Shelly

About Shelly Corbett

As the founder of the Toy Photographers blog and MeWe community, it i's my mission to support other creatives. I share the knowledge I've gained over 12+ years as a toy photographer and a lifetime artist. As a creativity coach I specializing in helping others be their best creative selves by telling authentic stories. 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, consider joining my personal mailing list. Information about my workshops, upcoming shows, work for sale can be found at shellycorbett.com

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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Composing for negative space

By Shelly Corbett|2024-10-03T11:27:48-07:00October 7, 2024|How To..., Visual Composition|

Negative space is one of the 20+ compositional “rules” that [...]

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Toy photography can get complex

By Shelly Corbett|2024-09-10T13:34:09-07:00September 23, 2024|How To...|

Have you ever considered that toy photography can get complex? [...]

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Apexel 100mm Macro Lens

By Shelly Corbett|2024-06-27T10:51:52-07:00June 25, 2024|Reviews|

I love taking toy photos with my Sony / Lensbaby [...]

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My Favorite Toy Photography Posts

By Shelly Corbett|2024-07-23T08:25:57-07:00May 29, 2024|...of Interest, How To...|

With nearly 2000 posts here on the Blog, it can [...]

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Photographing toys outdoors

By Shelly Corbett|2024-07-23T08:25:10-07:00May 13, 2024|adventures, How To..., Outdoor Toy Photography|

Photographing outdoors is a lot of fun. Photographing toys outdoors [...]

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Importance of composition

By Shelly Corbett|2024-07-23T08:33:29-07:00March 12, 2024|How To..., Visual Composition|

Because there are several prompts in this year’s Toy Photography [...]

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MeWe 2024 Bingo Challenge

By Shelly Corbett|2024-06-19T05:56:11-07:00February 15, 2024|Events, Photo Challenge|

Welcome to the Toy Photographers MeWe Bingo Challenge. Its a [...]

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Tools to have on hand while photographing toys indoors.

By Shelly Corbett|2024-02-15T10:29:27-08:00February 2, 2024|How To...|

What tools do I need to have when I set [...]

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Help me celebrate our 2023 BINGO Challenge winner!

By Shelly Corbett|2024-01-31T11:05:03-08:00January 23, 2024|Events|

And we have a winner: Ang Cheng Ann aka Sunny [...]

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Your style and where it comes from

By Shelly Corbett|2023-05-18T21:19:04-07:00May 9, 2023|...of Interest|

I love when I post a photo to Instagram and [...]

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Celebrating women through toy photography

By Shelly Corbett|2023-03-06T16:03:24-08:00March 6, 2023|Photo Challenge|

March in the United States is set aside to celebrate [...]

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Jantmanuary

By Shelly Corbett|2023-02-13T12:10:58-08:00February 13, 2023|Photo Challenge|

We are well into February and its time to bid [...]

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MeWe 2023 Photo Bingo Challenge

By Shelly Corbett|2023-02-07T17:30:46-08:00February 5, 2023|Photo Challenge|

Everyone loves a photo challenge! Challenges can get the creative [...]

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