“Respect” is one of the key words from our wonderful year of toy photography. Reading the results of our amazing collaborative project, I think the participants’ work deserves great respect. “The Story and You” showed different sides of participating toy photographers’ talents, their inspiration and various cultural branches that influenced …
Over the past few years I’ve really come to love Photoshop. It is an amazing photo editor and allows me to create any world my demented little brain can imagine.
This October is special in the Toy Photographers community. Our collaborative project united the real talents, masters of ink and paints. They do their best, sharing their vision of what happened to John – a mystery that happily coincided with the Halloween season… Today Teddi (@mightysmallstories on Instagram) prepared an …
Our outstandingly talented and creative artists have gathered for this new collective project in order to celebrate Halloween and give you some unforgettable impressions. We all know how John’s mysterious story started. And now let’s listen to our friend Tomek who has written an absolutely brilliant horror tale… Prepare to …
It’s common knowledge that you not only buy toys in hypermarkets, but also get them as a bonus on purchases. However, some of these toys will make you laugh, and even little children can’t find them useful. BUT! I’ll show you the real exception! This collection is worth calling ‘toys’ …
As I have mentioned before in previous posts, lighting in photography is king; without it, we don’t have photos.
While autumn is painting the world in bright colors, the artists of the Toy Photographers community are celebrating the season of inspiration and mysterious stories. Dear friends, I created a special project for all of us. I hope you will enjoy reading, following and creating it. “The Story and You” …
When life gets busy, does your toy photography get left behind? Teddi Deppner shares her top 3 tips for keeping your toy photo mojo alive!
I have always been fascinated by the way different photographers go about making their images.
Adam Savage, the famous MythBuster, is fond of saying, “I reject your reality, and substitute my own.” With clever use of toys and Photoshop, substituting one’s own reality becomes child’s play.
In today’s post, I want to show you a technique that I use a lot for my toy photography. I call it the layered light method and was introduced to it by Justin @justineastmanmedia, a very talented digital artist and toy photographer. I’ve used it for several photos that I …
Bigger LEGO sets are fantastic re-usable toy photography settings. In this article, Teddi Deppner compares Bricklink’s AFOL Designer Program Eight Studs set and the LEGO Ideas Treehouse.
July brought a real diamond to the creative Toy Photographers’ community.
When I first got started in toy photography one of the biggest challenges was determining how to create a scene for my photos. At first, it all revolved around the toys. It is “toy” photography after all. Which LEGO figures do I want to be together in this scene? Or …
Do you like to combine LEGO Building and Toy Photography? If yes, your art is connected with many creative experiments! We can set the “Brick Photography” apart from other genres of toy art and discuss the best ways of using the bricks in our photos. Types of Brick Photography – …
As toy photographers, we go to great lengths to avoid camera shake. From using tripods and remote shutter releases, to holding our breath during an exposure to avoid unintentional camera movement. The rule of thumb is that the steadier your camera is, the cleaner your image will be. Thankfully, photography …
All the artists have their favorite methods, colors, words, but before everything else, they have their own visions. I decided to focus on the community as a collective of Storytellers and organized an experiment. Our friend Tomek was kind to take part in the project. Making mystical and cybernetic images, …
After taking some much needed R&R, I’m thrilled to be back on the podcast this week!
Inspired by James Gibbs‘ “Toying with Bright Ideas – Playing with FIRE!“, I wanted to put together a post for those, like myself, who are a bit more timid when it comes to mixing fire and toys. Real fire is extremely dangerous to work with, not to mention the hazard it …
Awesome Light = Awesome Photos Amazing light has always been something that attracts people to photos.
