Housekeeping Archives - Toy Photographers

Roll up, roll up! Read all about it!

Lizzi June 20, 2019 4 Comments

You will have to forgive this non-toy focused post today! Instead of a review, or a how-to, I wanted to spend a little time talking about our weekly(ish) email newsletter! Sent to almost 300 people each week, our newsletter contains all the latest posts and news from the Toy Photographers …

Welcome to 2019!

brett_wilson January 2, 2019 12 Comments

Hello 2019. And hello to you! As we pack away the Christmas decorations and tidy up after the New Year celebrations, it’s time to jump into another year of Toy Photographers fun.

My 400th Blog Post

Shelly June 29, 2018 20 Comments

This is my 400th blog post. It seems like only yesterday I was writing my 300th blog post. Where has the time gone? While my 300th blog post first appeared on Stuck in Plastic, my 400th blog post finds me in a very different place: The Toy Photographers Blog. So …

LEGO Downtown Diner Giveaway Winner

James Garcia June 9, 2018 23 Comments

The LEGO Downtown Diner contest and giveaway has come to a close, and it’s time to crown our winner!

LEGO Downtown Diner Giveaway Extension!

James Garcia May 19, 2018 Leave a comment

Because of all the exciting things happening here on the blog, we’ve decided to extend the deadline for the LEGO Downtown Diner giveaway!

Podcast Catch-Up

James Garcia April 1, 2018 2 Comments

Happy Easter! Whether you’re celebrating for religious reasons, or simply enjoy the thrill of a nice Easter egg hunt, I hope you have a wonderful holiday.

Life of Toy Photographers

Shelly February 20, 2018 14 Comments

What is Life of Toy Photographers? It’s a book we created showcasing the amazing artists we featured on the blog in 2017. We created Life of Toy Photographers to celebrate our first anniversary as a blog. For a limited time only, we’re offering you an opportunity to purchase this book. …

Hashtagapalooza

Lizzi January 25, 2018 One Comment

Last week I introduced a new hashtag, #nofigurefriday, and boy did it seem to go down well! I was happily surprised at how many of you took a chance at ditching the figure and shooting your accessories. We had some absolutely brilliant photos shared with us featuring a range of …

With a Little Help from My Friends

James Garcia December 23, 2017 2 Comments

Wow! I can’t believe 2017 is drawing to a close. This will be my last post on the blog until the New Year. Like Brett and Shelly before me, I want to use this time to give thanks, and to look back on my journey through 2017. I think it’s …

Five Words to Define a Year

Shelly December 22, 2017 8 Comments

Back in January I wrote about five words to define a year. While I had originally meant these words to guide my personal work I thought I would look at the blog through this lens as well. Growth Starting this blog was a giant leap of faith. Would anyone follow …

Cheers!

brett_wilson December 19, 2017 6 Comments

Shelly recently expressed her gratitude. Now it’s my turn to say cheers. Pardon my knucklehead-ness I’ve proudly worn the knucklehead moniker since I started taking photos of toys. I should point out here that I am a bit of a dingbat. Last year I thought I was turning a year …

Feeling Gratitude

Shelly November 24, 2017 9 Comments

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. William Arthur Ward If you’ve been a reader of my writing for any length of time you know I periodically like to take a moment to pause and reflect on all I have to be …

The Ninjago Movie Collectable Minifigures Giveaway

brett_wilson July 25, 2017 6 Comments

It’s giveaway time! We’re giving away a complete set of 20 Minifigures from The Ninjago Movie Collectable Minifigures series. The Giveaway Rules For your chance to win, simply post a photo of Ninjago, Ninjas, Chimjago (Chima/Ninjago mash up), Dragons, or any photo related to the covert agents of Japan or …

Who are we?

Shelly January 8, 2017 2 Comments

Welcome to The Toy Photographers Blog, a blog for and about toy photography. I’m so glad that you’re here and that you’ve found us. This blog is a place to talk about toy photography, to hear from other creative people who take toy photographs and learn how to be a better toy photographer.

Lets Shake the Blog Up!

Shelly November 3, 2016 Leave a comment

Its time to shake this blog up and see where we land. I hate to bore myself and I really don’t want to bore you. In an effort to keep us ALL interested, I’ve decided to shake things up a bit. Since there’s no one around to stop me and tell me this is a crazy …

Robot competition – follow-up

Shelly August 22, 2016 Leave a comment

Our first photographic competition has come to a conclusion and the winners have been notified. With nearly 100 photos from 33 entrants, I consider this competition a great success!Continue reading“Robot competition – follow-up”

Welcome Brett Wilson!

Shelly August 16, 2016 Leave a comment

On behalf of Boris, Vesa, Mike and myself, I want to officially welcome Brett Wilson to the Stuck in Plastic team! Yes, I realize that’s a really weird statement to make since Brett has been writing a weekly post for the blog since April of this year. He has been one of many guest posters …

Series 16 Mini Figure Give Away!

Shelly August 5, 2016 Leave a comment

Have you seen the latest collectable mini figure series? You know, the one that features the Penguin Suit Guy, Banana Suit Guy, Serenader, Spy, Imp, Ice Queen etc… Would you like a complete set of all 16 mini figures?

Toys on Vacation (an excerpt)

Shelly July 30, 2016 Leave a comment

As we’re preparing for our next article for Bricks Culture I thought I would share an excerpt from our last article about how to take your toys on vacation. If you would like to read the entire article and see all the photographs contributed by members of the Stuck in …