Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Morning sunlight in an urban playground



coat: Topshop; dress: Madewell; boots: Dr. Martens;








When my photographer, Nahoko, brought me to this lifting outing in the somewhat discreet area of Nogizaka, my first thought was, "What the hell is this place?" A playground for adults, perhaps, I have no clue. This is definitely not a place for children (ha!). These wooden structures were so interesting, so modern, and oddly enough, I blended right in with my surroundings. Nahoko and I arrived right before our shift at work, and wow, does she know how to play with the natural morning light! It was so hard to choose the best ones out of the bunch. We are always shooting indoors in a tiny studio, so being outside and doing our thing was great. I'm sure we will be collaborating again soon.

I wear this knit dress from Madewell a little too much maybe, but it's my favorite! I paired it with my some black tights and my Doc Martens for a girly and playful touch. And my teddy coat, as usual, keeps me nice and snuggly warm.


今回の写真を見て、一瞬「ここはどこ??」って思うかもしれません。私もカメラマンの鈴木さんに案内されたときは、何これー!と思っちゃいました。乃木坂駅から徒歩3分ぐらいで、ちょっと奥をたどったら、この広い空き地らしき場所にたどり着きます。この木でできた隠れ家的な建物は意外と撮影には使いやすく、楽しかったです。出勤前の時間だったので、朝の光を上手く使うことができました。さすが鈴木さん!楽しい撮影時間、ありがとうございました!



All photos by Nahoko Suzuki

52 comments:

  1. wow you looks so amazing!!!! perfection <33


    xx,
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  2. Such stunning photos! I just love the whole outfit. I always wanted a pair of those boots!

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  3. Beautiful boot Samantha!
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  4. These photographs turned out awesome - great job Nahoko! Love your outfit, your look so cozy!

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  5. me encanta el abrigo, es una pasada!!!


    feliz miércoles
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  6. so lovely!

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  7. amazing!! i love your outfit so much.. that place and photos are so great ;)

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  8. I love the wooden structures, it simply complements your outfit so well! I have the Madewell dress as well but in tan, love how you paired yours with DM, fun choice :)

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  9. I really love the light, airy feel to these photographs.

    Nik x
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  10. Wow I love this photoshoot, Nahoko is spectacular in using lighting to capture such stunning pictures behind the lens. And you Samantha are so gorgeous! Truly like a spread out of Vogue magazine! And that teddy coat, I need to pick one up it looks so chic and warm! :) xo~ Lena
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  11. I love the ambience, I can totally feel the crispy cool morning through the photos! And it's such a cool little place! Great photos, as usual. :) You rock the Doc Martens so well!

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  12. great look! The pictures are amazing!

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  13. this place is so peaceful and worth to be blogger's background photoshoot lol
    i wish i could go to this place T.T i miss japan so bad
    by the way, super love the outfit, so unique, i love your shoes to death, really, been searching for docmart shoes

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  14. Awesome photos, and the background is really cool! Love your coat Samantha, great pairing with the turtleneck :) Absolutely beautiful!

    Take care always, love Christine ~ xx
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  15. I just love this outfit so much, and your haircut is amazing <3

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  16. Wow what are they? Art installation perhaps? They're pretty cool and look amazing serving as a backdrop to your gorgeous outfit.

    Sxx
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  17. Hwaaa you loooks so amazing and love the coat, also your make up look so flawless! <3

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  18. love the lighting in these photos! your hair looks amazing too. you pull it off so well!

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  19. Ooo I love this outfit so much! That coat looks so warm and cozy. Nahoko did a wonderful job with the photos! I've never shot in morning light before but I want to now!

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  20. Such a lovely outfit, the colours and textures look great together.
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  21. How intriguing these structures are! I have to admit though, I am completely distracted by you and your fab outfit.

    I have a thing about wooded buildings - its the warm colour that they exude and the smell and the feel of them.

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  22. Nice outfit!
    I loved your coat :)
    Besos,
    Iza

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  23. Love this architecture here!
    It's going to snow tomorrow! You must be missing LA.
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  24. Love this look! amazing coat, sweater and scenery. the wolf ring tops it off!
    xx Sarah
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  25. Your coat look so warm and fluffy! I also really like your sweaterdress :) xo

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  26. Your photographs really help capture our outfit! Whatever that is-adult playground or not- the wooden panels look amazing with your outfit. I love that coat, btw. It looks so cozy and it probably keeps you so warm!
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  27. まりこさん、とってもとってもきれい!
    見ていてなんだかどきどきする写真でした。
    グレーのニットワンピースもかわいい〜♡

    akiko

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  28. Your hair looks amazing. It's borderline inspirational all by itself, haha! The white doc martens pop in the absolute best way here.

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  29. I really love your outfit!!!
    Great location with the light

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  30. Love the light in these photos! Truthfully I'm not a morning person so I rarely get to experience this. That sixth photo is breathtaking!

    xx freshfizzle

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  31. Nahoko is a stunning photographer and this was such a well scouted location! You look amazing as always - I am such a fan of your new hair! Do you do professional modelling in Japan as well? Or are these shoots mainly for your blog?

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  32. Love the jacket! Great outfit!

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  33. You've got the best photographer in the world - these photos are awesome!
    This coat looks so cosy :)

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  34. I love how fuzzy that coat looks. The texture is lovely!

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  35. Props for the photography!!! and your coat looks so nice! very stylish look

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  36. Gorgeous coat!
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  37. I need vitamin D, i need sunlight and I am so jelly of the weather there T_T Btw your photos of the fashion show yesterday look awesome!

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  38. Absolutely beautiful photos! And those Dr. Martens! So pretty

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  39. cool outfit dear <3
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  40. I love the sweater! I've been on a hunt for it for ages, thank you! Great post:)

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  41. Love your coat :)

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  42. great pictures! and i love your coat and docs! great touches!

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  43. That coat looks so warm.
    Love it.
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  44. that teddy coat looks sooo comfy. you're right about the light in these photos, breath-taking :)

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