Creating a New Reality
Adam Savage, the famous MythBuster, is fond of saying, “I [...]
Toying with bright ideas: layered light
In today's post, I want to show you a technique [...]
Choosing Big LEGO Sets as Toy Photography Settings
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.
5 Cool Toy Photography Tools For $15 or less!
When I first got started in toy photography one of [...]
Shaking it Up – Adding Action with Camera Shake
As toy photographers, we go to great lengths to avoid [...]
Podcast 61: Recreating Your Own Work
After taking some much needed R&R, I’m thrilled to be [...]
Playing with Fire – Making Fake Flames
Inspired by James Gibbs' "Toying with Bright Ideas - Playing [...]
No Money For Lights, No Problem!
Awesome Light = Awesome Photos Amazing light has always been [...]
How To Choose? Selecting the Perfect Photo From Your Toy Photography Shoot
Subtle differences in angle, light, pose, and crop can make [...]
Colla-BEER-ating
It’s no secret that I like beer. And I like [...]
Toying with bright ideas-Playing with FIRE!
So many of you know me as the photographer who [...]
Making a Splash
Sitting at the bar down by our lake, drowning my [...]
Podcast 57: Exploring Creativity with Kristina Alexanderson
How do we define creativity? Exploring this elusive question is [...]
All the World’s a Stage – Part 3
”Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know [...]
Finding your place in a toy photography fandom
As we often share stories from toy photographers about their [...]
One person’s trash, is another person’s (wabi-sabi) treasure
So often I find myself scouring a beach for pristine, [...]
Travel Photography
I have never been super comfortable taking toy photos out [...]
The “Toying with Bright ideas” series: Lume Cubes, Barn doors, laptops and snoots
Ask anyone who has ever picked up a camera, whether [...]
Inspiration From Prints
I have become a fan of collecting and displaying prints [...]
Grub Street: a toy photography project
Grub Street emerged from the photocopied pages of a zine. [...]