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© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
December 22, 2015
I guess this will be the last post in this year? An image of me being attacked by our little monster (our daughter), Yui. She looks more like a toddler than a baby and shows girlish face that almost none of the people mistakes her for a boy. Her brother, Hayato, whom I thought still a little baby is now really a big brother.
In the forthcoming year of 2016, NorihitoMitsunaga Photography will take a big step forward to the new stage.
Thank you very much for keeping in touch with us.
We wish you and your family the best for the coming year!
Our website http://choconeko.com
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
December 20, 2016
Today's image is a collaboration work with a beautician. Three images are posted on Norihito's blog and I think this picture is definitely the very best of the three. Shows Norihito's taste, classical and elegant.
http://norihitomitsunaga.blogspot.jp/20…/…/197-20151214.html
Our website http://choconeko.com
© Norihito Mitsunaga (光永典人)
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
December 6, 2015 "Our daughter is 11 month old today"
I can't believe it is already the last month of this year!
Today's image is from Norihito's recent blog post. This little lady in this picture, our daughter Yui is 11 months old today. Only one month left till her 1st birthday!! It's too fast. Time really flies.
On processing this picture, it was very hard for Norihito to determine to make it black-and-white, he said, because the colour of the green lawn was very impressive. But he confidently says he was right. The reason why? Just look at this picture again!
October 20, 2015
Good morning. Our son, Hayato is the star on this page today!
In the past one and half year, he is in the middle of hard time that he can't spend much time with his father who is busy working and not at home from early morning thru late at night. Hayato is at home every weekend, but his dad is out on photo shooting every weekend.
Let's get over this period, baby. Enjoying every single hour that we can share with all four of our family members. After we walk and walk in this long tunnel, there'll be time and place that you've been longing for. That we've been longing for. I'm sorry and thank you, Hayato.
Our website http://choconeko.com
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
October 18, 2015 "An Engagement Photo"
Today's image is from a recent engagement shoot!
As Norihito now belongs to a photo studio and I am a stay-at-home mom currently, I don't have much chances to see his works. This picture is what I found in our shared folder on Dropbox this morning. Just amazing this pic is.
Now is the busiest season for wedding photographers and he's shooting at the wedding banquet every weekend in September, October, and November. I want to see more and more of his works that he dramatically improved since we temporary closed our business and started to explore the new world of photography in a new environment one and a half year ago.
And I want to show you his amazing works more and more.
Our website http://choconeko.com
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
Happy First Birthday, Hinari-kun!!
Good morning. Today we'll show you this picture from a family shoot about 9 months ago.
This baby boy, Hinari, is a birthday boy today!! Yes, he is 1 year old today.
Happy birthday, Hinari-kun!
© Norihito Mitsunaga (光永典人)
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
September 29, 2015
It's been still hot in the daytime lately but the sky is telling us the autumn has really come. I saw a beautiful sky filled with autumn clouds yesterday at dusk and also saw many of my friend posted the picture on Facebook wall.
Today's image is our daughter who will soon be 9 months old. Her double (or triple?) chin is getting slimmer and she is getting more toddler's look than baby's. Now she has various emotions and feelings, not just sleepy or hungry. These things make me realise how precious it is to spend every single minute together with this little baby.
Have a nice day, everyone!
Thank you.
Our website http://choconeko.com
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
September 2, 2015 -- Bruce Osborn and our daughter, Yui --
September started! When you hear the sound “September” you hit upon an image of the autumn, don’t you?
Today’s picture is from recent post on Instagram. Our daughter Yui and Mr. Bruce Osborn, a photographer known by the series of “Oyako” on the day a screening of “Oyako - Present to the Future” was held in Kitakyushu last month. Norihito was so jealous of Bruce because he got friendly with Yui at once, but didn’t fail to capture the moment. Look at this amazing picture!
Bruce and his wife Yoshiko has been working together on their photography life work for more than 30 years. Norihito and I are also working as a team, making one of our goals to be a team like Bruce and Yoshiko. It was precious time to meet and talk with them and I believe that our paths will cross again in the near future.
