Thanks for all the support!

Akihabara is home to mountains of gadgets, toys, anime merchandise and, of course, more camera gear than perhaps anywhere in the world!

HobbyLink Japan sponsored PhotoFest Japan, a three-day English-language photography workshop that was held in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, just steps away from some of the largest camera stores in the world.

The workshop was held through July 2nd, 2010, and featured both classroom and hands-on instructional seminars by Rick Sammon, Juan Pons, and Hal “Bull” Schmitt, three top-notch photo pros who did six hours of teaching each day, as well as more informal evening sessions.  The workshop was aimed at both digital SLR beginners, and those with some experience, and covered all aspects of digital photography. Sessions covered working with flash, shooting video with your SLR, nature photography and post-processing digital darkroom techniques to name just a few!

Image by Rick Sammon