5 Years Later
In three days, I’ll reach a major creative milestone: My 5 year anniversary as a toy photographer! So why does it feel like I’m just getting started?
Tag: journey
The Foundation Series: Sharpen The Concept
As I travelled on my journey as a photographer and digital artist there was one concept that took me a long time to fully grasp. That is the importance of the photographer’s vision, and the lack of importance of the camera. Once I fully grasped this concept it became one …
The Foundation Series: Hollywood Blockbuster
Somewhere near the end of my time in The Arcanum, I was given the following challenge, which was basically: watch a Hollywood blockbuster style movie, then create an image in the style of that movie. Movie makers are masters at telling stories. If you recall from a previous post, I …
My 400th Blog Post
This is my 400th blog post. It seems like only yesterday I was writing my 300th blog post. Where has the time gone? While my 300th blog post first appeared on Stuck in Plastic, my 400th blog post finds me in a very different place: The Toy Photographers Blog. So …
The Foundation Series: All Lessons Apply
This series is about sharing the lessons and insights I’ve gained throughout my journey as an artist. So far I’ve covered my formal learning in The Arcanum, and I’ve covered the importance of story in our images. Today I want to step back and discuss one of the major insights …
The Foundation Series: Distractions
Thinking back on my journey as an artist so far I think the biggest and hardest lesson for me to internalize was that we, as artists, are responsible for everything that goes into an image. This includes removing distractions that detract from the image like dust, blades of grass and …
The Foundation Series: What’s Your Story?
I love a photograph that tells a good story, and I try to create images that do just that. When I set out to make a new image, the first question I ask myself is “what story do I want to tell?”. What do I want the viewer to experience …
The Foundation Series: A Journey Begins
And so it begins… Over the past few years I have been on a personal journey to learn photography, and to discover who I am as an artist. Along the way I have gained a lot of insights into the art and craft of toy photography. I was asked by …