How to Make Ancient Scrolls at a Small Scale
Realistic props help sell a scene. Dave offers a tutorial for making properly scaled ancient scrolls for your action figures and dioramas.
Testing Flat Clear Coat to Control Reflections
Can reflections and glare from studio lights be tamed by spraying your toys with flat clear coat? Let's find out!
LEGO Star Wars Imperial Probe Droid (75306) Review
The new LEGO Imperial Probe Droid set 75306 looks good on the shelf. Dave puts it through its paces to see how it works in front of his lens.
How I Beat Back the Beast of Depression with a 3D Printer and a Character I Know Nothing About
For me, fighting the Beast without an action plan is like fighting a war with a spatula.
Ahead By a Century: Dave’s 100th Post
What better way is there to mark the occasion of my 100th post than with a picture of The Great One?
Vosentech MicroFogger 2: A Review
In this device review, Dave DeBaeremaeker tests out the Vosentech MicroFogger 2 for all his toy photography, smoke-making needs.
10 Random Comic and Toy Facts
Did you know there are more LEGO minifigures than humans on Earth? Learn this and more fun toy and comic facts.
Adventures in Creating a Custom 1/6 Scale Action Figure
In search of a 1/6 scale custom action figure, Dave takes a shot in a dark and buys some accessories, and learns some things along the way.
Group Post: The Meme Challenge
The internet meme has defined a generation. Now it's been redefined using toy photography and some added wit.
Making Studio Improvements: Custom Paint Shelf
Don't have a toy photo project? Improve your workspace! In this post, Dave makes a simple but important change to his paint storage.
Nevermind: Deadpool and a Nostalgic ’90s Classic
Fun fact time: If you take two hydrogen atoms and [...]
Review: LEGO Creator Expert Porsche 911 (10295)
Find out how the LEGO Creator Expert Porsche 911 (10295) holds up under the stresses of toy photography.
Meet-Up Talk: My Creative Process from Concept to Final Image
Dave drops some knowledge in his talk about creating an image, diorama and all, from the 2021 Toy Photographers Virtual Meet-up.
Fantastic Tanks: Tiny War Machines Roll into Battle
Each unique creation offers a very different look from its counterparts, yet together they clearly come from the same creative mind. But how did Fantastic Tanks capture so much attention from the toy photography community?
Behind the Scenes: Shooting a Model Tank at Night
Making models, like this Tamiya tank, for use in toy photography opens a whole new avenue for finding subject matter to shoot.
Why Deadpool?
Sometimes Deadpool is a good guy with a good heart. Sometimes he just kills for money. Often he is somewhere in-between.
Boba Fett Lives On! A Mandalorian Toy Photo Collaboration
To celebrate the return of Boba Fett, I wanted to make a couple images to recreate the scene in The Mandalorian Episode 9.
Photoshop or In-Camera? The Search for Superman
Dave tackles the death of Superman with two different toy photography approaches: 100% in-camera and with all the Photoshop bells and whistles.
‘The Art of X’ – A Book Genre Review
Dave explores the "Art of" book series—perfect for toy photographers, geeks and fans of Star Wars and Marvel films.
LEGO Review: The Razor Crest (75292)
The Razor Crest by LEGO (75292) is put through its paces in an in-depth review. Let's see how it rated for playability and toy photography.