Dear Dayre,
Sometimes hor taking photos is really the bane of my lifeeeeee.
As you know. It's a very big part of my job(s – Both TVD and blog stuff) to take photos.
I love taking photos leh! But I hate taking photos of myself πππ I REALLY HATE IT LEH. Sounds ironic right.
But it's true. I love taking a good foodie photo or a nice flatlay or product shot. Taking photos of myself however, is always a HUGE challenge.
Mostly because I don't have a IG Husband (unless said Husband is very free and happens to be around when I need help. But then again he's not really that great a photographer but is now decent after years of training) so most of my photos that I take for myself (on my IG or blog) are all self-taken πππ
For instance, this series of photos that I took for a Westgate campaign (the full series of photos are on my blog haha)
I had to take three outfits (different bags, different shoes/accessories) and also details of my outfits.
And yup I did it all by my own little wee self. With a tripod and my iphone as remote control π
Can you spot my phone in my hand π
I spent two and a half hours under a very hot sun to take three outfits coz for every outfit, I had to change into it, then look for a nice backdrop and then set up the tripod and make sure the angle is accurate before I start snapping via remote. If the lighting not nice then need to change location and re-set up tripod again.
Makeup and hair already chui until…..
Sorry for the standard "hand in hair pose" — it's very difficult to be creative when you have to DIY everything and worry about spoiling shoes on loan cuz of all the walking back and forth to adjust camera/tripod. Some more wearing heels omg very stressful.
I nearly died when the client asked if I could retake the photos for this campaign because they were all taken in the same location and they wanted to portray a different feel for every outfit π
BUT OMG END UP THE CLIENT WAS SATISFIED WITH MY PICTURES πππ Thank goddddddd ππ»
Probably one of my biggest challenges to date, taking multiple outfit photos of myself and by myself in one sitting π
Selfie with product shots are slightly easier cuz just need to employ the flip-screen and self-timer!
Behind-the-scenes..
This is me in Japan.
DIY-ing our couple shots too because it's very hard to find a random good photographer and very paiseh to ask random passerby to take shot after shot if you're not satisfied with the first couple of shots. π
This shot was also DIY-ed but I advise you only doing it IN JAPAN AND NOWHERE ELSE cos later you turn back after ten seconds camera and tripod already byebye liao πππ
Not too bad for a self-timer shot, eh?
Just finished shooting some products today too for an upcoming Nivea campaign (love the products they are so good π) and same thing — set-up camera & tripod, then DIY remote control/self-timer mode.
Sometimes, it's really very tiring and challenging to θͺε―ΌθͺζΌ man. But such is my life. π And many other bloggers'!
A great photo is really very important when it comes to product advertising (for any kind of product, really). How I wish I had a photographer to take chio photos for me all the time!
But for now, I can only make do with
1. Self-timer
2. Kind Friends
3. Occasional IG Husband without a lot of patience when it comes to photography πΆ
There is really no point to the above rambling except that
1. If you have an IG Husband you are very lucky
2. A lot of work goes into my photos π
3. But I still love taking photos in general & my jobs
4. Olympus cameras are fabulous for self-shots
It's way easier when I'm not the one in front of the camera π Still tiring but less stressful for sure.
Tonight it's #thevelvetdolls photoshoot whooooo so yay to having a pretty girl in front of the camera so that all I need to do is to snap snap and snap! π€π€π€
The tripod I use – Manfrotto Compact Action Aluminium Tripod
This is my trusty little tripod that I used with the Olympus E-PL8 for all my Japan self-shots. It's fairly lightweight so can be carried around without too much of a hassle!
My current camera – Olympus E-PL8
Currently using: Olympus E-PL8!
It's the latest in the series of Pens, and it's as fabulous as all other Olympus cameras. I've been an Oly user since 2010 and still going strong! ππ»
Yay just finished photoshoot and on my way home now!!!!!