This autumn, team Mitsunaga will move on to the next stage!
Bruce Osborn website
http://www.bruceosborn.com
http://www.bruceosborn.com
Our website http://choconeko.com/
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
Portraits taken at the Exhibition Venue
Portraits taken by Norihito Mitsunaga at the Photo Exhibition... HERE
At the exhibition, FU. photographers do portrait photo session for guests everyday.
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Nohihito Mitsunaga Photo Exhibition "Sediments - 0."
Nohihito Mitsunaga Photo Exhibition "Sediments - 0."
Aug 9, 2015 - Aug 16, 2015
open 14:00
close 23:00
charge 1500yen
open 14:00
close 23:00
charge 1500yen
Venue:: Moji Red Brick Place (west side of JR Moji Starion, Kitakyushu City)
Norihito Mitsunaga Photo Exhibition "Sediments - 0."
Nohihito Mitsunaga Photo Exhibition "Sediments - 0."
Aug 9, 2015 - Aug 16, 2015
open 14:00
close 23:00
charge 1500yen
close 23:00
charge 1500yen
Venue :: Moji Red Brick Place (west side of JR Moji Station, Kitakyushu City)
July 17, 2015
A picture taken few years ago with Leica M4.
Our website http://choconeko.com/
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
July 13, 2015 "One Day at a Wedding Ceremony"
Hi there, it was stormy yesterday here in Kitakyushu and today it’s cloudy but I can here cicadas shrilling! In Japan, it is said that when cicadas starts to shrill the summer starts. In the very front of summer’s door, I’ll show you an image of today. It’s from a wedding photoshoot.
Nori does really good jobs at location photoshoots but currently he is kind of into studio photoshoots. Yea, his studio works are great and I like it, but I love his works more and more in the open air photo sessions! I guess this picture is at the garden of wedding venue, and I love this shining bride in the middle of shining natural light!
Now summer has started and it’s the best season for the location photoshoot in the sunshine! We’re waiting for your message for the summer photoshoot to keep your memories into a time capsule: a picture.
June 25, 2015 "Our Son HAYATO"
Today's picture is our son, Hayato. It was on the day I and my new-born daughter came back home from the hospital. On that day Hayato got up very early and spent a half day at the studio watching Nori doing photo-shoots, then came to pick me up in the afternoon.
One picture tells and reminds you a long and complex story.
Our website http://choconeko.com/
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
June 11, 2015 A Shoe Repair Shop "FooT STeP"
Good evening from rainy Kitakyushu. Can't believe but we're already in the rainy season this year.
Nori's vintage watch and my shoes are from this shop and we really love these. Why don't you drop in on FooT Step wink絵文字
*FooT STeP http://footstep712.com
Our website http://choconeko.com/
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
June 1, 2015
The fresh wind of brand-new month has come in! Today's picture is from Nori's recent family photo shoot. When this image was uploaded on Nori's FB wall I knew why he wanted to share this. That's because this is it!!
An excellent shot!!
One year and a month has passed since Nori started to work for Photo Studio FU. Compared with when he was in a small family business, he's been doing so many and various types of photo shootings. A portrait shoot of one local celebrity, some special audio equipment for an audio accessary magazine, and of course he’s doing wedding shoots almost every weekend.
While I am mothering all day all night and right now at home, Nori surely keeps making further progress and deepening his strength as a photographer.
I have actually one more thing to tell, but I’ll keep it for next update.
Have a nice day
I have actually one more thing to tell, but I’ll keep it for next update.
Have a nice day
May 21, 2015
Good morning! It seems like this blog got a steady weekly post in this month finally. That's because I've been in good shape recently after doing not very well for about 17 weeks after childbirth. I'm so happy that I finally recovered.
So, this is today's image. Several days ago Nori showed me an image that is similar to this picture but I couldn't say anything but "oh, it's beautiful". That phrase had no special emotion. Today's image is the image of today because special emotion arose in my heart and soul. What is the difference between two images? I can't explain this, but, I heard a voice. This picture spoke to me.
