I was overwhelmed this morning to see how many awesome people have liked my page overnight. Then it felt like Christmas when I saw Mayoi at the Good Smile Company's Facebook page!









When I traveled to Bohol in 2012, I brought a few toys with me and started shooting everywhere. I guess this is how  my love for travel + toy photography started. Here's my Android mini at the Man-made forest in Bohol.

Another milestone for me was when I got invited to take part at a local TV show, I-Juander that features toy photography. Kixkillradio should've been with us, but she couldn't make it at that time. The show was aired last April 10, 2013 and I was in euphoria when I saw my photos on national TV! Here's the video clip of the segment!

scroll to 4:05! XD

Two scale figures came in next after beautiful Momohime, I was thankful that I was able to shoot GSC's Ryougi Shiki, which I did a figure review here (my first ever haha!) 

Lovely profile of GSC's Ryougi Shiki

...and the epic Saber Motored Cuirassier!

I'm super proud at this photo, it got a POTD and POTW award at Myfigurecollection.net, and got a place as Picture of the Month! Also, this was selected as one of Toy Crew Buddies' Best of 2013 in toy photos on Instagram.

I was a versatile toy photographer and when I'm not taking photos of Japanese toys, I'm into diecast photography and the other stuff, like these McDonald's minions. There's no limit to toy photography as long as you have the imagination and creativity to go with it! ^_^

I also joined a few contests like GSC's scale figure contest and ToyCon2013 PH, which I didn't win, but it was such a great experience. :D

One of my entries at last year's Good Smile Company's Scale Figure contest.

Finally, my most favorite part of my toy photography is capturing still life images, it exudes so much drama and story, it makes you want to just get involved in the story it portrays. That's what I like most about toy photography.

From table top photography, travelling with toys, to just dramatic still life toy photography; I can say I've improved a lot when it comes to this craft. I am embracing this hobby with much love and will continue to do so until I made everyone knew the lovely art of toy photography. I still dream of becoming an official figure photographer someday, and I guess dreaming big is all part of this awesome journey! ^_^

Love, Pinkcheeks~

Mayoi as a bunny? Why not? :3 I was beyond happy when I finally got her last weekend and had already posted a few shots of her that day which was posted on my Facebook page. She's such a cute Nendoroid and I've already made a few photo sets for her together with the others but I'll be sharing this one first.

I used a cute pink bunny costume (from an old doll) and made major alterations to it so it would fit Mayoi. It was such a good day to shoot outdoors and the morning sun just made the lighting so perfect. :) 

Here's what I did to make the costume fit, I taped the loose part of the costume behind her back, making her look chubby but she looks super cute anyway, so it's okay. :3

I also have white bunny and a brown bear costume which I've yet to shoot together with my other Nendoroids. I wish I could find a tiger costume for Taiga LOL. 

Love, Pinkcheeks~

It's thelove month and I'll be sharing my first ever couple shoot (LOL) of my Danboard pair. I choose the prom theme because it's romantic, and it brings so much memories during my highschool years. I made this mini stage at the floor (as usual) complete with christmas lights and folded foil wrappers to create a flashy yet subtle backdrop for them.

I've always wanted to have one! I made this out of frustration because I couldn't find any tutorial out there. I'm also feeling crafty lately so I became totally resourceful and decided to just make my own. 

So here I'm going to share you how I made my own Japanese table, not a Kotatsu, this one is uhh, simpler. XD Using all the materials you could find at the bookstore, I'm pretty sure you can make your own table in a jiffy. ;) BTW, I made this for myself and I just like to share what I learned during the process and suggestions/comments/reactions are very much welcome! I'm still a newbie when it comes to building things for my precious toys. :D

To make your awesome table, you need the following:

Pencil

Chopstick

Cutter

Scissors

Illustration board

Brown cartolina/board

Ruler

Glue

1. You need to measure the table first. I took the ruler and the chopstick, then used my Nendoroid to measure the height to its scale. Mine was half inches, almost up to Sawako's knee. 

2. I've started with making the table's feet first, so after measuring half an inch, I took the cutter and proceeded in cutting little 4 pieces. 

Be careful in using the cutter! :)

It should look like this after cutting a small piece from the chopstick. 

3. It would look awkward if the table's feet has a different color than the table itself so I cut small pieces of brown paperboard and wrapped it around the feet so it would look even.

4. It should look like this...

Now make 4 pieces of those as well.

5. Now as for the table, I took the illustration board and measured it by 3" x 3" inches. (this is just my size, you can make any size you want :)

After cutting the board, it should look like this.

6. Placing the small board I made on the brown paperboard, I measured half inches per side before cutting it. This extra measurement will get wrapped around the table so it wouldn't look edgy.

7. I then glued the brown paperboard to the small board I made, making sure I covered all edges.

8. This part is where I folded the edges of the brown paperboard around the small board so it would look even and not too edgy.

9. I also made sure that I glued the sides completely. 

I might take a while for the glue to get dry, so I asked for Sawako's help to press it down. XD

VOILA! There you have it, a DIY Japanese table! Again, this is my idea, my own way of creating things, if you have questions, message me at ilovepinkcheeks@gmail.com and I'll be happy to chat you up!

Oh, I've already posted some pictures at my Facebook page for this table and I'm pretty much happy with it already. I've already started using it in my Valentines theme photoshoot, so see you again in my next blog post!