Toy Photographers Podcast Roundtable: Lighting
Join Dave, Oliver, Adam and Alan for a roundtable podcast discussion on one of photography's most important topics, lighting.
Tips & Tricks: Building Backgrounds from Your Recycle Bin
Toy photography doesn't have to cost a fortune. Learn how to build effective backgrounds using items from your recycling bin.
Diorama: A Tutorial, Part 4 of 4
Properly scaled backgrounds are hard to find. This tutorial series walks through building a simple diorama for 6" action figures.
Diorama: A Tutorial, Part 3 of 4
Properly scaled backgrounds are hard to find. This tutorial series walks through building a simple diorama that is properly scaled for 6" action figures.
Tips & Tricks: Indiana Jones Sunset Silhouette Effect
Alan offers a simple tutorial for creating a sunset silhouette with your toy photography. All it requires is a light source and some household items.
Diorama: A Tutorial, Part 2 of 4
Properly scaled backgrounds are hard to find. This series walks through building a simple diorama that is properly scalled for 6" action figures.
Diorama: A Tutorial, Part 1 of 4
Dave offers simple tips for making a brick wall diorama for your toy photography. Part 1 of this four-part series covers carving the foam wall.
Photographing Physical Sets with Digital Backdrops
I often share behind the scenes images along with images [...]
Can Tim Picture That: Learning the Basics
I have dabbled in toy photography over the years and, [...]
Lensbaby Lenses Take On the Melbourne Meet-Up: Part 1
Last year I traveled to Melbourne, Australia for a toy [...]
Some Meet-Up Winners and Found Art Found
The dust is still settling on the 2019 Melbourne Toy [...]
Making things with Light Stenciling
I'm super excited to share this technique with everyone. Dubbed [...]
Stranger Scenes: LEGO Particulates of Evil
Four Bricks Tall takes us behind the scenes of this photo of the Byers house in the Upside Down with floating LEGO particulates of evil.
Playing with Fire – Making Fake Flames
Inspired by James Gibbs' "Toying with Bright Ideas - Playing [...]
Road Trip – or how to travel with toys and family
Like most toy photographers and also amidst a growing trend, [...]
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 [...]
Endor: Behind The Scenes of a Six Image Narrative
I created my recent Endor series as a challenge to [...]
The Toying with bright ideas series: Using the Sun as your main light source
So over the last little while, I have been watching [...]