Help - need some photos of Japanese trains

[alphanumeric]

A former gaijin who's trying to explain the benefits of a train system that actually works has hit a wall talking to the New York Metro people. Conceptually, they just can't comprehend how such a system could even exist. Talk about aristotle's cave....
this is a long shot but...

For all the amatuer photographers out there:

I need photographs of Tokyo Metro stations. Here's what I need:

Photos of:
Ticket gates

Entrances - try to pick the beautiful ones, like Oedo Roppongi (like that escalator shaft with the cool twisted orange steel tubes)
Platforms - Again, nice ones like Oedo line

Trains

Picture of general ticket area showing that there are subway maps at every ticket machine, so that people can easily find their way

Picture of platform sign that tells when the next trains are coming

Picture of people waiting at designated spot where the train doors will open

Train interiors - try to take a picture of a train inside where the seats fold up (so standing only)

Any examples of "art" or human aesthetics that you think make a train station a more pleasant space to be in - this can be anything from the cool interior designs on the Oedo line to the way the subway entrance in roppongi is built in to roppongi hills (or whatever building it is)

I think you can get all of these pictures from the Roppongi stations and 1 or 2 others like Shimbashi or Shinagawa.

My boss wants photos to emphasize how great, beautiful, and efficient the tokyo metro system works compared to our shitty ass MTA subway in new york (it's really not that hard). This doesn't have to Ansel Adam's type stuff; just get the point across.

But hey, have at. be creative; use a tripod and some long exposures of trains moving or evening shots. use wide angles. whatever. open to who ever goes for it. and please post your stuff here.

if i use them to show to my boss, you will be given credit for your work; but sorry no cash. since the job is purely conceptual, i don't even have an expense account.

if you REALLY want to make an impression, get a 30 second video showing the main gates at shinjuku during the evening rush hour showing how you can move 1000 people a minute through the ticket gate.

[amdg]

[quote="alphanumeric"]A former gaijin who's trying to explain the benefits of a train system that actually works has hit a wall talking to the New York Metro people. Conceptually, they just can't comprehend how such a system could even exist. Talk about aristotle's cave....
this is a long shot but...

For all the amatuer photographers out there:

I need photographs of Tokyo Metro stations. Here's what I need:

Photos of:
Ticket gates

Entrances - try to pick the beautiful ones, like Oedo Roppongi (like that escalator shaft with the cool twisted orange steel tubes)
Platforms - Again, nice ones like Oedo line

Trains

Picture of general ticket area showing that there are subway maps at every ticket machine, so that people can easily find their way

Picture of platform sign that tells when the next trains are coming

Picture of people waiting at designated spot where the train doors will open

Train interiors - try to take a picture of a train inside where the seats fold up (so standing only)

Any examples of "art" or human aesthetics that you think make a train station a more pleasant space to be in - this can be anything from the cool interior designs on the Oedo line to the way the subway entrance in roppongi is built in to roppongi hills (or whatever building it is)

I think you can get all of these pictures from the Roppongi stations and 1 or 2 others like Shimbashi or Shinagawa.

My boss wants photos to emphasize how great, beautiful, and efficient the tokyo metro system works compared to our shitty ass MTA subway in new york (it's really not that hard). This doesn't have to Ansel Adam's type stuff]

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[amdg]

Maybe someone who lives near Tokyo can help you.

[Kuang_Grade]

tooling around flickr will likely find many of shots you are looking for...it may take a bit of looking and some creative keywords searching to narrow things down.

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=tokyo%20metro&w=all

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Japanese+train&m=text

or even just using google and searching under images
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&tab=wi&client=safari&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rls=en&q=jr%20rail%20ticket%20gate

http://images.google.com/images?um=1&tab=wi&client=safari&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rls=en&q=jr%20rail%20ticket%20gate

[GomiGirl]

tooling around flickr will likely find many of shots you are looking for...it may take a bit of looking and some creative keywords searching to narrow things down.

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=tokyo%20metro&w=all

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Japanese+train&m=text

or even just using google and searching under images
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&tab=wi&client=safari&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rls=en&q=jr%20rail%20ticket%20gate

http://images.google.com/images?um=1&tab=wi&client=safari&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rls=en&q=jr%20rail%20ticket%20gate

if you use flickr photos please check the creative commons status. Some people will let you use their photos for non-commercial projects but just with credit given to the person who owns the photo and some people don't want you to use their photos at all.

If you don't follow the wishes of the photo owner you will possibly run into some copyright issues and law suits.

Best way is to ask nicely and you will probably have all the photos you need.