La mesa de luz

US actress Meryl Streep poses for photographers at the photocall for the film “The Iron Lady” presented at the Berlinale film festival on February 14, 2012 in Berlin where she will receive the Honorary Golden Bear for her life’s work. The 62nd Berlinale, the first major European film festival of the year, kicked off on February 9, 2012, with 23 productions screening in the main showcase. Eighteen pictures will vie for the Golden Bear top prize at the event running to February 19. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE

Como muchos sabéis el diario Público esta sumergido en un concurso de acreedores que llevó al cierre de la edición papel el pasado 24 de febrero. Desde ese día mi trabajo como editor gráfico tocó a su fin a pesar de seguir siendo empleado de la empresa que editaba el periódico. A día de hoy ya tengo la certeza de que no trabajaré más en el desaparecido Público ni en su web. Termina un ciclo y, como adelantaba en mi post #porquePublicomehacefalta, he de poner fin a “La Mesa de Luz” tal y como la hemos conocido en la web de Público.

Han sido casi cinco años trabajando en la mesa de fotografía y cuatro años desde mi post de presentación de “La Mesa de Luz” que estaba ilustrado con una foto de la Berlinale muy parecida a la que encabeza hoy mi entrega de despedida. Han sido unos preciosos años donde he crecido en lo personal y lo profesional. Esta bitácora solo me ha dado grandes alegrías y este adiós solo me trae tristeza.

Gracias de corazón a todos los que habéis seguido, disfrutado y valorado mi trabajo en “La Mesa de Luz”. Y gracias a todos los compañeros que me ayudaron a sacar el blog adelante. Solo espero que se trate de un punto y seguido y que pueda seguir con este formato, con esta profesión, en algún otro lugar. Por ello os emplazo a visitar mi nuevo espacio web www.mesadeluz.es donde os mantendré informados de mis proyectos en esta nueva etapa. También os invito a no perder el contacto conmigo y con “La Mesa de Luz” a través de Twitter y de Facebook.

Me despido y cierro con esta edición gráfica marcada con uno de mis tags favoritos: fotógrafos trabajando. Que sirva también como homenaje a todos esos grandes fotógrafos cuyas imágenes han ilustrado durante estos cuatro años “La Mesa de Luz”… El blog de un esbirro de la edición gráfica.

Gracias otra vez y suerte.

José Pujol

Spain’s driver Nani Roma steers his Mini as photographers take pictures during the Stage 2 of the 2012 Dakar Rally between Santa Rosa de la Pampa and San Rafael, Argentina, on January 2, 2012. Qatar’s driver Nasser Al-Attiyah won the stage.    AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE DESMAZES

Members of the media stand at Sussex Street near the New Hope Baptist Church where the funeral service for the late singer Whitney Houston will take place in Newark, New Jersey February 18, 2012.  REUTERS/Mike Segar   (UNITED STATES – Tags: ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY MEDIA)

Photographers wait prior to the start of US designer Rick Owens’ Fall/Winter 2012-2013 ready-to-wear collection show, on March 1, 2012 in Paris. AFP PHOTO/FRANCOIS GUILLOT

France’s President and UMP right-wing ruling party’s candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, Nicolas Sarkozy (C) is pictured by photographers during a campaign visit in Annecy on February 16, 2012. The French presidential election campaign got under way in earnest after Nicolas Sarkozy staked a claim to be the only leader strong enough to see France through unprecedented crisis.   AFP PHOTO / JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK

Photographers shoot French striker Nicolas Anelka as he warms up before his team Shanghai Shenhua plays in a friendly match against Hunan Xiangtao at their training ground in Shanghai on February 21, 2012.  Anelka has also expressed hopes that his former teammate, Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, will join him at Shenhua but he said it would be up to management. Shenhua has confirmed it is in talks with Drogba. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS

Models pose for photographers backstage prior the Elena Miro Fall-winter 2012-2013 collection on February 22, 2012 during the Women’s fashion week in Milan. Italian fashion house Elena Miro’s models — voluptuous, sensual, but most of all “real” — slinked down the catwalk to kick off Milan Fashion Week.  AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS

