Using Depth of Field to Tell Different Toy Photo Stories
A quick tutorial on controlling depth of field, an important part of a photographer's tool box that affects how viewers see our images.
A quick tutorial on controlling depth of field, an important part of a photographer's tool box that affects how viewers see our images.
Learn how to use leading lines to instantly improve the composition and narrative flow of your toy photography.
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Enjoy our little tutorial on how to light the head of the LEGO Headless Horseman. We hope you'll laugh your head off while reading!
Learn how to make a tombstone for your LEGO and/or 6-inch (1:12 scale) action figure toy photography projects, just in time for Halloween.
Sick of Reels and the dreaded algorithm? Alan offers five alternatives to Instagram for sharing your toy photography.
quickly snowballed to something bigger. As I began exploring different characters and subjects I knew that eventually I would carve something toylike...
Toy photographer Tobias M. Schiel explains how narratives can be constructed using pictures as building blocks.
Dave uses smoke to diffuse light and create an epic image of Deadpool with glowing eyes.
Realistic props help sell a scene. Dave offers a tutorial for making properly scaled ancient scrolls for your action figures and dioramas.
Sabrina Perry breaks down what toy photographers learned about framing their photos in June's Virtual Meet-Up.
Photographer Tobias Schiel shares some helpful insights into his process and how he gets such effective lighting in his famous Noir Suites.
Can reflections and glare from studio lights be tamed by spraying your toys with flat clear coat? Let's find out!
Framing your subject is an important photo skill to master. It tells your viewer where to look and what is important to you the photographer.
Learn to recycle packing materials as toy photography scenery, creating cinematic shots with cardboard bits and pieces.
Taking film noir-style toy photographs with the help of Marvel Legends Hugh Jackman. Action figure photography with behind the scenes insight.
Tom Milton shows us how to use intentional camera movement to make his One:12 Collective Christopher Reeve Superman fly.
Making models, like this Tamiya tank, for use in toy photography opens a whole new avenue for finding subject matter to shoot.
To celebrate the return of Boba Fett, I wanted to make a couple images to recreate the scene in The Mandalorian Episode 9.
Free toy photo downloads for holiday greeting cards. Happy holidays from the Toy Photographers editorial team!