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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

Our website http://choconeko.com/

posted by Chie Mitsunaga

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

Venue :: Moji Red Brick Place (west side of JR Moji Station, Kitakyushu City)

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/

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/

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.

Our website http://choconeko.com/

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/

April 4, 2015

Time really flies!! In Japan we say "March runs away" because San-gatsu, which stands for March, sounds like Saru, which means to run away. For me, March DID ran away while taking care of my baby girl.

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/

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/

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。

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/

posted by Chie Mitsunaga

February 6, 2015

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

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.

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。

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。

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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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Our website http://choconeko.com/

posted by Chie Mitsunaga

January 3, 2015 ~ Happy New Year!! ~

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 :)

This year, Nori is going to express his works more energetically and extensively.
We’re glad if you keep your eyes on our posts and activities. Thank you!

あけましておめでとうございます！
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(*^^*)

2015年、光永典人は、より精力的に作品を発表していこうと心新たにしております。
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！

Our website http://choconeko.com/

posted by Chie Mitsunaga

December 28, 2014

Good afternoon. Today’s image is a scenery we came across in Toho village, Fukuoka pref. The smoke is rising up far behind the houses, there must be a temple or shrine on a small hill. Feel like I’m seeing an original landscape of Japan.

Several days ago me, Nori and our son went to our favorite onsen spot, Tsuetate Onsen (hot spring located in Oguni-cho, Kumamoto). Toho village is at the midpoint between our place and Tsuetate Onsen, so we often take rest at a roadside station and spend some time taking pictures of these beautiful landscapes in this village.
Toho village is not quite known but many of you may have heard of “Koishiwara”, that is famous for its pottery. Koishiwara is in Toho village.

*more info about Koishiwara >> http://www.crossroadfukuoka.jp/chikugo/en/contents/toho/

I had a slight pain at lower belly the day before yesterday and I thought “my labor started!”, but the pain disappeared in an hour. I guess the day our new family member born is coming soon, but god only knows exactly when it’ll be. So excited!!

Have a nice Christmas and New Year’s holidays

Our website http://choconeko.com/

こんにちは。今日お届けする一枚は福岡県東峰村で出会った風景です。向こうに見えるお寺から立ち上る煙。お寺を囲むようにポツリポツリと民家が並ぶ、山あいの集落。日本の原風景を見ているようです。

先日思いがけず息子と夫の休日が合い、もうすぐ赤ちゃんが生まれて遠出もしばらくできないだろうから…と、いつもの杖立温泉（熊本県小国町）に出掛けました。冬季は凍結することの多い峠も、小春日和だったおかげで通過することができました。

道中、いつもこの辺りの道の駅で休憩したり、道路脇に車を止めて写真を撮っています。東峰村…というと馴染みがない地名かもしれませんが、焼き物の小石原と言えばご存知の方が多いですね。その辺りです。この風景を目の当たりにした時、私も感動して同じ場所からカメラを構えたのですが、さてはてどんな感じに撮れているやら。私とFB友達の方は、いつかTLに上がってくるのを楽しみにお待ちください笑。

こないだ「陣痛きたか？」という痛みがあり（１時間ほどで治まってしまいました）いつ新しいメンバーが増えるか分からない光永家。案外、のんびりとお正月を迎えてしまうかもしれません(*^^*)
お休みに入られた方も、お仕事の方も、どうぞよい年末年始をお迎えくださいね！

Norihito (Nori) is a Wedding/Family/Baby&Child photographer located in Fukuoka, Japan. He uses Canon EOS 5D mark II for his job, and love to take pics on Leica M8 and M4 on his days off.

posted by Chie Mitsunaga

December 26, 2014

Happiness comes to you through an open door.

Our website http://choconeko.com/

Norihito (Nori) is a Wedding/Family/Baby&Child photographer located in Fukuoka, Japan. He uses Canon EOS 5D mark II for his job, and love to take pics on Leica M8 and M4 on his days off.

posted by Chie Mitsunaga

December 21, 2014

Good morning :) Time passes so fast... only 10 days left till the year end. And my baby is due within three weeks! This image is shot a few days ago at Iwaya Beach in Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu.

Nori's got a new lens, Biogon T* 2/35 for his Leica M8. He decided to get Leica M8 in order to photograph my baby bump getting bigger and bigger. Now he's got this lens in order to capture our baby girl.

