TokyoLuv

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TokyoLuv creates beautiful art featuring Japan. How he ended up there is a great story and how he has honed his art and started earning from it contains great lessons for all artists. 

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Foundation: TokyoLuv

3D artist in video game industry

How he wants to become independent and NFT is giving him an opportunity to create new art. 

How he’s move into video for his photos with loops.

When he knew he was an artist

* 2nd time he went to Japan

* Quit his job then at video game company

* How his blog led to his marriage

* Tried his hand teaching English

* How architecture help him understand that he was an artist

* That is why he moved to 3d art

* His first small sales of photos made him focus in on photography

* Getting closer to making a living just from his art

How he fell in love with Japan

* First vacation he went to Tokyo because it was on his list

* Once he arrived Japan felt like another planet

* Stuck with him how tiny everything was

* He loves the niches of culture for bars, restaurants, etc and how there are big followers

* How a crazy theme bar struck him as interesting for the niches in Japan

* It was so different than Canada. 

* How helpful people were to help him. People that walked them to where they were going instead of giving directions

* Stayed longer in Japan

* Every year he goes back

How he met his wife in Japan

* His blog drew them together

* Street art going on

* Put on photo blog that night

* His wife searched for the same photo online 

* How the story makes a great google commercial

* She followed his website.

* Then decided to give photography lessons

* His soon to be wife emailed him about doing the class

* She’s a good photographer because he taught her

* Will do a photo walk in Tokyo

Was in Japan for the Fukishima Earthquake and that was why they left. 

* They were very nervous

How he came up with his style by following photographer Masashi Wakui

* How it really came together him for when it was raining and the neon lights came off it. 

* Loved how he edited them and balanced unusual color choices. 

* He then started posting more of them on Instagram and people start responding. 

* How it flows for him and how he figures out the style and how to contrast colors based on the dominant colors. 

He sees photos all the time, but doesn’t like bright daylight photos. 

How he can wait a long time for a shot.

How he came to his camera settings and what setting he uses.

* Asked him if he thought about doing a class. Said he has, but not yet. Does sell photoshop filters

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