Commissioned Project, TRIBE Protein Muesli Product Photography.
Yet another initial project with a brand leading directly to a second! TRIBE commissioned their second project with Studio G right off the back of our first. Our TRIBE Protein Flapjacks project was fun and rewarding; I couldn’t wait to dive into my next product photography focus: TRIBE Protein Muesli.
Unfortunately it appears this will be last project with this client; Start-ups are so often waylaid by their short-sighted treatment of the freelancers they rely on. I’ve reflected before on working with start-ups and the obstacles they present here. Despite this reflection, some mindsets cannot be change,. and I hold my head high knowing that Studio G provided an exceptional service in this instance, and did not compromise on professional working standards to retain a client’s business. It’s tough out there folks! Stay true to yourself, don’t let yourself be taken advantage of.
Getting into Sticky Situations Photographing a Protein Musesli Product.
The first obstacle to overcome with this project was learning to spell ‘Muesli’ because I’d end up typing it a lot. And I can’t honestly say I’ve ever needed to spell the word before, so there’s a new thing I learned myself. Next was to pre-solve a problem caused by an inescapable truth: Muesli and milk mixed together in a bowl does NOT look great. My solution was to acquire the ingredients individually, and mix together specifically camera-ready batches of muesli. I then poured this gently into a bowl half-filled with PVA glue. This will hold the cereal without sinking, and presents a nice bright and opaque white to serve as milk visually. I then delicately placed key ingredient indicators like hazelnuts, raspberries and chocolate on top to get that supermarket front-of-the-creal-box look.
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It’s always a joy when a successful project directly results in another. The longer a client and I work together, the more we can develop the project briefs and subsequently, the deliverables. I’ve seen similar effects in play with ongoing projects for Untamed and Space Goods.
