Laser-cut Film Camera Keyring's
In March 2017 I started up a small online business selling film camera keyring’s. First I came up with a name and a logo. This is My Film Camera was going to be the name because the idea was to show friends what camera you had by wearing it as a keyring or wherever else you attached it to.
Firstly I drew the artwork on Illustrator to create drawings of actual film cameras. These cameras were based on cameras that I owned and enjoyed using and also cult classics. Here’s an example below. I drew 25 different cameras.
These keyrings were made from using perspex and a Jetrix KS3 Direct to media printer. Through experimentation negative style cameras and also solid examples were used. The following photos show the process.
Camera outlines being cut.
Printer Printing my images onto the perspex.
Final product.
Once the images were printed onto the plastic the laser cutter was then used to cut the cameras out. They could then be packaged into there small box, with a wire keychain and sticker and sent to customers all around the world.
The keyrings them selves proved to be very popular and were featured on major photography social media pages.
I received orders from Australia, Canada, America, South Africa, Singapore, Japan, France and the United Kingdom to name a few.
The keyrings were bought based purely on social media marketing which was done through my main outlet Instagram. I amassed over 1000 followers in 3 months and made 6 fold profit in time of operating.
My keyrings also made it into an Australian shop called the decisive moment.
Sean
@seanffisher
@t.i.m.f.c