When it was announced in 2019 that Kevin Smith (writer-director of Clerks, Chasing Amy and Dogma) was going to be the executive producer of a new He-Man cartoon on Netflix, I started thinking about picking up a He-Man action figure to capture some photos. I wanted to at least get both He-Man and Skeletor for more photo possibilities, but I have such little space in my Seattle apartment. I searched this site to see what others had photographed and stumbled across A Look at Mega Construx “Castle Grayskull” by James Gibbs. From there, I found the Mega Construx Heroes Battle of Eternia Collection that included He-Man, Skeleton, Beast Man, Faker, and Teela, so I ended up buying the two figures I wanted and a couple of bonus figures for even more photos.
The cool thing about capturing photos of these or LEGO minifigures is that it’s sometimes easier to create scenes with a tablet as a background, a bit of smoke, a few rocks from outside and light from a couple Lume Cubes on my kitchen counter. And that is exactly what I did with the photos below in celebration of Masters of the Universe: Revelation‘s upcoming global premiere on July 23.
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Matt McDonald is a former photojournalist turned web developer and creative marketing manager. He’s an avid photographer of all things along with toys and calls Seattle home.
These are so cool. They really give the feel of nostalgia for me, even though I didn’t watch He Man as a child. You’ve captured the feeling and vibe of the show so well.
These are so cool. They really give the feel of nostalgia for me, even though I didn’t watch He Man as a child. You’ve captured the feeling and vibe of the show so well.