I spotted this elongated store banner a few days ago and realized I had shot it. Commercial studio shoot for Cellcard, Cambodia’s leading telecommunications carrier.
Commercial Photography
Prudential print ads
Commercial print ads photo shoot for Prudential, shot at Plus Max studio in Phnom Penh. Agency Champagne, producer Piseth Chea, art director Sola Aurelien. This otherwise easy shoot was a nightmare, as the very young children casted, under 4 years old were completely unmanageable and cried the whole time.
What could have been shot in half a day went to about 10 hours + with little success when it came to the younger none talents. I managed to get hold of one of the final layouts pictured here. In the end we managed to capture a few good images with the very young kids looking good and happy. But haven't seen the final layouts yet. The young boy pictured here was excellent, he was about 7 years old.
Guinness Bottle
Another beer bottle shoot for Cambrew. This time the new Guinness bottle. Again, always fiddly, messy and time consuming, sticking labels straight, spraying layers of acrylic for a dulling spray look, and oily water droplets that are easily smudged or run. All angles were required, high, low, straight etc. Here is one finished poster using my images that I managed to get a hold of from the designer.
Samsung Galaxy Shoot
Latest commercial photography shoot for Comzone Cambodia at Dream Studio in Phnom Penh. After some experimenting we finally shot Cambodian singer and star Ouk Sokun Kanha lying on her back on a padded platform with cushions under her pelvis to arch her back.
Art direction and post production by creative director Hendar Yanto.
Toyota Fortuner & Pianist
This commercial Fortuner car shoot a few months back was shot somewhere out at one of the many new (ish) concrete jungle extensions of Phnom Penh. No idea where I was! Perhaps towards the airport somewhere to the right. Phnom Penh is spreading by the day it seems, construction, dust, grime, garbage, nowhere to walk, no trees, heavy traffic. I'm happy to reside up north near the river even if it is tourist central.
Though Dream Studio was on a quiet side street and once inside a really good space large enough to shoot a car, but no huge overhead soft box and was painted black. The studio had been used to film the Fortuner TVC. But we took it outside to be shot on a flattened construction area cleared for a future condo project. Outdoors created many unwanted reflections but it was the better option.
Good to be working with art director/designer Mr Zacky from MSA. I used a polariser to rid reflections in different parts of the car over several shots at the same angle with camera on a tripod. Zacky will have used several layered shots in post. And lots of retouch, I don't envy him. As the pianist and piano was somewhat smaller, the black studio worked well and I got around it with some large white sheets, reflectors and four studio strobes.