Our website http://choconeko.com/
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
May 12, 2015 "Fresh Green Rice Field"
I guess it’s been quite long time after we posted an image of landscape last time. Today’s image is a scenery we came across in Munakata city about a year ago. In northern Kyushu the rice planting season has started. It’s the very season we can enjoy seeing fresh green rice fields.
10 months has passed since our family moved in to this area, Kurosaki, from Wakamatsu. Kurosaki is the place where I spend my childhood and I like living in here but sometimes I miss the life in Wakamatsu, especially the rural scenery and fresh local-grown vegetables.*Kurosaki is a kind of urban area, and Wakamatsu is rural area with mountains and ocean.
Our website http://choconeko.com/
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
May 3, 2015 "Our Daughter's 100th Day Celebration"
Good morning from rainy Kitakyushu.
Today's image is our 3-month-old daughter on her 100th day. In Japan we celebrate "Momoka" which stands for 100th day after baby's birth. I first thought of preparing traditional dishes for the celebration but decided not to do anything special but doing photo-shoot.
I like the phrase Nori wrote on his weblog:
"She's got weight and become chubby, and she's much mobile now. Her double chin, squishy legs, and the hairband slid off onto her eyes are telling her story".
One photograph really speaks.
"She's got weight and become chubby, and she's much mobile now. Her double chin, squishy legs, and the hairband slid off onto her eyes are telling her story".
One photograph really speaks.
Our website http://choconeko.com/
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
April 30, 2015 "Mr. and Mrs. Osborn"
I can’t believe it’s already the end of April. In Japan a holiday season called Golden Week has started, but of course my husband, Nori, has no plan to have days off… I’m wondering how I and my kids shall spend 5-day vacation without Nori XD!
Today’s image is Mr. Bruce Osborn and his wife. He is photographing OYAKO, which means parents-children in Japanese, for 33 years, and his OYAKO project was made into a movie “OYAKO”. A project of OYAKO photo-shooting and the movie screening in Kitakyushu have been launched recently, and they came to Kitakyushu to meet its project members. Thus Nori came across a chance to photograph this fabulous couple!
■OYAKO Day http://www.oyako.org/jp/oyakonohi/
Nori occasionally told me about Mr. Osborn and his project, saying “He is really a great photographer!” and showed me movies of his OYAKO photo-shooting on youtube. How nice he could have chance to see him in Kitakyushu! I will absolutely join OYAKO Day with my family for sure!!
Our website http://choconeko.com/
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
April 4, 2015
It started to rain yesterday and it is likely a long spring rain, which scatters the cherry blossoms. The end of March, we managed to enjoy cherry blossoms which were in full bloom! It was really beautiful, and our baby girl, Yui, was looking up at the flowers.
Our website http://choconeko.com/
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
February 26, 2015 "Maternity photo session"
Today's image is one from a maternity photo session about a half year ago.
As this photo is half year ago, the baby is already born and he is 4 months old now smile絵What a beauty the pregnant woman's figure!
We've also did a photoshoot with their baby boy last month, so I'd like to post some of the pics late on.
半年前にこのお腹ですので…もう赤ちゃんは生まれてすくすくと元気に育っています。ウチの子と同い年で、もうすぐ5ヶ月になるHinariくん！先日、百日記念の撮影もさせていただきましたので、また後日、ご紹介しますね(*^^*)
露出度が高い写真なのでupを迷ってしまいましたが、どの写真をupしてもOKというお言葉をいただいていますので、思い切って！妊婦さんの曲線は、本当に美しいです。
Our website http://choconeko.com/
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
February 21, 2015 "Wanderer"
February is passing by so fast. And the sound of spring's footsteps is coming closer.
