A Fresh New Place To Photo Shoot in Akihabara!

A New, Fresh! Place for Photography every day at Akihabara!

Fresh, in Akihabara, goes straight to the point for those who love photography and the main point of going to events/cafes is getting to do photography.  As opposed to other places where there such obstacles as food, drink, or scheduled events, Fresh simply lets you do photo shoots in a studio setting with various local models, in various outfits, to include swimwear.

I've been to Fresh a couple of times, and the system is fairly smooth/simple even for a Gaijin; arrive and let them know you'd like to participate in the Photo Session, and you're given a card to keep on you until you "check out", at which time you'll pay for the time spent at Fresh.

Photographers are given 40-second turns to take photos of individual models.  In case this sounds complicated or difficult to keep track of, it really isn't; you'll hear the beeping of the timer signaling the end of each 40-second turn.

The admission starts at 3500 yen per hour, with some other rates available the longer your stay is here.  So far I've enjoyed hourlong sessions and have had lots of shots fired over those sessions (over 400) so you get a lot for the yen even at the minimum.   There are other options/packages on offer, including hourlong individual shoots with a model and other photo shoots in other locations outside of the studio, but I haven't given those a try quite yet.

From what I've seen, Fresh is the first of its kind to offer this type of experience/opportunity to photographers, no matter what your skill level or previous experience may be.  Definitely a highly recommended experience from me, if you love photography like I do.  Fresh, indeed!

Recommendations:

- Bring your own camera!  Or if you don't have a "good" one on you, you can rent from Fresh.  Just bring your own SD/memory card to save your images to.

Specifics:

Fresh, Akibabara
Photo session hours: 14:00-22:00, every day
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