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okay, get your mind outta the gutter

This is part of a product shoot i did for a friend's website advertising their banana protector, "<b>the banana guard</b>". You will find some of these images of the <i>new and improved</i> banana guard on thier website in the near future...

<a href="http://www.bananaguard.com">www.bananaguard.com</a> for more info.
Order online: <a href="http://www.bananaguard.com/order/">www.bananaguard.com/order/</a>

Dee,

You never fail to amaze with the breadth of your abilities.

I know this is a bit of a rude (personal) question but were these shots 'art-directed' or were they your own design.

It seems a fun and flippant product - somewhat superfluous to requirements given that the banana, along with the egg, comes delivered in its own perfect packaging - and you have kept that sense of fun and flippancy in your shots.

It may just be the perils of internet reproduction but I would like to see the rear corner and near-side lid of the little lunch pail resolved with greater clarity ... or for other edges to be made indistinct in keeping with its present style.

Cheers,

Can I just ask... what the hell is a banana guard (besides something which protects a banana)?

Nnnnsic wrote:Can I just ask... what the hell is a banana protector?

They're selling many of these in "Sex stores" It looks similar!
And is it with vibration or it is an optional or extra charge?

Did not know Birddog was a sex store regular

Bananas come in different shapes and sizes, bent, straight, short, long etc... how do you cater for all the different sizes?

where can I get some it will become the "MUST HAVE" item of 2006.

Does it come with the pineapple protector or do I buy that separately?

Sorry but every time I walk through a supermarket or shopping mall I think to myself we are way too rich and have way too much stuff.

This is pointless to the obscene.

"Live simply so others can simply live"

Nice shots thought!

bloop wrote:Did not know Birddog was a sex store regular

Bananas come in different shapes and sizes, bent, straight, short, long etc... how do you cater for all the different sizes?

Just guess and imagine by myself

yeah i came up with the ideas for the product shots (with the help of my wife), and used sb800, black velvet , a tripod, and a white sheet for equipment...
thats it....

Dee, nice. Like Sheetshooter I wonder about the underside of the red case in the tin, it seems a little fuzzy and the left edge of the base and lid of the tin. That may be the jpg compression and realistically in an add no one would notice it. I like the shots.

As for your friend who thought of the product, he is either very imaginative or the drugs are really good in Vancouver I must say I never felt the need for such a product. He is aware the brown spots on bananas are due to age not impacts?

Banana Guard website wrote:Are you fed up with bringing bananas to work or school only to find them bruised and squashed? Our unique, patented device allows for the safe transport and storage of individual bananas letting you enjoy perfect bananas anytime, anywhere.

The Banana Guard was specially designed to fit the vast majority of bananas. Its other features include multiple small perforations to facilitate ventilation thereby preventing premature ripening and a sturdy locking mechanism to keep the Banana Guard closed. The Banana Guard is of course dishwasher safe for easy cleaning.

These things cost CA$5.99 (about $7 aussie). I just don't get it. The web site has had over 200,000 hits (bet 99% aren't buying). No offense to you or your friend Dee since everyone needs to make a buck, but these seem yet another example of the waste in our affluent over packaged society.

As for the most important thing. Dee these shots are of your usual high and eye catching quality.

Birddog114 wrote:

Nnnnsic wrote:Can I just ask... what the hell is a banana protector?

They're selling many of these in "Sex stores" It looks similar!
And is it with vibration or it is an optional or extra charge?

You have to read the FAQs Birddog!

Q: "Is there a battery attachment?"

A: No. The Banana Guard was designed for its intended purpose only as a device to prevent banana trauma during transport.

Glen wrote:As for your friend who thought of the product, he is either very imaginative or the drugs are really good in Vancouver

Throughout Canada, Vancouver has always been known for its good drugs  BTW Dee, great pictures.

Cheers,

radar
(former Canuck - go Habs go )

these banana protectors have been promoted to mountain bikers as a must have accessory, as bananas do tend to get squashed when carried in a pack with other stuff... which is why I eat my banana before a ride.
No other riders I know of have bought one either.

Gordon

stubbsy wrote:These things cost CA$5.99 (about $7 aussie). I just don't get it. The web site has had over 200,000 hits (bet 99% aren't buying). No offense to you or your friend .....

So if 99% aren't buying - 1% are buying so that means 2,000 * $7 = $14,000 so far with more to come. - More than one way to raise cash and it is likely to be more fun than sitting in a cubicle all day.

I'd never buy one though, my banana's wouldn't fit. I like Lady's Fingers bananas - more flavour and more girth

you might have to put warning labels on these, in case you get sued by somone who decides to intendly misuse them.

BullcreekBob wrote:

stubbsy wrote:These things cost CA$5.99 (about $7 aussie). I just don't get it. The web site has had over 200,000 hits (bet 99% aren't buying). No offense to you or your friend .....

So if 99% aren't buying - 1% are buying so that means 2,000 * $7 = $14,000 so far with more to come. - More than one way to raise cash and it is likely to be more fun than sitting in a cubicle all day.

I'd never buy one though, my banana's wouldn't fit. I like Lady's Fingers bananas - more flavour and more girth

Bob, you are a "Glass half full" kinda guy