From Bananas to Durian Runtuh

Believe it or not, my bunch of bananas really won me a new handphone! 
(more like for my mom cause her hp is super old)

All this was made possible when Manulife Malaysia  ran a BRING ART TO LIFE creative photo contest.


The courier that came in a Manulife wrapper
Am super thrilled with this brand new handphone

The idea of buying a REAL banana to blend in to the mural only came on that very morning when I decided to take a photo with my gf at the Muzium MRT where that Manulife Malaysia's Art Wall was. The Manulife Malaysia's Art Wall was a collaborative effort between Manulife and  the talented Emila Yusof, a Malaysian artist, illustrator and author; to bring art to the busy commuters at the Muzium Negara MRT Station. Follow her on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/emilayusof/



And here is my winning Photo! I am thrilled! 

So what is my secret behind my win? I had a to do a little bit of research first prior to shooting at that location. I had to think what props to bring along to make the photo more outstanding. So how did I do that without going on site first? Well, here is my secret. I studied their FB video first to study the elements in the drawing. To blend in I decided to wear my striking yellow baju kebaya and match it with a flower hair clip. I then flashed my shiny white teeth and great big smile for that perfect shot. Well, I took as many as 6-8 shots from the same location and picked the best of the best! Well I guess my efforts paid off. I also supported my winning photo with a killer slogan under 20 words. The key highlight here was also the weighing scale which took my creativity in slogan writing to greater heights. I played with the word without weighing down my life's priorities. And that was my winning entry!
See winning my entry and slogan here

Here's a look at all the shots that me and my gf took just to find that perfect winning one! It takes effort, strategy and some thinking to win this. Not an easy feat as we had to think creatively and stand out from the rest of the entries. My entry was partially inspired by this too! Entering the 2D Realm Having blend into a 2D realm with something 3D looking, this actually inspired me to think out of the box with the use of actual bunch of bananas for this shoot! So now you know my torch and inspiration behind this winning shot!








See I told you I took so many poses before I picked the best of the best.


















Thank you once again, Manulife for making me a winner for this contest. I had so much fun shooting at the MRT station 
(with many eyes looking at me) 
Malulah sikit but it's worth the effort and time.

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