When I first moved to Japan to try my hand at automotive photography, I barely spoke any Japanese.
That made it incredibly difficult for.. well everything, but when I would try and communicate with the car owners where to position cars for the magazine shoots, I found it a bit of a mess. Back then, Google translate was a bit of a mess too so I really was out on my own.
I figured if I could just show the owners where and how I wanted their cars positioned with a toy car, it would make everything run smoother. So I bought this toy Lamborghini Aventador.
And it worked! For the first year or so in Japan, I brought this with me everywhere I went. As my Japanese got better, I left the Lamborghini at home and it basically sat and collected dust. Now my two year old son plays with it.
Glad it’s getting some use after all these years!
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