Shelly

About Shelly Corbett

As the founder of the Toy Photographers blog and MeWe community, it's my mission to support other creatives. I share the knowledge I've gained over 12+ years as a toy photographer and a lifetime as an artist. I sell my original art and blank greeting cards online and through in person events in the Pacific Northwest. If you would like more creative inspiration, I invite you to join my personal mailing list. Here I talk about the creative process, show you how I create my images and talk about my amazing toy photography workshops.

The Basics – Photographing toys in water

By Shelly Corbett|2026-03-29T14:23:38-07:00March 29, 2026|Behind the Scenes, How To..., LEGO|

[updated March 2026] I’ve been taking photos in and around [...]

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Photographing toys in real snow

By Shelly Corbett|2026-02-26T12:10:41-08:00February 27, 2026|How To..., Outdoor Toy Photography|

Certain parts of North America have been getting dumped on [...]

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Review: Over the Moon, LEGO set #10391

By Shelly Corbett|2026-01-27T12:32:32-08:00January 29, 2026|LEGO, Reviews|

Before you get excited about my review of Over the [...]

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2026 MeWe Bingo Challenge!

By Shelly Corbett|2026-01-18T15:55:33-08:00January 20, 2026|Photo Challenge|

It’s here! The 2026 MeWe Bingo Challenge! Building on the [...]

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My favorite base – plexiglass

By Shelly Corbett|2026-01-08T09:12:32-08:00January 8, 2026|Behind the Scenes, How To...|

There is one tool in my studio toolbox that I [...]

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Calling all toy photographers

By Shelly Corbett|2025-12-31T16:52:29-08:00January 1, 2026|...of Interest|

Thank you for continuing to read The Toy Photographers Blog. [...]

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Exploring the Red Thread

By Shelly Corbett|2025-11-17T14:01:03-08:00November 17, 2025|...of Interest|

Exploring the Red Thread is one of my workshops where [...]

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Dinovember

By Shelly Corbett|2025-11-03T15:50:43-08:00November 3, 2025|Photo Challenge|

Every year around this time, the toy photography community turns [...]

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One prompt; different results.

By Shelly Corbett|2025-09-20T19:34:00-07:00September 18, 2025|Photo Challenge|

In the world of toy photography we all often have [...]

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The bounce board and how to use it in toy photography

By Shelly Corbett|2025-08-28T10:18:28-07:00August 28, 2025|How To..., Lights & Lighting, Outdoor Toy Photography|

In this post I want to show you the bounce [...]

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Add foreground interest to your images

By Shelly Corbett|2025-06-26T12:00:54-07:00June 27, 2025|How To...|

Did you know that there is one simple trick that [...]

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Cinematic lighting

By Shelly Corbett|2025-06-16T12:32:12-07:00June 17, 2025|How To..., Lights & Lighting|

Cinematic lighting is a term often heard when looking and [...]

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Finding Joy in Toy Photography speaker series [wrap up]

By Shelly Corbett|2025-06-09T20:21:06-07:00June 10, 2025|Events|

It's a wrap! The first four speakers of Finding Joy [...]

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Toy Photographers Speaker Series

By Shelly Corbett|2025-02-20T18:46:59-08:00February 21, 2025|Events|

I'm excited to be bringing to the Toy Photographers audience [...]

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Lighting options for toy photography

By Shelly Corbett|2025-02-03T10:21:24-08:00February 5, 2025|How To..., Lights & Lighting|

"What studio lights should I buy?" is a common question [...]

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Finding Joy in Toy Photography – a speaker series

By Shelly Corbett|2025-02-03T10:20:25-08:00January 28, 2025|Events|

In 2025 I want to bring something special to our [...]

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2025 Toy Photographers Bingo Challenge

By Shelly Corbett|2025-01-13T12:23:08-08:00January 12, 2025|Photo Challenge|

Time to get your creative hat on - it's time [...]

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Faceless self portrait

By Shelly Corbett|2025-01-10T12:22:46-08:00January 10, 2025|Photo Challenge|

One of the more intriguing prompts from the recently finished [...]

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Bingo 2024 is a wrap!

By Shelly Corbett|2025-01-12T10:39:50-08:00January 6, 2025|Photo Challenge|

Bingo 2024 is a wrap and we have a winner: [...]

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Toy photography is fun.

By Shelly Corbett|2024-12-24T12:48:29-08:00December 26, 2024|Ideas About Creativity|

Recently I wrote about how hard toy photography can be. [...]

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