, is the fabric and material when making the clothes on their own. And have a photographer in the profession, is to use a white cloth and black cloth a large area, there are a few times a year. For example, spread to the back of the goods and the person to be photographed, and so on to be used as a background.

So, this time I tried to look for cloth in the city of Shibuya. This is surprising and, I'm specializing in rich assortment is pretty (Photo 1.2).Typical shop is in the Dogenzaka "Marunan" and Jinnan of "TOA". "Marunan" is building from the first floor basement has been entirely filled with cloth or cloth, very fabric department store. It will be overwhelmed by the abundance of assortment. "TOA" is from surprising bargains to luxury goods, because it is easy to see display, would be good to look for cloth calmly.
I do not get tired to really and looking at the customer base to visit the shops. Professional student was pointy, who came on board from Vantan design and Kuwasawa design, uncle was really wholesaler deer, the figure who hunts the management to likely flashy Madame et al 混然 and cloth boutique is fun.

In, we have to buy a black cloth from both shop (Photo 3).
Is black cloth of matte. When the portrait hanging behind the person, the person's eyes to see is to focus only on the subject, and powerful photo ready (photo 4).
Photo of the person, of the jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. It's jet-black background has created a unique world in black-and-white photos.

Shinichi Takahashi (photographer)

Independence as a free-lance photographer than 98 years. Currently, active in, such as magazines and books · CD jacket. In addition, music-related, overseas travelogue, energetically writing the document article such as in magazines and books as a writer.