I feel your pain Danny. I've been shooting in Akihabara before, and it seems that nobody wants a camera pointed anywhere near them. Even the impromptu interview we did with some maids promoting cream puffs on the street required a call back to the shop for authorization...
This, in stark contrast to the Tokyo Game Show, where any time I put my Sony DCX1000 up to my face, I was literally SHOVED to the front of the crowd for better angles... ( View formatted comment » )
I feel your pain Danny. I've been shooting in Akihabara before, and it seems that nobody wants a camera pointed anywhere near them. Even the impromptu interview we did with some maids promoting cream puffs on the street required a call back to the shop for authorization...
This, in stark contrast to the Tokyo Game Show, where any time I put my Sony DCX1000 up to my face, I was literally SHOVED to the front of the crowd for better angles... ( View formatted comment » )
I feel your pain Danny. I've been shooting in Akihabara before, and it seems that nobody wants a camera pointed anywhere near them. Even the impromptu interview we did with some maids promoting cream puffs on the street required a call back to the shop for authorization...
This, in stark contrast to the Tokyo Game Show, where any time I put my Sony DCX1000 up to my face, I was literally SHOVED to the front of the crowd for better angles... ( View formatted comment » )
I feel your pain Danny. I've been shooting in Akihabara before, and it seems that nobody wants a camera pointed anywhere near them. Even the impromptu interview we did with some maids promoting cream puffs on the street required a call back to the shop for authorization...
This, in stark contrast to the Tokyo Game Show, where any time I put my Sony DCX1000 up to my face, I was literally SHOVED to the front of the crowd for better angles... ( View formatted comment » )