Tokiwadai Photo Studio

Posted by Alfredo J. Martiz J. (Panama City, Panama) on 21 February 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture.

This is a photo of what used to be the Tokiwadai Photo Studio in 1937, this photo is from a visit to the Edo-Tokyo Tatemonoen which is an Open-air Architectural Museum.

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Comments (13)

Victor from Sintra, Portugal

Good composition and atmosphere!

21 Feb 2007 11:07am

@Victor: Thank you Victor!

Jerry from Tampa, United States

Alfredo - this is a marvelous image! What a keepsake! WONDERFUL tones and detail! I would love a copy!!!!!!

21 Feb 2007 12:36pm

@Jerry: Thank you very much for your kind comments Jerry, I am sending you an email about your request!

Kheoh Yee Wei from pj, Malaysia

Wow...you really bring those antiques to lives !!!! Amazingly,you did it ! Congrats for that and thanks for sharing with us ;)

21 Feb 2007 3:28pm

@Kheoh Yee Wei: Thank you for your kind comments, I appreciate them and I am glad that you liked this photo!

Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United States

Alfredo you have topped yourself with this shot! It is a thing of beauty, the tones, details, clarity and composition are all spot on! Kudos my friend. I would hang that in my home as well. Stunning!

21 Feb 2007 9:49pm

@Dawn Sutherland: Thank you very much for your kind words Dawn, I remember the day I visited this place and I got inside this photo studio, I was so excited and my mind started to imagine how things used to be there, possible situations and people of that time!

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Too cool! Now that's a camera! Haven't seen one like that in a while! Great processing! Stunning shot!

21 Feb 2007 10:17pm

@Craiger: Thank you very much Craiger!

Anne from White Rock, Canada

Wonderful photo Alfredo! It is so beautifully captured! Oh, but that I would have such a beautiful space for portraits. Used to be my forte, but now longer have the lights or the room.
Thanks for your comments - sorry I didn't ask you before - I was simply too tired to go around anywhere else and had to go to bed! You are on the list now!

21 Feb 2007 11:24pm

@Anne: Thank you very much for you kind words and for accept me in the list to welcome Charlie!

Daroru from Osaka, Japan

A very classy image.

21 Feb 2007 11:34pm

@Daroru: Thank you Daroru!

Ee Yuing from Singapore

Interesting museum. Thanks for visiting it on our behalf! =)

22 Feb 2007 1:23am

@Ee Yuing: I recommend this museum to everyone, it is really nice!

paperdoll from Panama City, Panama

This pic is sooo great fred! I loved that you made it a black and white shot cause you can appreciate a little more the "old"(?) stuff. I wonder how it would look in sepia... La iluminación es casi perfecta. Puedes observar los pequeños y sutiles detalles de la tela que está detrás de la silla, pero sin dejar de lado el tema de toda la pic, que es en sí "la fotografía de antaño" - o me imagino q ese es el tema, right? Las sombras que proyectan los objetos también le dan un toque especial a la fotografía en general. Yo no se mucho de iluminación o de fotografía... pero esta foto me encantó. ++ =)

22 Feb 2007 2:15am

@paperdoll: Thank you very much for your comments Paperdoll, you can imagine how I was feeling when I visited this place, I always like classics and this place was amazing, classics everywhere, old and nice stuff, =)

Martine Lapointe from Québec, Canada

Great work!

22 Feb 2007 3:30am

@Martine Lapointe: Thank you Martine!

Yael Lucas from Oklahoma City, United States

Otra vez la foto es asombrosa.... tiene vida y es porque supiste como tomarla.... el angulo y la luz todo es perfecto.... y me alegro que la hayas revelado en cepia (no se si se escribe asi) le da mas intensidad a la foto

22 Feb 2007 3:14pm

@Yael Lucas: Gracias Yael, cuando visité este lugar estaba tan emocionado, curioso que tome unas fotos, salí del edificio y me dije, voy a tomar una foto más así que regrese al lugar y el resultado me alegró mucho!