To be honest we’ve had feelings that Leica M8 doesn’t perform well on color photos, but this lens blew off that kind of concern. Look at this beautiful color expressions and rich bright tones!! Nori is really excited with this new partner that enable him to express the brand-new images.

あっという間に年末ですね。出産予定日まで３週間を切った臨月の知恵です(*^^*)

私の妊娠が分かり、妊娠継続できそうだな…と目処がついた頃、大きくなっていくお腹を撮り残していくためにLeica M8の購入に踏み切った典人でしたが、この度、Biogon T* 2/35というカールツァイス製の素晴らしいレンズを手に入れました。

実はLeica M8、色被りがひどくてカラーでは使えないかな…と悩んでいたのですが、このレンズに替えてからは悩みも吹き飛んでしまいました。ご覧のような美しい色！！明るい部分の階調の伸びには目を見張ります。

北九州市若松区、冬の岩屋海岸。悪天候の合間に見ることができた、冬ならではの光景を楽しみました。

Our website http://choconeko.com/

blog (English) >> http://norihito-mitsunaga.blogspot.jp/

posted by Chie Mitsunaga

December 18, 2014

Autumn ends and winter starts.

Our website http://choconeko.com/

Norihito (Nori) is a Wedding/Family/Baby&Child photographer located in Fukuoka, Japan. He uses Canon EOS 5D mark II for his job, and love to take pics on Leica M8 and M4 on his days off.

posted by Chie Mitsunaga

"Bride and groom in autumn light" w/Leica M8

Til a half years ago when Nori started to work for a local photo studio, we used to be working together almost every day and I liked the time watching him editing pics right next to me. Now I can hardly see him shooting and editing.

This image is a shot from a wedding shoot. Been a while since I saw his works last time.

This is taken on Leica M8.

Leica is a type of camera which enable users to take pictures with their sincere heart, every single time with great care to press the shutter button. In other words, Leica is not suitable for such as wedding documentary shoots that usually (esp. in Japan) require to shoot as many cuts as possible with really quick and speedy response. That's why Leica is not usually used by professional wedding/family photographers.

However, in spite of the situation mentioned above, I want photographers to use Leica at the wedding scenes, family events, and so on. If I were a customer, I want photographer to take pictures slowly and sincerely every single shot. Every single moment is very precious.

Leica is the best camera to keep your precious moment in a picture.

毎週毎週、婚礼の撮影には入っているようなのですが、二人で自営業していた頃と違って、半年前から、写真の編集作業風景を生で私が見ることができなくなってしまいました。なので、久しぶりに見たご婚礼写真、しかもLeica撮影。

Leicaというカメラは、たとえデジタルであっても１枚１枚を大切に撮るためのカメラです。なので、枚数多く撮ることやスピードを求められる婚礼スナップなどのドキュメンタリーをはじめ、最近の撮影現場ではほとんど使われていません。

先日典人が某著名人の対談撮影に入ったときのこと。きっとその方は、多くのカメラマンが無遠慮にストロボを浴びせたり連写でカシャカシャ撮りまくることに辟易されていたんでしょう。「私は10枚しか撮らせないから」と、最初に釘を刺して来られたんだとか。

それこそ、光永典人・本領発揮の場面です。普段から、ただシャッター数を稼ぐような撮影の仕方には疑問を感じていました。もっと１シャッター１シャッターを丁寧に撮るべきではないのか、と。もちろん、10シャッターできちんと押さえなけらばならない…という重圧はありますが、決して短時間ではない現場で、１枚１枚を真摯に丁寧に撮影したところ、最後には満足されたようで、お褒めの言葉をいただき、緊張が走っていた現場も和やかなムードになったんだそうです。

私自身も、写真を撮ってもらう時にあんまりパシャパシャと撮られるのは好きではありません。例えドキュメンタリーであっても、すべての瞬間を押さえておく必要はないから、本当に印象に残る場面だけを１枚ずつ、丁寧に切り取ってほしいです。
なので、もし私達の婚礼写真を撮ってもらうとしたら（実はまだ結婚式を挙げていないのです）Leicaで、しかもフィルムで撮っていただけたら素敵だなぁ…と思い描いています。

blog (日本語) >> http://norihitomitsunaga.blogspot.jp/
blog (English) >> http://norihito-mitsunaga.blogspot.jp/
Our website http://choconeko.com/
© Norihito Mitsunaga（光永典人）
posted by Chie Mitsunaga

November 8, 2014

Good saturday morning!

