NMphotography / 光永典人写真スタジオ

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/

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posted by Chie Mitsunaga