Today's image may be the one that arouse some stories in peoples mind. Me and Nori hit upon the same keyword when thinking of title of this image:
"Wanderer"
2月は逃げると言いますが、本当に逃げるように過ぎていきます。でも、春が急ぎ足で来てくれるような、ワクワクする気持ちもありますね。
今日の写真。典人の個人フィードをご覧になった方も多いかもしれませんが、見る人それぞれの胸にストーリーを掻き立てるような雰囲気ですね。何か気の利いたタイトルは無いかと考えていて、私も典人も同じようなキーワードを探していました。
今日の写真。典人の個人フィードをご覧になった方も多いかもしれませんが、見る人それぞれの胸にストーリーを掻き立てるような雰囲気ですね。何か気の利いたタイトルは無いかと考えていて、私も典人も同じようなキーワードを探していました。
Wanderer, 彷徨い人
生後間もない娘と、突然お兄ちゃんになって不安定な息子のことで、バタバタしていて、こちらの投稿が滞りがちでスミマセン。ボチボチUPします(*^^*)
Our website http://choconeko.com/
blog (日本語) >> http://norihitomitsunaga.blogspot.jp/
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga
February 6, 2015
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永 典人）
Hi there, how's you been? It's been a while since last update. Today's pic is my first hug to my baby girl on January 6th around 4pm. Yea, I gave birth to my daughter on that day.
My god, I cry every time I see this picture and my husband Nori's words that he posted on that day in his FB wall and his blog. I love these beautiful words.
Here's his words:
The world is wonderful. Sometime it seems worthless, however, it's a wonderful world.
Rainfall in the morning turned into the sunshine, and the sky showed its beautiful colors
Here's his words:
The world is wonderful. Sometime it seems worthless, however, it's a wonderful world.
Rainfall in the morning turned into the sunshine, and the sky showed its beautiful colors
in the very evening when my daughter was born.
Thank you, my wife and my daughter.
This is not very special phrase.
But I simply felt so.
It is very simple, I thank you.
This is not very special phrase.
But I simply felt so.
It is very simple, I thank you.
寒い毎日ですが、みなさんお元気ですか？お久しぶりの投稿です。
本日の写真はご覧のとおり、娘が生まれた直後、はじめてこの手に抱いたときのものです。はい、1月6日、無事に娘を出産しました。
本日の写真はご覧のとおり、娘が生まれた直後、はじめてこの手に抱いたときのものです。はい、1月6日、無事に娘を出産しました。
長い陣痛を乗り越えた後、しばらく産声を上げず危険だった状況をくぐり抜け、やっと会えた娘を抱いたときの感動は、もちろん忘れられないものなのですが、この写真を見せられたとき、その感動が何度も何度も再生可能なものとして蘇ったような気がしました。
その当日に夫・典人がupした言葉。再度ここにシェアします。私の宝物です。
その当日に夫・典人がupした言葉。再度ここにシェアします。私の宝物です。
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こんな世の中だけど、世界はやっぱり素晴らしい、そう思った。
朝の雨模様はいつしか晴れの様相を見せ、娘の産まれたその日の夕空は綺麗な色で染まっていた。
妻にありがとう、そして娘にありがとう。
ありきたりな言葉だけれど、単純にそう思えた。単純にそうなのだろう。
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こんな世の中だけど、世界はやっぱり素晴らしい、そう思った。
朝の雨模様はいつしか晴れの様相を見せ、娘の産まれたその日の夕空は綺麗な色で染まっていた。
妻にありがとう、そして娘にありがとう。
ありきたりな言葉だけれど、単純にそう思えた。単純にそうなのだろう。
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January 3, 2015 ~ Happy New Year!! ~
We look forward to seeing you all again this year.
Being excited when our baby be born, we are spending our New Year’s holidays as a family of three.
In the next post I will hopefully announce our girl’s birth :)
We’re glad if you keep your eyes on our posts and activities. Thank you!
今年も私たち光永ファミリー、Atelier choconëko / 光永典人写真事務所をどうぞよろしくお願いします。
いつ生まれるか…とドキドキしながらも、３人家族のまま2015年のお正月を迎えました。
次の投稿は、出産後になっている可能性が非常に高いです。
気長に報告をお待ちいただけると嬉しいです(*^^*)
FBページやブログ以外にも、違った形でみなさんに写真をお伝えしていけるよう
年始から作戦を練っておりますので、どうぞお楽しみにお待ちください！
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