View of a picture displaying the broken hand of a Basque press photographer next to a photographer’s camera taken during a protest by Basques press photographers in front of the Basque regional police, Ertzaintza, headquarters in the Northern Spanish Basque town of Durango, on February 8, 2012, two days after Basque policemen broke the finger of a photographer of El Mundo newspaper and destroyed the camera of another photojournalist of Argazki Press agency during the Spanish Cup match Athletic Bilbao v Mirandes. AFP PHOTO / RAFA RIVAS

Photographers are seen shooting Chanel fashion house presentation for Women’s Fall-Winter, ready-to-wear 2013 fashion collection, during Paris Fashion week, Tuesday, March 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

German actress Diane Kruger poses for photographers on the red carpet at the premiere of the film Farewell my Queen (Les adieux à la Reine) on February 9, 2012 in Berlin. The 62nd Berlinale, the first major European film festival of the year, kicked off on February 9, 2012, with 23 productions screening in the main showcase. Eighteen pictures will vie for the Golden Bear top prize at the event running to February 19, with a jury led by British director Mike Leigh selecting the winner. AFP PHOTO / GERARD JULIEN

NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 14: Photographers line up to shoot Pekingese Malachy after winning Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on February 14, 2012 in New York City. The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was first held in 1877, is the second-longest continuously held sporting event in the U.S., second only to the Kentucky Derby.   Michael Nagle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

TEG11. COMAYAGUA (HONDURAS), 15/02/2012.- Un grupo de periodistas queda atrapado en los enfrentamientos entre policí­as y familiares de los presos de la Granja Penal de Comayagua hoy, miércoles 15 de febrero de 2012, en Comayagua (Honduras). Más de 350 presos pueden haber muerto en el incendio registrado en esta prisión, aunque se cree que esa cifra puede incluir también a algunos otros que se hayan fugado, de acuerdo con fuentes penitenciarias. EFE/Gustavo Amador

JMJ74. MADRID, 19/08/2011.- Dos religiosos preparan sus cámaras en la plaza de Cibeles de la capital donde esta tarde el papa Benedicto XVI presidirá el viacrucis con los jóvenes, en su segundo día de estancia en Madrid, con motivo de la celebración de la XXVI Jornada Mundial de la Juventud. EFE/Chema Moya

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120214 BARCELONA Presentacion del libro Vamos Arantxa de la extenista Arantxa Sanchez Vicario en la casa del libro PUBLICO Manu Fernandez

TOPSHOTS A photographer looks for a different angle while photographing the ‘Secret Postcard’ exhibition at the Royal College of Art in London on November 17, 2011. Around 3000 postcard size artworks have been created and donated by artists and designers including Tracey Emin, Yoko Ono, Grayson Perry, David Bailey and Anish Kapoor for a charity sale, where the identity of each card’s author is kept secret until after it has been purchased. The sale will take place at the Royal College of Art on the November 26 with each card costing 45 British pounds. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 5 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ A worker watches condoms on a production line at the Chinese condom manufacturer Safedom’s factory in the town of Zhaoyuan, located 100 kn (62 miles) south of the city of Yantai, Shandong Province February 6, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. Picture taken February 6, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: BUSINESS HEALTH SOCIETY)

Tras mi apuesta del día antes de San Valentín en que dedicaba un post a la fabricación de muñecas hinchables en China, he decidido mostrar este trabajo de Reuters en el que se muestra el proceso en una fábrica de condones en ese mismo país. No hay ninguna duda de que los condones también pegan mucho con este romántico 14 de febrero y hago un llamamiento a su utilización en este día señalado como método de lucha contra las enfermedades de transmisión sexual, en especial el devastador VIH. Aunque hay que tener en cuenta que este reportaje nos ha llegado para ilustrar el aniversario del plan de planificación familiar aprobado por el gobierno chino y cómo ha afectado a la industria del condón. Toda relación con el día de San Valentín es pura coincidencia.

