Festina Lente!!

"Ogawa-machi" Bar which had been renovated from Japanese ryokan hotel has debuted today.
I heared that its history dates back to "Edo" age, it have been lived at least 150 years.
We;EasterEgg signed up a contract with this historic Japanese cuisine hotel. We'll take many photos of wedding couples at here.

Today;
It was absolutely lovely day wasn't it ?
The sky seemed really transparent and perfectly light blue.
It was too suitable for me to enjoy taking photos than usually.

I went to "Stella Polare" in "Koshigaya lake town" as my job.
I love Italy, and this restaurant is well known as a small Italy to neighborhood.

I've been cherishing for this precious restaurant since 2002.
And no doubt,  my thoughts for it never change as long as there is existing .

Today's wedding party was unforgettable for me.
Brides was wedding planner at a restaurant in Shirokane,  Minato ward till 3 years ago .
She seems to really core about us.  She taught us how to behave in polite company and we were also given some priceless opportunities by her. 

We cannot emphasize too much that she is an Angel for us:EasterEgg.
Congratulations on your wedding !! Yuka and Atsushi!!

I'm planing to visit your lovely new home within the next three month to share strawberry wine which we started ferment today. I can't wait !!

Today ; It had fascinating sky hadn't  it ? Don't you think so ?
I went to taking photos of wedding to Koshihaya-lake-town.

Actually speaking, I was afraid of today's weather that it might go to rain.
But, if anything it was lovely !!

I tried "Summilux 50mm ASPH" into practice as a first time.

I was satisfied from its pictures. They were fabulous beyond description outside my poor sense. I decided I would use it more from now on!!

Today;
I went around EasterEgg's Aoyama atelier for business.
Asuka Net well-known by world's photographers is very close to our atelier, it's only 1 minute.
We can go there and look at all type of their albums whenever we would like to do. And I thought we mustn't forget we are in convenient position.
Therefore, today  I spent very long time gazing at many types of new albums.

After I left there, I went to wedding dress shop called "Izumi-ya" on my way to our atelier.
Owner and I were talking to each other on business and private things.
Always he let me notice this business world and how I grow up our company under favorable conditions. 

It was unbelievable hot day, wasn't it ?
I was taking photos of wedding memorial at outside of restaurant.

Today, that area recorded over 40 degrees centigrade as unofficial.
I almost dried.
But I was safe, because I drank enough water and ate enough meal before I worked.

Weather reports said that hot day might continue at least more seven days.
We should prepare for hard situation !

It was a little bit strange weather today. But, it was enough to take photos of wedding till it started to rain.
In spare moments from my work, I found the "Yellow Beatle".
When I and my friends were child, we believed a superstition. It said if we can see the "Yellow Beatle" it'll bring us good luck.
We used to try to find up it, but it was very rare in those days.

Day by day, we were growing up to forget that superstition. Because we had to study hard to pass many exams. Also we interested to do a lot of things, and hobbies.

Today, I could remember finding up it when I saw this "Beatle".
Maybe I'll get something happy.

Today ;  I went to "Stella Polare" at Koshigaya lake town to deliver a wedding photo album.

Whenever I do so I have lunch there.
This lunch includes an hors d'oeuvre or salad, pasta (Select from five flavors), sweets and a cup of drink(tea or coffee). It's only 1,500 yen.
It's enough to be full up.
It goes without saying that those taste very delicious !

I recommend you this fascinating Italian restaurant if you go around the Koshigaya lake town.

I can assure you that you can refresh from here.

Tommorow ;
'm trying to take photos of wedding by analog "Leica" cameras.
It is my cherished dream to use own favorite cameras at my job.

Therefore, I should be taking photos for not only private things.

My "Leicas" may be taking me to future beyond the time.

I'm not good at enjoying dinner party.
Because I'm a poor drinker, I have an unbalanced diet. Of cause, It is very harmful if I want to live long.  But that's another story.

