Derrick Lin Captures The (Not So Tiny) Struggles Of The Workplace On iPhone 7

Derrick Lin bills himself an “observer of the tiny moments of agency life, figuratively speaking” and he has captured these moments of the workplace in pictures. They are the moment we walk into the office, the many meetings we wish we could skip, the times we call in sick (just because it’s so nice outside), the courage that we sometimes need to marshall to stand up for our views, or when we find it easier to meekly follow the crowd, when we duck because the boss is having a bad day, that email we wish we could unsend and, after a long day at the office, unwinding with friends at the local bar.

Oh, so true for so many of us: we’ve got to get our first cup of coffee before we can function. For me, it could well be psychological (since I don’t drink coffee at home).

Everything is hazy before our first cup of coffee in the morning. #miniature #agencylife #Monday #morning #coffee #hazy #fog #coffeetime #backpacker #hiker #mountain #forest #pinetrees #PNW #seattle #nature #landscape #cup #adagency #work #FigurativelySpeaking

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He uses an iPhone 7 to take the pictures, his desk lamp to light the scenes, and relies on “an amazing crew of coworkers and friends” to help him setup miniature figures amidst notebooks, paper clips, and coffee mugs to create intricately staged tableaus.

Here’s the behind-the-scenes look of my photo shoot. Over the years I have had an amazing crew of coworkers and friends helping with my little photography project on camera and behind the scenes. I appreciate their patience with my numerous retakes and awkward instructions☺ The re-edited version of these photos will be included in my upcoming book Work, Figuratively Speaking (pre-order link in my profile) . . . . #miniature #agencylife #coworkers #BTS #behindthescenes #model #photographer #onset #photoshoot #crew #photography #sidehustle #work #adagency #reveal #process #FigurativelySpeaking #ミニチュア #?

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Here’s a short video with a closer look at the miniature figures and setup.

Here’s a short behind the scenes video of the spring 2017 shoot. It took me a week to set up the scene and wait for a sunny morning to get the shot. Whew! #miniature #BTS #behindthescenes #agencylife #Monday #spring #cherry #cherryblossom #cherryblossoms #blossom #flowers #picnic #PNW #Seattle #adagency #work #sakura #FigurativelySpeaking #ミニチュア #櫻花 #桜 #お花見 #? #tabilabo #heatercentral #aov #artofvisuals

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The scenes recreate, figuratively, the everyday ups and downs of the workplace. They can be funny, embarassing, but oh, all so true.

One wrong word choice in our email and the day can go from calm to rough. . . . . #miniature #agencylife #sailing #rough #sailboat #whatdoyoumean #email #typo #oops #storm #sea #mayday #word #work #adagency #office #pnw #Seattle #FigurativelySpeaking #ミニチュア #⛵️

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No one can dodge the storm in the office when our boss is having a bad day. #miniature #agencylife #boss #wrath #storm #stormy #hide #office #rage #hurricane #badmood #yelling #anger #adagency #FigurativelySpeaking #?#?#ミニチュア

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Sometimes lunchtime is the highlight of our day. From there, everything just goes downhill. My 4th and last photo with @chipotlemexicangrill It was fun doing the collaborations! #miniature #agencylife #burrito #downhill #skiing #snow #ski #winter #chipotle #sponsored #adagency #FigurativelySpeaking #⛷

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If you have enjoyed these pictures (many more here), you can order a copy of his upcoming book for yourself or as a gift to a colleague. The book is titled “Work, Figuratively Speaking: The Big Setbacks and Little Victories of Office Life” and will be available in October (but you can pre-order now at Amazon for US $24.95).

I’m excited to finally share with you the title and cover of my book “Work, Figuratively Speaking”! I don’t have a copy of the book yet so of course I made a miniature version of it (couldn’t resist ?) The actual book will be 7″x7″, 208 full color pages published by @universebooks of @rizzolibooks with a collection of re-edited photos from my Instagram and brand new pictures created exclusively for the book! The book will be released in late September and I’m already losing sleep about it. In the coming months I will be sharing more behind-the-scenes content about my book creation process. Want to preorder it? Now you can! Amazon link in my profile! #miniature #agencylife #announcement #book #instagram #preorder #miniature #agencylife #FigurativelySpeaking #ミニチュア#?

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