Building My Own Background: Learn to Make a Diorama
One of the largest issues with toy photography, especially for [...]
The Floor Is Lava: Creating a Diorama for Multiple Scales
Remember that game played as kids? "THE FLOOR IS LAVA!!!" Furniture became the high ground where play and fantasy ruled the day. One of the reasons I (and I'll assume many other toy photographers) do this kind of work is just that - play and fantasy. For me its entirely detached from my career as a professional creative (although it does make use of related skills). Toy photography is a chance to create just for fun. And its a rabbit hole...
Selecting the Right One
Toy photographer Tobias Schiel shares his process for selecting the best photo from a number of alternative versions. Which one best suits the vision?
Lightshow – Four Lighting Sources, Part 2
In Part 1, we looked at an overview of Four [...]
Lightshow – Four Lighting Sources, Part 1
In this series, we'll look at four lighting sources that [...]
Can Tim Picture That: Learning the Basics
I have dabbled in toy photography over the years and, [...]
The Blackest Black Backgrounds
The background I want for an image depends entirely on [...]
Inner Vision
Sometimes my inner vision is stronger than my real vision. Where one may see a pleasant beach scene, I see an Imperial invasion.
The Gentle Art of Weathering LEGO Minifigures
Before I write this, I need to kick proceedings off [...]
BTS: Rorshach in the Rain
With the right tools complicated shots become easier. Take a peak behind the scenes taken with a Platypod, Lume Cube, and bee smoker.
Some Meet-Up Winners and Found Art Found
The dust is still settling on the 2019 Melbourne Toy [...]
BTS: Model Making an AT-AT
For my entire toy photography career any non-LEGO shot I [...]
How to Light your Dragon… The Lume Cube 2.0 Is Here!
I’ve been using Lume Cubes for many years. I loved [...]
Toying with Bright Ideas: A Light Diffuser on a Budget
The final image after some Photoshop magic As I have [...]
Casting a Spell: Photoshop vs Practical Effects (Part 1)
When Dave DeBaeremaeker brought up the idea of a friendly, [...]
Making things with Light Stenciling
I'm super excited to share this technique with everyone. Dubbed [...]
Shaking it Up – Adding Action with Camera Shake
As toy photographers, we go to great lengths to avoid [...]