What a Week!
No really, what a week! In fact the last two weeks have been a ridiculous roller coaster ride capped off by Alphabet announcing that they’re pulling the plug on G+.
Tag: Friendship
What is Toy Photography?
10% of the worlds population suffer from Alexithymia; a trait that makes it difficult to find words for thoughts and feelings. I’ve never been diagnosed with Alexithymia but I sure as hell can relate to it. What does this have to do with Toy Photography? I’m glad you asked. Please, …
“What happened?!?!”
Earlier this week I listened with rapt attention to the delightful, hilarious, and insightful latest installment of James Garcia’s epic podcast series through toyphotographers.com.
A Little Help From My Friends
I know my life is made better with a little help from my friends. This was again made evident at the #ORToyPhotoSafari. I could go on and on about many hands light work, and that it takes a village to create a successful event, but this post is on a …
Reflections on a Toy Photo Safari
Mild spoiler alert ahead: The Oregon Toy Photo Safari was amazing. Scratch that: they are [expletive deleted] amazing. As I write this I am sitting in the Portland International Airport. I have the music of my homeland cranked (Glass Tiger: Thin Red Line, if you are curious), and I …
Memories of the Oregon Toy Photography Safari
I arrived home and jet lag kicked me like a pissed off mule. Yet through the foggy haze of time travelling back to the future, memories of the Oregon Toy Photography Safari still shine through. Here are some of my personal highlights from one of the best times I’ve ever …
Downtime
The instant that little NO SERVICE materialized at the top of my phone as Dave and I rolled into that deceptively picturesque beach town in Oregon, I was like, Oh fuck. I’ve made a huge mistake. How will I yelp the best gelato? Compare brunch menus?? Sniff out where the …
Remembering the Oregon Toy Photo Safari
If you’re reading this, I’m somewhere between Seattle and Cincinnati. Or maybe it’s Cincinnati and Austin? I’m not really sure. But I do know where I have been and here are my recollections of the Oregon Toy Photo Safari, written before I’d been. Yes, these memories are imagined. The following …
Follow along with us on the #ORToyPhotoSafari
Do you want to follow along with us on the #ORToyPhotoSafari? Of course you do! We realize our community is world wide, so we will do our best to show stories, images, and even a live feed or two before the weekend is through. We want to share our amazing …
Bon Toyage
This is my last post… From Australia… For a few weeks! So kiss me and smile for me Tell me that you’ll wait for me Hold me like you’ll never let me go ‘Cause I’m leavin’ on a jet plane Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Leaving on a …
Magic and Madness
The Oregon Toy Photo Safari is weeks away and I’m brimming with excitement to meet new folks, catch up with returning attendees, take lots of toy photos, and raid other people’s toy boxes! I live in Portland, a couple hours inland from the Coast where the meet-up is based, so …
Toys, Rain and Friendship
This is a story about toys, rain and friendship. This is a story about the most unfavorable toy photography conditions imaginable, but fun and excellent photos where still to be found.
Behind the scenes of friendship
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Toy Envy Makes the World a Better Place
This post starts with a little toy envy and ends with (spoiler alert!) an act of kindness. Its a story about a great act of kindness and the joy of Christmas shared across the globe. But first, let me introduce myself. My name is Nicole and I’m fairly new to …
Toy Photography Yoga
Toy photography yoga is a little know branch of the more common discipline of yoga. Toy photography yoga, like the other varieties of yoga, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, helps to promote physical and emotional well being. yoga noun | yo·ga |\ ˈyō-gə \ 1 capitalized :a Hindu theistic philosophy teaching …
One motive three photographers – the unicorn
What happens when three photographers make pictures with the same motive -a unicorn? Last Saturday, me, Shelly and Christoffer had a photo-meet-up in Stockholm. It ended with us challenging ourself. We all took an invidual image of the same motive. The Unicorn. The question we asked ourself was: if you …
A dialog between a toy photographer and himself
Great! I’ve found a place that looks like a forest! Look at that moss! What could i place here? Why not a minifig riding a motorbike? Ok, sounds reasonable. Why don’t make it a sidecar? Ok, let’s do it. Who will be the passenger? Why not a rabbit? Ok, let’s …
With friends like these…
Ever since I learned about Shelly’s new blog (she was kind enough to let me know about it before it became active) I’ve been wanting to write something. She used to post to Instagram whenever there was a new post on Stuck in Plastic and I always thought: “I should go ahead and …
Musing’s on Community, Belonging and Toy Photography
In my G+ mentorship program we’re asked a daily question. These questions are designed to get us to think about our lives in new and different ways. I thought I would answer one of the questions that came up this week publicly since it has some relevance to recent events.
It will be like replacing a dear friend
Looking at my toys I see that they are old and the plastic is full of cuts, bruises and cracks. One of my favorites toys is literally having a hard time working for me. He is so worn out that for over a year I have said: it’s time to retire him, …