December 2012 was a significant month for me. It capped a year that was filled with travel, thrills, and a short, but life-changing experience that was to re-shape my attitude to life and how I would choose to live it from then on.
( But, more on that later.)
Shot over the space of a week, we spent two sun-filled days at sea capturing Akemi and Yusuke on the water, and another three days at various locations in and around Keppel Bay. The remainder of the production was set in the client's magnificent show unit whose capacious interiors and direct sea views gave a glimpse of the splendid dwellings that were to be - Corals at Keppel Bay.
Another waterfront property I dearly wished I had in my portfolio
( And I am not just referring to the images. )
Trivia: Whenever we shoot a portfolio for a property client, the biggest challenge is always with the images where we need to combine actual people with a computer generated image - which usually consists of a yet-unbuilt structure, building or some other architectural feature.
For Corals, I had to direct and shoot our two talent against a chromakey background - so they could later be digitally inserted into the final composite image, which consisted of real, and computer generated elements (in the case of the promenade image above, the computer-rendered buildings and landscaped gardens - courtesy of the client's architectural rendering firm.)
Perhaps one of these days I'll show some before-and-after plates to illustrate how these things are done for the benefit of the uninitiated. For now, I shan't spoil anyone's fun. Make what you will of what was make-belief and what was real from the above.
Clue: Only one image in the set above, had a computer-rendered background. While the rest were all shot on location, and each captured in a single shot with no messing around.
(Can you guess which one was a little less than the Real Thing?)
