Making Use of Toy Box Detritus
Everyone has those little bits from toys they don’t really want or need. Sometimes this detritus become useful. This is one of those times.
Category: Ideas About Creativity
The Scary Leap from Concept to Creation
Adam Burke shows a toy photo mashup three years in the making: Disney Toybox Monsters Inc. meets NECA horror’s scariest killers.
Toy Conference Calls
Regular contributors Gibbo, Dave and Tomek created images of imaginary toy conference calls. Now we challenge you to do the same with our free template!
I Gave a Frog a Hip Replacement: How to Repair Your Action Figures
With Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Bruce Lee for patients, Dr. Gibbo shares some helpful tips for repairing your broken action figures.
Using Pet Store Aquarium Accessories for Toy Photography
During a visit to the pet store for some goldfish essentials I discovered an entirely new realm of toy photography potential. No, it didn’t involve incorporating animals into my photos, but it did require ‘borrowing’ some accessories from the aforementioned goldfish. Aquatic ornamentation My plan was to quickly run in …
Film vs. Digital: A Psychological Study
Toy Photographer Matthew Wyjad examines the psychological effect of the digital age of photography, and challenges us to retrain our brains…
Selecting the Right One
Toy photographer Tobias Schiel shares his process for selecting the best photo from a number of alternative versions. Which one best suits the vision?
Toy Photographers Share Advice for Our Younger Selves
Toy photographers answer the question, “What advice would you give your younger self, if you could send a message back to when you first started toy photography?”
Satisfying the Creative Urge When I Couldn’t Shoot
The very last thing I did in 2019 was break my foot. This was not my wisest move, and has lead to a lot of problems and frustrations as my ability to be creative with toy photography suffered as a result. I don’t recommend it. It was not a complete …
Why I Recreated My Own Toy Photos
What inspired me to do this? I have been doing LEGO photography for about three years now, and when I started, I didn’t expect to be still doing it today. I also didn’t expect to ever improve my photography. I focus mainly on recreating shots from movies I love, and …
Lensbaby Lenses Take On the Melbourne Meet-Up: Part 1
Last year I traveled to Melbourne, Australia for a toy photographers meet-up and, with the help of the Lensbaby marketing department, I was able to take a few loaner lenses with me. I’ve done this before, so I had a better handle on what I needed to do to support …
The Artist’s Mystery – Abandoned Dreams
Ann @Miss_Feklista shares her version of the story’s end in “The Artist’s Mystery” series. Don’t miss this combination of storytelling and toy photography!
The Artist’s Mystery: Altered Dreams
Teddi Deppner and Ann Miss_Feklista collaborate on “The Artist’s Mystery” story. Will young James overcome his nightmares and find a direction for his art?
Delicious and Inedible!
It’s common knowledge that we can cook all kinds of food with LEGO bricks and imagination. You can build any life-size dish or choose items from the official menu. Apple, cherry or cake—I’m sure your minifigures eat some of these products every day. But how about the simplest details in …
Victories of the Year – Time to Celebrate 2019!
Dear friends, Today I’m so glad to thank you for all the fun and to share the results of this creative year! First, I’d like to thank Shelly for inviting me to the Toy Photographers Blog. I always enjoy everything bright and interesting in the world of toy photography—that’s why …
Inner Vision
Sometimes my inner vision is stronger than my real vision. Where one may see a pleasant beach scene, I see an Imperial invasion.
The Story and You: The Artist’s Mystery
“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 …
Multiples of One
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.
The Story and You: Teddi’s Incredible Twist
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 …
The Story and You: Tomek Reveals the Secret
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 …