Toying with bright ideas-Playing with FIRE!
So many of you know me as the photographer who likes to composite toys into my shots.
Category: Guest Authors
Toy Photographers Share The Meaning of Star Wars
Happy Star Wars Day, everyone!
“Where’s My Droids?”
Inspired by the children’s book “Where’s My Mommy?”. Joshua Kittleson @thegreyklerik
Blue Lies
A six image narrative (or report) from the Zone.
Packing For A Toy Safari: A Retrospective
My last post was all about my thoughts on which toys to pack for the Utah Toy Photo Safari.
Rob the robber
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn’t work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me. – Emo Philips Marco – The Aphol
Endor: Behind The Scenes of a Six Image Narrative
I created my recent Endor series as a challenge to push myself and see if I could create scenes that were based in a more real-world setting compared to my usual brick-built backdrops.
All the World’s a Stage – Part 3
”Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.” (George Eastman) In parts 1 and 2 of this series I covered the design and building of a lighting stage and its associated lighting …
The Toying with bright ideas series: Using the Sun as your main light source
So over the last little while, I have been watching a lot of Teletubbies, I find it rather relaxing… No, actually my youngest has become addicted. Now whether you have kids or not, you are all familiar with Teletubbies. So after watching a few episodes, I noticed something had changed …
Endor: a Six Image Narrative
I’ve been a fan of Star Wars and LEGO for as long as I can remember, I won’t go into exact numbers but we’re talking decades! For the last three years I’ve been shooting LEGO recreations of iconic scenes from the saga and my usual style is to build every …
Prepping for a toy safari
Whenever I plan a trip the question of which figures I should bring inevitably rears its ugly head.
All the world’s a stage – Part 2
“If all the world’s a stage then I want better lighting” – Rob Coles If you have not yet read part 1 then this post may not make a lot of sense. Feel free to pop on over to part 1 then return here. I’ll wait, I promise. If the …
Finding your place in a toy photography fandom
As we often share stories from toy photographers about their “Why” (see JoanMarcF’s post or Carlos Hernández’s for a couple of recent ones), it got me thinking about how we find our place as a toy photographer, and specifically finding a niche within the fictional universes we love.
To Infinity…
To Infinity… A Six Image Narrative by James Garcia Do you have a six image narrative you would like to share on the blog? Drop us a line through our contact form and we can talk.
All the World’s a Stage – Part 1
“All the World’s a Stage, and all the toys and figures merely players” (William Shakespeare if he was a toy photographer) Some time ago I was lucky enough to be able to visit an Aardman exhibition Wallace and Gromit and Friends, which introduced me to the behind the scenes world …
Dorado’s First T-Rex
Dorado’s First T-Rex Now you know the story of how Dorado, the golden-headed custom LEGO created by @krash_override, tamed his first Tyrannosaurus Rex. This isn’t the only dinosaur Dorado has tamed, so if you want to see more of his adventures you can find him at @mightysmallstories on Instagram.
The “Toying with Bright ideas” series: Barn doors, laptops and snoots
Ask anyone who has ever picked up a camera, whether they are a professional or just snapping on their smartphone, what is the most important thing in photography? I’m hoping that 99% of the responses say light… Without light, there is no photo… period… Now for those of you who …
Training Rey: When the Multiverse Unites.
Training Rey: When the Multiverse Unites ~ A Six Image Narrative by Janan Lee
Why? by JoanMarcF
My name is Joan Marc, I am 29 years old. I live in Catalunya (Spain), near the city of Barcelona. I studied industrial design but I’m a graphic designer and amateur photographer. In 2015 I discovered the phenomenon of “toy photography on Instagram through the photographer Vesa Lehtimäki. This started …
The Zone
A six image report. Special thanks to Jörg Rudolph at Dosenkunst for his his kind permission to use some of his graffiti photos. If you are interested in murals, his is the blog to visit!