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A Resource For Toy Photographers

Wild Heartbeat Africa

By |October 9, 2024|

https://youtu.be/ToDsV0eU9BQ?feature=shared Wild Heartbeat Africa: Original images and video my Stephanie Sanders. Music by Walid Sarrouh, music license by PremiumBeat. Do you ever have an idea you feel passionate and confident about and then find you're [...]

Composing for negative space

By |October 7, 2024|

Negative space is one of the 20+ compositional “rules” that are used to organize information within the photo frame. What is negative space? It’s exactly what you think it is …a large area, with minimal [...]

Instagram

Follow along for live streams, community pics, and more.

MeWe

Hang with other photographers in our MeWe Community.

Podcast

Listen to toy photography discussions and interviews.

Photography Workshops

Do you love toy photography? Do you want to connect and learn from other toy photographers? Then Shelly Corbett invites you to join her for one of her super fun and inspiring workshop. Each workshop is organized around an idea designed to inspire your creativity. Learn and grow through creating and sharing your toy photography in a supportive and encouraging space.

Toy Photography Tips and Tricks

We have a wide variety of educational toy photography posts on the site to help you learn how to capture all kinds of photos. Learn How to Photograph LEGO Cities, Learn to Light Your Toy Photography,  How to Use Intentional Camera Movement, Customizing 6-Inch Action Figures and more!

Diorama Tutorial Series
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Toy Photography Workshops

Do you love toy photography? Do you want to connect and learn from other toy photographers? Then I invite you to join me for a super fun and inspiring 12-week workshop where we will explore the intersection of play and photography. Learn and grow through creating and sharing your toy photography in a supportive and encouraging space.

Toy Photo Feature Friday

We are excited to start showcasing more of the talented artists in the Toy Photographers community with our new Friday features!

More Toy Photography Adventures

Based on a Song

By |October 4, 2024|2 Comments

For awhile now, I've had this project on my ever-growing list of toy photography ideas. I thought it would be super fun to create a series of toy photos featuring songs from one of my [...]

A Bench

By |October 2, 2024|1 Comment

Initially, I only wanted to make a picture of a bench, a tree and the old man on a hill, in silhouette. Then I saw the potential for a short narrative - with a similar, [...]

Oblivious Olive

By |September 25, 2024|2 Comments

The Origins of Oblivious Olive Recently, I finished the Summer Creativity Workshop with Shelly Corbett, where we were each challenged to create a final project consisting of a six-image presentation. It was a great learning experience watching [...]

Toy photography can get complex

By |September 23, 2024|8 Comments

Have you ever considered that toy photography can get complex? I have. And as I take more people down the road of toy photography exploration, via my workshops, I appreciate our underrated hobby more and [...]

Coffee Break with Spider-Man

By |September 18, 2024|5 Comments

Luis C, aka @luis_castanon_67, just wrapped up one of Shelly Corbett's Storytelling Photography Workshops for advanced toy photographers interested in employing all their story skills in one workshop. Luis captured some photos of one of our favorite [...]