My family's weekend starts with an event at the porch waving hands to our family boss, Nori leaving home to his work. (our son recently doesn't join us, just playing with his iPad...)

I'm not sure it's popular only in Japan or worldwide, but I often see "Black and White Challenge" posts with black and white pictures on the Facebook wall. When you are done posting one black and white pic everyday for 5 days, then you are supposed to nominate your friend to do this, and it's going to be passed on and on...

This image is one of the challenge. I thought the chairs in this picture are like, saying "Well well, it's done!!" after their work holding humans gathered sitting on them. I like Nori's taste that he tries to sympathize and grasp how furniture or tools feel, not seeing them just as substances but creatures.

Have a nice weekend ;)

NM Photography >> http://choconeko.com

おはようございます！週末の朝。我が家は一家の主へ「いってらっしゃい！」と玄関から

手を振ることで始まります（最近、息子が参加してくれません…）

さて、巷では"Black and White Challenge”という写真バトンが流行っていますね！

私たちの周りににはフォトグラファだらけなので、毎日のように誰かがTL上で

Black and Whiteの写真にチャレンジしています。

そのバトンが典人にも回ってまいりまして。（実は彼から私へも回ってきましたw）

その中からの１枚。椅子たちが、そこに集っていた人間たちを見送った後に

「ふう〜。お疲れさん！」とか声を掛け合いながらお喋りしているみたい。

典人の、こういった家具や道具たちに息づく意思や魂をすくい取るような写真、とても好きです。

楽しい週末をお過ごしください(*^^*)

NM Photography >> http://choconeko.com

Posted by Chie Mitsunaga

November 5, 2014

October 30, 2014

Today's picture is the one from Nori's latest blog post.
A kitten at Atelier and Cafe INSANITY located in Harunomachi, Yahatahigashi, Kitakyushu.
http://www.atelier-cafe-insanity.com/

Leica has its very unique color expressions, which is sometimes difficult to handle and process. So he occasionally ends up finishing pics black and white, but this time Leica M8 drew really good nuance of colors!

今宵は光永典人ブログより、こちらの写真を。

八幡東区春の町のAtelier and Cafe INSANITYのコアちゃん。はじめて会うのに、私の膝に乗って気持ち良さそうに眠ってくれたんですよ。可愛い！

Leicaは色の出方にクセがあって、なかなか難しいときが多いのですが、これはとても良いニュアンスで、好きな一枚です。

こちらの典人ブログもどうぞご覧ください(*^^*)
blog >> http://norihitomitsunaga.blogspot.jp/

October 25, 2014 "Leica M8 is back home"

Leica M8 is back home last night after its repair that took almost a month.

In the yesterday evening when I just missed to receive Leica delivered few minutes before, Nori immediately called me saying "Hey, I got a mail it has been sent but nobody's at home...". How much he'd been missing Leica!

"Alright alright, I'm calling delivery person and get it today"

This is the one he took last night during his late dinner, couldn't wait till he finish eating and grabbed Leica searching for something he can capture with it. Not really pretty my face in this pic, but yeah, really gentle and beautiful the tone Leica has drawn is.

This morning my husband's face was full of happy smile, with his loving Leica hanging on his neck.

一ヶ月近く修理のため遠くに入院していたLeica M8が、昨日の夜に帰ってきました。
夕方、指定していた宅配時刻をコロっと忘れて少し遅く帰宅した私に、速攻で典人から電話が……（不在連絡のメールが入るんです）……どれだけLeicaに会いたいんだか！

「はいはい、ちゃんと今日中に受け取るように連絡しとくから」

遅い夕飯をとる間も、傍らにLeicaを置いて愛情の眼差しを注ぐ。そしてシャッターを切ったのが、このショット。私の顔、お化粧取れ取れの出っ歯むき出しなんだけど…でもLeicaのトーンは柔らかくて美しいね。

今朝。Leica M8を首からぶら下げて、満面の笑顔で出掛けていきました。