Who Can Shoot Advertising for International Audiences in Kyoto?

When you take a product or service from Kyoto to the world, the photos you use in Japan won’t necessarily work as they are.

Shooting advertising for international audiences means thinking things through before the shoot. Who are we speaking to? How should Kyoto be portrayed? How much “Japaneseness” should come through? How should the models be chosen? Is photography enough, or do we need video too?

LS STUDIO is a Kyoto-based creative team producing photography, film, model and product shoots and advertising visuals, with shoots and direction available in English.

Our aim isn’t simply to create “the Kyoto foreigners will like.” We think about how a brand’s values and the place that is Kyoto can be combined in a way that truly resonates with people overseas — and build the photography and film from there.

Visuals from Kyoto that speak to the world. We propose shoots and visual production for international products, hotels, tourism, fashion, art and more.