PhotoShinjuku · Shinjuku, Tokyo

Personal brand photoshoot in Shinjuku

In short

A personal brand photoshoot in Shinjuku costs from $370 for 30 minutes: one look in one location and 15 edited photos, 3 with detailed retouching, within 3 days. The formal look is shot among the Nishi-Shinjuku towers and the Metropolitan Government Building; an extra hour ($150) adds a relaxed one in the lanes around Golden Gai or, with a permit, Shinjuku Gyoen.

Starting from: $370
Duration: 30 min
Edited photos: 15

Why here

Why choose Personal brand photoshoot in Shinjuku?

Shinjuku suits a personal brand shoot because the two halves of the station read as two different working lives. West is corporate Tokyo — granite plazas, glass lobbies, Kenzo Tange’s towers — for the headshot and the website banner. East is the city that people actually talk about: post-war lanes, bar signs, a shrine tucked between them, for the speaker bio and social posts. The base thirty minutes is one side and one outfit; an extra hour covers both, with a change in between.

How the shoot is planned

How a session in Shinjuku is planned

The route

The base thirty minutes is Nishi-Shinjuku in daylight. We start with headshots in open shade under a tower canopy, then half-length frames on the stepped plazas with the Metropolitan Government Building behind you, and walking shots on the elevated walkways between towers. A hotel lobby can be added if you are a guest and the hotel agrees. With an extra hour for the second look, the change happens at your hotel or a station facility, then a 15-minute walk or one Marunouchi-line stop takes us east. That part is looser: the shuttered lanes of Golden Gai before the bars open, the stone approach near Hanazono Shrine where its rules allow, and the street life of Shinjuku Sanchome for candid frames.

The timing

Start the formal look in the afternoon, when the light between the towers is even; if you add the relaxed look, time it to end as the first signs come on, about an hour and a half after the start. Weekdays suit the west side, when the plazas look like a working district; on weekends they are emptier but quieter-looking. Avoid the rainy season if your formal look depends on clean pavements, or plan the formal look under tower canopies.

What’s included

What Personal brand photoshoot in Shinjuku includes

In the package

15 edited photos, 3 with detailed retouching
A shot list agreed from your brief
One setting and one outfit; more with extra hours
Private online gallery within 3 days

Fees and permits on the route

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden: ¥500 entry; closed most Mondays. Alcohol banned; tripods and commercial or wedding shoots need a permit from the garden office

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Inspiration

Personal brand photoshoot: ideas for your shoot

Frames by photographers on Unsplash, credited below — the mood to plan your own shoot against, not our portfolio.

Photos: Max Ilienerwise, Zulfugar Karimov, Jusdevoyage, Tim Bernhard on Unsplash

Before you book

FAQ — Personal brand photoshoot in Shinjuku

What is included in the $370 personal brand session?

30 minutes of shooting, one outfit, one location and 15 edited photos, 3 with detailed retouching, in a private gallery within 3 days. A second outfit and location is an extra hour at $150. Hair and makeup is $100 and a short vertical reel $120; express 24-hour delivery is $80.

Can we shoot the second look in Shinjuku Gyoen?

The garden treats business photography as commercial use, which needs a permit from its office. We apply when you book; allow a few weeks. Without one, Golden Gai and Shinjuku Sanchome give a strong second look.

Can I use the photos for my company website and press?

Yes, for your own professional use — website, LinkedIn, speaker profiles, press kits. If an employer or client will use them in paid advertising, mention it when booking so the licence covers it.

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