But I work in the Netherlands, which means that convincing someone that you can do something which is not exactly in your job description is…difficult (to put it mildly); that kind of initiative is not exactly supported. Still, I’ve been persistent, and slowly, slowly, I’ve been allowed to take more and more shots, especially that my photos proved to be good.
And finally a project came along which kept my creative hunger satisfied for a few weeks, with all the planning involved – a 3-day photo shoot on location, of product pictures needed for promotion for the upcoming fairs.
This might have been the most creative but also challenging and frustrating project of the last few years, not to mention exhausting, but – with the help from my visiting parents, since it’s my father who has a professional equipment – I’d say I can call it a success. One of the tricky things is that we sell various kinds of packaging – and packaging itself often is not very attractive visually – e.g. an apple tray or a film bag.
I have yet to present these pictures at the company (keep your fingers crossed), but I can already see while working on the photos that they’ll be something. Here’s a peek preview of what we created!
Soooo…have some time to spare at work, want to do something which you think you can very well, but it’s not in your job description? Go for it! It doesn't matter that no-one around you understands the principles of creative life... (or so I keep telling myself)