Alex and Negin, an easygoing couple from Canada, were in Tokyo for a no-agenda Asian holiday. No wedding, no big announcement — just curiosity, rain, and a city already neon-lit.
When I found out they were fellow musicians and vinyl collectors — “Shibuya. Definitely Shibuya.” I just had to wrestle with the fact of how to pull it off without succumbing to too many Scramble Crossing shots. I mean, Shibuya is so much more than that.
We started at the Ginza Metro Line terminus — a favorite of mine. My personal color and letter bias, clean geometry, orange halation, commuters and tourists rushing by. From there, the night unfolded: "Rising Sun Red" neon (patent pending), side street vending machines, stairwell signage, silhouettes in motion blur. Everything framed them without needing to explain them. Shibuya did what it always does — provided light, rhythm, and narrative scaffolding.
Inside HMV Records, they actually flipped through vinyl 'coz they meant it. Which, these days, is rare. "Oh, let's pretend that you guys actually like vinyl because it looks cool". [ Insert Chadwick Boseman: "We don’t do that here." meme. ] No performative poses, no Pinterest energy. No faux hipster pretense. Never for the 'gram. Just a laugh, a record cover, and the kind of candid warmth you can’t manufacture.
Shibuya was there, ever-vibing, perfect for candid street-style shoots just like this.
Then, somewhere between those transparent Tokyo umbrella reflections and late-night ramen glow, it clicked:
They weren’t trying to look cinematic.
They simply were.
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A cinematic rainy night candid street-style couple shoot filmed on location in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, October 2025. Captured by @redsheepphotocinema and @_elsewherelse using the Leica Q3, Leica M11, and Hasselblad X2D 100C. Shot with ambient practical light, no modifiers. Color processed in Adobe Lightroom.