Anyway, I had to go to dinner party tonight on business with manager Kosugi.
In fact, I felt I've spent a lot of my precious time, but it is important for our business to shake hand each other.

I would like to be a little drinker !!

Today;
I went to Ebisu for learning a  "Capture One Pro 6"  with  seminar.
I have known it as the greatest software for developing digital photo data since 2005.
But, it was enough not to be friendly for me.
Then, I preferred other software.

As　time went on,it has grown up by far the most marvelously.

I thought I would study it once again.
And, I put into practice, today.

Seminar cost ¥3,000. but it included this book.
It was much cheaper to pay it. This book costs really ¥2,940!!
We can hardly find this book at major book store, also Amazon. How lucky I am !!

I studied that software on my computer with this book since I came back home.

It was silent rain from last night.
I was wondering many couples would be worry about today's weather.
But, we had not rain in the afternoon. And, I thought happy to look over the restaurant's garden while I'd been waiting for couples.
And I could see that there were a lot of activity of tiny lives.

Bees were merrily looking for sweet nectar to suck.

Ants seemed busy to carry something important for them.

Almost just the wedding ceremony's time, the sky was gradually getting fine.
And, I'd started to take photos of couple,

"How's everything going Takemi ?"
Today's shooting was started by that friendly phrase.
They are called "fHoll" by us. and their music is well-known in fascinating  Italian canzone .

Today, we really had basked in full of the sunshine.
Today's couple had to be put off their wedding ceremony, because Japan suffered from the huge earthquake on 11th March.

Any way. Congratulations for your overcoming !!

The chapel had been waiting for this two months for them , silently.

Also, these greens beautifully grew up while they were waiting for the couple.

At length ! The wedding ceremony will start, soon.

Carl Zeiss C-Sonnar 50mm F1.5

Today;
I went to Stella Porale in Koshigaya Lake town.
That Italian restaurant is covered with many types of plants, and they always show to us colorful flowers and fresh trees in each season.
Recently,  I have begun to interest in watching plants.

Plants never speak to me, but they seem to talk to me something calm, occasionally.
If I were poet, I'd write to express this impression.

But, I'm happy. I can see climactic moment of couples every week, instead.

Today;
It had been raining all a day !!

Tomoko Nakagawa, Satoko Miyake, Ryoichi Ageishi and I went to "Kyuemontey" in Yokohama to cooperate with their wedding fair.

We had pleasure time with many couples and we were given a lot of power from smiles !

As we anticipated, the rain from last night silently have been lasting. As we anticipated, it silently have been raining from last night.
A wedding is the most special day for each couple. So, mostly couples hope their wedding day will be sunny!

We photographer are also helped by fine day, only for camera and lenses. It's insignificant thing, if they compare for many years to come for their lives to it. We ; supporter always should be calm and warm for couples. The best hospitality for them will be unforgettable memory as long as they live.

There were a lot of blue birds in party room, and I could see fresh green tree beyond them.
It reminded me of L'Oiseau bleu by Maurice Maeterlinck.
It said. "Happy is beside myself." At times, we apt to overlook it. 

We should be slowly. And wouldn't you like to make happiness rather than look for it on your life?

Japan is going to be rainy season, soon. But, if you have to think something, nothing is better than drinking a cup of coffee at window side in the rainy day. I think so.

They were preparing for wedding party with smiling all over as if bride's friends !! I'm apt to be frank to couples there, because all staffs and couple's distance is very close. But, I think it is better than too formal. It was very good weather from dawn to about noon. I hadn't felt humid and hot, also I wasn't bitten by a mosquito. Japan is in the best season, now. don't you think so?

Strictly speaking, I was wondering how it will be today's weather, because yesterday's weather report all said "It will be rain." And I was going to have to prepare for rain.

Any way, I went to "Stella Polare" at Lake town in Koshigaya to take wedding photo.
I won't forget couple's smile and big laugh as long as I live.