A Different Light
“Ever since you started taking photos of toys, you’re always [...]
Low Key Toy Photography
“High key” and “low key” are creative styles that photographers [...]
High Key Toy Photography
“High key” and “low key” are creative styles that photographers [...]
Creating a “Noir” Style Photo
Before we get into the photo, let’s look at short [...]
Combining Photos to Achieve the Desired Mood
What I've learned over the last two years doing toy [...]
From Pixels to Prints: Taking Toy Photography Beyond the Screen
Take your toy photos beyond social media with these ideas for printed merchandise as gifts and decor.
How to: Make a Moon Diorama
It has been just over fifty years since Gene Cernan [...]
Light painting and shooting stars
Luminosity class Being ambiguous I took this photo almost a [...]
Geometry – what’s it good for?
Recently Shelly Corbett chatted with Sabrina Perry and Chris Whitlow [...]
Cropping for Composition: A Photoshop Crop Overlay Tutorial
This month on toyphotographers.com, our photography challenge is #tp_geometry. The [...]
Here Be Dragons!
Creativity is a funny thing. Sometimes ideas seem to pop [...]
Adding a Little Magic to a Photo
Good day Toy Photographers! I did a shot last year [...]
Get into the Action! Create an Action Figure of Yourself
Adam Burke (@burkeheadtoys) explains how to create a six-inch action figure of yourself for endless toy photography fun!
Forced Perspective Toy Photography
One of my favorite things about toy photography is the [...]
How to Make Olympic Ice for Your LEGO Minifigs
Learn how to create Olympic ice to enjoy some toy photography with your figure skating, hockey playing LEGO minifigures.
Create Natural Posing for Your Toy Photography
Posing is the key to believability in toy photography. Check out this master class in posing your action figures by Ken Loh.
Taking a Snow Day with Toy Photography
Learn some valuable tips and tricks to get the most out of enjoying toy photography in the snow.
A Practical Guide to Bokeh: Part 1 – Blur Control
Learn about how controlling blur levels affects bokeh in your toy photography, how to do it and some basic rules for the way cameras work.
If Rembrandt Painted Spaceships
Try using Rembrandt-style photography lighting, not on portraits but on miniature models to recreate a certain galaxy far, far away.
Expanding Depth of Field with Focus Stacking
Getting close to toys for that epic shot means fighting a narrow depth of field. Learn focus stacking for a handy way to widen your focus.