Este post también sirve como ejemplo de reportaje estándar de prensa como lo era la anterior entrega “Una fábrica de muñecas hinchables”. Os muestro todas las fotos que ha enviado la agencia con su pie original. Así podéis ver un típico encargo y cómo finaliza el fotoperiodista. En el ejemplo de hoy también os incluyo el aviso que envia la agencia Reuters para alertar a los editores abonados de que se comienza a enviar el paquete… de imágenes claro.

ATTENTION EDITORS – 16 PICTURES FOR PICTURE PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THIS ADVISORY. TO FIND ALL PICTURES SEARCH ‘SAFEDOM’ Pictures of workers at the Chinese condom manufacturer Safedom’s factory in the town of Zhaoyuan, located 100 kilometers south of the city of Yantai, Shandong Province February 6, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH BUSINESS)

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 4 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ A worker can be seen through a window preparing to remove condoms from a sterilising machine at the Chinese condom manufacturer Safedom’s factory in the town of Zhaoyuan, located 100 km (62 miles) south of the city of Yantai, Shandong Province February 6, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. Picture taken February 6, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH BUSINESS)

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 3 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ A worker places condoms onto a production line at the Chinese condom manufacturer Safedom’s factory in the town of Zhaoyuan, located 100 km (62 miles) south of the city of Yantai, Shandong Province February 6, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. Picture taken February 6, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: BUSINESS HEALTH SOCIETY)

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 11 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ A worker removes condoms from a sterilising machine at the Chinese condom manufacturer Safedom factory in Zhaoyuan, 100 km (62 miles) south of Yantai, in Shandong Province February 6, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. Picture taken February 6, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH BUSINESS)

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 10 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ A worker checks condoms as he removes them from a sterilising machine at the Chinese condom manufacturer Safedom factory in Zhaoyuan, 100 km (62 miles) south of Yantai, in Shandong Province February 6, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. Picture taken February 6, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: BUSINESS HEALTH SOCIETY)

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 14 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ A worker at the factory of Chinese condom manufacturer Safedom places condoms onto a production line belt in the town of in Zhaoyuan, 100 km (62 miles) south of Yantai, in Shandong Province February 6, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. Picture taken February 6, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: BUSINESS HEALTH SOCIETY)

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 12 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ Workers at the factory of Chinese condom manufacturer Safedom look at a production line belt at their factory in Zhaoyuan, 100 km (62 miles) south of Yantai, in Shandong Province February 6, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. Picture taken February 6, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: BUSINESS HEALTH SOCIETY)

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 8 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ A worker watches as condoms are inflated and then burst in a testing room in the factory of Chinese condom manufacturer Safedom in Zhaoyuan, 100 km (62 miles) south of Yantai, in Shandong Province February 6, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. Picture taken February 6, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: BUSINESS HEALTH SOCIETY)

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 15 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ A worker at the factory of Chinese condom manufacturer Safedom watches a machine turn on the production line in the town of Zhaoyuan, 100 km (62 miles) south of Yantai, in Shandong Province February 6, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. Picture taken February 6, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: BUSINESS HEALTH SOCIETY)

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 7 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ Workers at the factory of Chinese condom manufacturer Safedom place condoms onto a production line belt at a factory in Zhaoyuan, 100 km (62 miles) south of Yantai, in Shandong Province February 6, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. Picture taken February 6, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: BUSINESS HEALTH SOCIETY)

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 6 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ Researcher Wang Tingting gives a demonstration using coloured dyes that claims to show how Safedom’s condoms prevent the transmission of the Hepatitis B virus at a factory in Zhaoyuan, 100 km (62 miles) south of Yantai, in Shandong Province February 6, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. Picture taken February 6, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: BUSINESS HEALTH SOCIETY)

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 9 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ A worker grabs a bundle of new packets as she places condoms onto a packaging belt at Chinese condom manufacturer Safedom’s factory in Zhaoyuan, 100 km (62 miles) south of Yantai, in Shandong Province February 6, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. Picture taken February 6, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: BUSINESS HEALTH SOCIETY)

