Multiples of One
Over the past few years I’ve really come to love Photoshop. It is an amazing photo editor and allows me to create any world my demented little brain can imagine.
Some Meet-Up Winners and Found Art Found
The dust is still settling on the 2019 Melbourne Toy Photographers Meet-Up. Today we celebrate some amazing photographs captured on the day and announce the winners of the three contests. Meetup BTS photo winners We asked attendees to share their ‘behind the scenes’ photographs on the day using the #meltoyphotomeetup2019_bts …
Battle on Endor! LEGO 75238 Review
James rides a speeder bike down memory lane for this review of LEGO Star Wars set 75238, Action Battle Endor Assault.
Why I’m a Toy Photographer – Oliver Peterson (@oliversees)
Toy photographer Oliver Peterson, aka @oliversees, shares the story of how he went from collecting action figures to following his toy photography muse.
A Toy Photographer’s Take on Disney’s Galaxy’s Edge
In 2019, Disney opened Galaxy’s Edge, a Star Wars-themed land at both Disneyland in California, and Walt Disney World in Florida. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to explore Walt Disney World’s version, and brought my camera and a few plastic friends along for the ride. In this post, …
Melbourne Toy Photo Meet-Up 2019
Recently I traveled across the globe to attend the Melbourne Toy Photo Meet-Up hosted by Brett Wilson and the Toy Photographers blog. I thought I should take a moment and report back on the events. Spoiler alert: it was fabulous! Cow Up a Tree I’ve put on a few of …
Broomsticks, Hats, Spiders and Bats…
A Halloween Six Image Narrative by @by_a.n.n.a (Natasja)
Basic Lightsaber Effects How-To
If you are a Star Wars fan, and a toy photographer, you’re likely going to run across an image that contains lightsabers. You may be wondering how such effects are made. There are many ways to create lightsaber effects, however the way I use is to simply do it in …
Podcast 75: Death
For this week’s podcast, Kristina and I tackled our biggest and most popular theme to date: Death!
The Story and You: Teddi’s Incredible Twist
This October is special in the Toy Photographers community. Our collaborative project united the real talents, masters of ink and paints. They do their best, sharing their vision of what happened to John – a mystery that happily coincided with the Halloween season… Today Teddi (@mightysmallstories on Instagram) prepared an …
Losing Control
Losing Control ~ A Six Image Narrative by Kristina Alexanderson
Why I Am a Toy Photographer – Adam Ford (@adamfigurephotography)
I didn’t come to toy photography as a photographer. I’m sure anyone with an eye for photography can tell that. The toys came first Some toy photographers are photographers first. The toys come second. For me, the toys came first. I’ve been an action figure kid my whole life. It …
The Story and You: Tomek Reveals the Secret
Our outstandingly talented and creative artists have gathered for this new collective project in order to celebrate Halloween and give you some unforgettable impressions. We all know how John’s mysterious story started. And now let’s listen to our friend Tomek who has written an absolutely brilliant horror tale… Prepare to …
Tintin Travels Belgium
It was in the first post for this blog that I mentioned the idea of combining toy and ‘tourist’ photographs. This year I finally did it. Visiting Brussels, one of our first stops was the Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée where I got a mini figure of one of …
BTS: Model Making an AT-AT
For my entire toy photography career any non-LEGO shot I took used pre-made models. Aside from some props, what came in the box gets put directly in front of the camera. I was inspired to try something new, and I ended up with this image: This post is a behind-the-scenes …
Podcast 74 – Social Media Anxiety, Traveling and More with Alan Rappa
This week our very own Alan Rappa makes his triumphant return to the podcast! Hilarity and great conversation ensues.
These Toys Will Describe You Without Words!
It’s common knowledge that you not only buy toys in hypermarkets, but also get them as a bonus on purchases. However, some of these toys will make you laugh, and even little children can’t find them useful. BUT! I’ll show you the real exception! This collection is worth calling ‘toys’ …
Dinosaurs Are in the House
When I got the chance to go to the LEGO House this year, there was one set I wanted to pick up. The little Architecture version of the house.
Call of Dooty
Call of Dooty – a Six Image Narrative by @DemarcationMedia
Luming the Cube: Lume Cube 2.0 Impressions
As a photographer who loves to toy around with lighting, I was ecstatic when Lume Cube asked if we’d like to test drive their new Lume Cube 2.0. James Gibbo, a veteran Lume Cube user, posted his thoughts on the 2.0 here, while I am approaching this as a complete …