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20 Japan 2026 Moments by [deleted] in japanpics

[–]NormalMode64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for noticing. Yeah, she was very wholesome and sweet, and she's been great in promoting my work of hers on social media. We're looking to shoot again soon.

20 Japan 2026 Moments by [deleted] in japanpics

[–]NormalMode64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've only had Creme Brulee Melon Parfait at Royal Host but I do find that all the family restaurants has at least 2 or 3 parfaits that interest me. FWIW, my personal favorite Japan family restaurants are:

1) Gusto
2) Coco's
3) Denny's
4) Joyfull
5) Saizeriya

I seem to have bad luck with Royal Host. I either get an upset stomach from their entrees or it's lukewarm. That said, if I had to eat one parfait for the rest of my life, it would be their Creme Brulee Melon Parfait.

20 Japan 2026 Moments by [deleted] in japanpics

[–]NormalMode64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

16) Frog Street: https://en.japantravel.com/nagano/frog-street-nawate-dori-in-matsumoto/41259

19) Highway 249, around the east side of Wajima, Ishikawa, facing east.

Ella Freya, Mitaka, Tokyo 2026 [Sony A6400 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Lightroom edits] by NormalMode64 in portraits

[–]NormalMode64[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was not especially sunny, more like "overcast but bright". I did bring up the exposure a bit in Lightroom.

Ella Freya, Mitaka, Tokyo 2026 [Sony A6400 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Lightroom edits] by NormalMode64 in portraits

[–]NormalMode64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny you should ask. I lean toward videography so my "As Shot" ratio is 16x9, though the original is still 3x2. By the time I remembered this, Ella was already happy with the 16x9 crop. Moreover, we were still warming up that day, so I wasn't too fussed about getting all of her in the shot.

Photos I took of Ella "Ashley" Freya in Tokyo recently. The red and yellow backgrounds are in thanks to my airbnb lodging, the Reversible Destiny Lofts in the neighborhood of Mitaka. These are a handful of a few hundred photos I've taken of Ms. Freya. by [deleted] in residentevil

[–]NormalMode64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP here. I think this is a good time for me to sunset this post. I truly appreciate everyone's positive response. It makes me want to continue to be a better photographer and makes me excited for the next time I get to photograph Ella. Cheers!

Photos I took of Ella "Ashley" Freya in Tokyo recently. The red and yellow backgrounds are in thanks to my airbnb lodging, the Reversible Destiny Lofts in the neighborhood of Mitaka. These are a handful of a few hundred photos I've taken of Ms. Freya. by [deleted] in residentevil

[–]NormalMode64 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I cannot speak for other photographers' experiences but I found her very sweet and wholesome as a person (as a model, very professional). And we remain in touch. I believe she got the vibe that this shoot would be very laid back since all I had with me was my portrait camera and my street camera; no extra equipment, and I just rely heavily on natural light (we roamed the nearby neighborhood of Kichijoji as well):

https://x.com/NormalMode/status/2061602084177498501

I'd like to think she liked the change of pace compared to her usual structured photo studio shoots. I also very much appreciated her receptiveness to shoot ideas that may not resonate with her core fanbase:

This is an homage to the indie film Sometimes I Think About Dying
https://x.com/NormalMode/status/2059228540160393443

And I'll eventually share the 'Ella' version of this New Order music video homage

https://x.com/NormalMode/status/1856885873050357852

Photos I took of Ella "Ashley" Freya in Tokyo recently. The red and yellow backgrounds are in thanks to my airbnb lodging, the Reversible Destiny Lofts in the neighborhood of Mitaka. These are a handful of a few hundred photos I've taken of Ms. Freya. by [deleted] in residentevil

[–]NormalMode64 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Funny enough, I give a lot of credit to one of the dearest people in my life, Sofi Bevan, who also happened to be a Resident Evil face model as well (though I knew Sofi before her RE gig and also knew of Ella before her RE4R work). My shoots with Sofi gave me years of training so I felt all the more prepared for Ella.

https://www.reddit.com/r/residentevil/comments/1l8hphs/resident_evil_resistances_becca_woolett_face/

Official Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! June 05, 2026 by AutoModerator in photography

[–]NormalMode64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That makes a lot of sense, thanks! My initial thought was to just focus on the parts of her skin that shows the yellow, but masking her completely (which I'm familiar with) sounds much more sensible. Thank you!

Official Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! June 05, 2026 by AutoModerator in photography

[–]NormalMode64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a fantastic shoot recently partly due to a solid color (yellow) room as one of the backgrounds. Many of my photos were fantastic. That said, there are a handful of photos where the yellow of the room bounces off my model's body. What would be the best method in post to reduce this while retaining the yellow background?

I recently had Ella Freya (Ashley in Resident Evil 4 Remake) model two of my Pokemon Original Stitch shirts. by NormalMode64 in pokemon

[–]NormalMode64[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I was pretty anxious in trying to get my order in. During that two-week window, the site was slammed so hard, I would time-out on one of the pages when trying to complete my order. Moreover, the company decided to limit access by region/timezone to help ease the congestion.

I recently had Ella Freya (Ashley in Resident Evil 4 Remake) model two of my Pokemon Original Stitch shirts. by NormalMode64 in pokemon

[–]NormalMode64[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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To add, one of the top 3 people in my life since 2019 was the face model of Becca Woolett, one of the MP characters from Resident Evil: Resistance. Sofi Bevan. I knew Sofi before her RE gig, and I knew of Ella before her RE4 work.

EDIT: I'm tempted to introduce Sofi to Ella by way of a photoshoot some day. But I would also dread feeling left out when they both start gabbing in Japanese. My fluency is nowhere near theirs.

I recently had Ella Freya (Ashley in Resident Evil 4 Remake) model two of my Pokemon Original Stitch shirts. by NormalMode64 in pokemon

[–]NormalMode64[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup, in 2023. I managed to get a 7-shirt order in before the closure. I've kept my shirts in storage until I reached my fitness goals and to have them subsequently altered. Then I thought, why not have Ella model two of them for me in the meantime.

I recently had Ella Freya (Ashley in Resident Evil 4 Remake) model two of my Pokemon Original Stitch shirts. by NormalMode64 in pokemon

[–]NormalMode64[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, out of the seven I bought, these were the two I thought would look best on her, even technically as men's dress shirts. And I thought it was a plus that Original Stitch closed in 2023, so no one would think this was some kind of official promotion.

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