FIRST PAYING CLIENT!
company
SOLID TOYS
Designs and produces designer/collectible toys.
about the project
Foxy Chrome (Limited Edition)
The client asked for silhouette photos of the toys as their teasers and sharp photos of the toys for their website.
experience
Challenging & Extreme Pressure
The challenge was that the toys' paint were in chrome, meaning, they reflect! Because I am still new to the industry, or in gaming terms I'm a NEWB, most of my tools and equipments are basic and a do-it-yourself (I used a tracing paper as my fill light), which what actually made things harder for me.
Because the toys reflect, I had to watch out for three (expected) mistakes:
1. Fingerprints
2. Reflection of anything that's near the toys
3. Hot spots (light too close to the toys you'd see Jesus)
I did make two of those three mistakes (reflection & hot spots). I remember having some shots where I literally saw my entire face on the toys' bodies. Just imagine the embarrassment I would've caused the client if I didn't notice that newbie mistake!
And it was extreme pressure! Why? Because one, it's a limited edition toy; and two,
it was worth PHP20,000! (Just imagine my face when the toy almost rolled off the table T.T)
Although with hard challenges and extreme pressure, the experience was fun and fulfilling.
photographer, editor, & graphic designer
Apple Bergonia
During this time I'm a photographer and graphic designer under our own advertising group called, Pancake Studios.
Just a trivia:
The orange chrome edition was worth P20,000. And the red chrome edition was auctioned off for P50,000.