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 2 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ A worker places condoms onto a packaging belt at the Chinese condom manufacturer Safedom’s factory in the town of Zhaoyuan, located 100 km (62 miles) south of the city of Yantai, Shandong Province February 6, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. Picture taken February 6, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: BUSINESS HEALTH SOCIETY)

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 13 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ An official looks through a window as workers remove condoms from a sterilising machine at the Chinese condom manufacturer Safedom factory in Zhaoyuan, 100 km (62 miles) south of Yantai, in Shandong Province February 6, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. Picture taken February 6, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: BUSINESS HEALTH SOCIETY)

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 1 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ A worker places condoms onto a packaging belt at the Chinese condom manufacturer Safedom’s factory in the town of Zhaoyuan, located 100 km (62 miles) south of the city of Yantai, Shandong Province February 6, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. Picture taken February 6, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: BUSINESS HEALTH SOCIETY)

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 16 OF 16 FOR PACKAGE ‘SAFEDOM CONDOMS’ Newly released boxes and tins containing condoms made by Chinese manufacturer Safedom, which are specifically aimed to attract female consumers, are seen in Beijing February 13, 2012. Safedom turned its back on the low-margin, guaranteed-business sales to the Chinese government’s family planning program 11 months ago, and decided to shift to where the money is: the higher end of the general public market. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, they are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its Take Me condom, aimed at women consumers. Picture taken February 13, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA – Tags: BUSINESS HEALTH SOCIETY)

The head for an inflatable sex doll is pictured at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year, about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

En pocas horas comenzará el romántico día de San Valentín y he pensado hacer una edición de las típicas imágenes repletas de enamorados y corazoncitos que nos llegan cada 14 de febrero enviadas por las agencias. En 2009 ya hice una entrega de este tipo titulada “San Valentín”. Pero ha llegado este reportaje de la agencia Reuters de una fábrica de muñecas hinchables china y me ha parecido un contrapunto interesante a este día de los enamorados.

Desde el punto de vista fotoperiodístico, este me parece un buen ejemplo de lo que es el típico reportaje para diario en el que en una sola visita se realizan una serie de fotografías para ilustrar una noticia. Unas 15 fotografías, variadas en encuadre, correctas en técnica y estética, bien documentadas, con objetos, acción y personas… Simple pero completo.

Inflatable sex dolls are placed as they are tested at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year, about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

A worker puts on a breast for an inflatable sex doll at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year, about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

The unfinished head for an inflatable sex doll is pictured at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year, about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

A worker touches the lips of an unfinished head for an inflatable sex doll at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year, about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

The unfinished feet for an inflatable sex doll is pictured at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year, about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

A worker puts in eyes for an inflatable sex doll at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year, about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

A worker sprays pink color on a nipple of an unfinished breast for an inflatable sex doll at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year,  about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

A worker sprays pink color on a nipple of an unfinished breast for an inflatable sex doll at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year,  about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company.    REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A worker sprays red color on the lips of an unfinished head for an inflatable sex doll at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year,  about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

A worker puts on eyelashes for an inflatable sex doll at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year, about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Inflatable sex dolls are placed as they are tested at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year, about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company.   REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

The head of an inflatable sex doll is pictured in a box at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year,  about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

A worker moves an inflatable sex doll at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year, about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A worker places inflatable sex dolls during a test process at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year,  about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

The breast of an inflatable sex doll is pictured at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year, about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Workers inflate an inflatable sex doll during a test process at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year, about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)

The head of an inflatable sex doll is pictured in a box at Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory, on the outskirts of Fenghua, Zhejiang province, February 13, 2012. The company started producing sex dolls three years ago, and now owns a total of 13 types of dolls at the average price of 100 RMB (16 USD). More than 50,000 sex dolls were sold last year,  about fifteen percent of which were exported to Japan, Korea and Turkey, according to the company. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS)