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Behind the Scenes: Shooting a Model Tank at Night

Behind the Scenes: Shooting a Model Tank at Night

Dave DeBaeremaeker February 2, 2021 2 Comments

Making models, like this Tamiya tank, for use in toy photography opens a whole new avenue for finding subject matter to shoot.

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Boba Fett Lives On! A Mandalorian Toy Photo Collaboration

Boba Fett Lives On! A Mandalorian Toy Photo Collaboration

Dave DeBaeremaeker January 5, 2021 8 Comments

To celebrate the return of Boba Fett, I wanted to make a couple images to recreate the scene in The Mandalorian Episode 9.

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Photoshop or In-Camera? The Search for Superman

Photoshop or In-Camera? The Search for Superman

Dave DeBaeremaeker December 22, 2020 3 Comments

Dave tackles the death of Superman with two different toy photography approaches: 100% in-camera and with all the Photoshop bells and whistles.

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The Scary Leap from Concept to Creation

The Scary Leap from Concept to Creation

Adam Burke October 30, 2020 2 Comments

Adam Burke shows a toy photo mashup three years in the making: Disney Toybox Monsters Inc. meets NECA horror’s scariest killers.

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Editing on the Go

Editing on the Go

Adam Burke December 12, 2019 4 Comments

With the right selection of apps, one can edit toy photography on a phone, without ever having to use a desktop computer.

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Inner Vision

Inner Vision

Dave DeBaeremaeker December 10, 2019 One Comment

Sometimes my inner vision is stronger than my real vision. Where one may see a pleasant beach scene, I see an Imperial invasion.

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BTS: Rorshach in the Rain

BTS: Rorshach in the Rain

Dave DeBaeremaeker November 26, 2019 6 Comments

With the right tools complicated shots become easier. Take a peak behind the scenes taken with a Platypod, Lume Cube, and bee smoker.

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Multiples of One

Multiples of One

Dave DeBaeremaeker November 12, 2019 6 Comments

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.

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Basic Lightsaber Effects How-To

Basic Lightsaber Effects How-To

Dave DeBaeremaeker October 29, 2019 6 Comments

If you are a Star Wars fan, and a toy photographer, you’re likely going to run across an image that contains lightsabers. You may be wondering how such effects are made. There are many ways to create lightsaber effects, however the way I use is to simply do it in …

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Casting a Spell: Photoshop vs Practical Effects (Part 1)

Casting a Spell: Photoshop vs Practical Effects (Part 1)

Alan Rappaport September 23, 2019 3 Comments

When Dave DeBaeremaeker brought up the idea of a friendly, Photoshop vs Practical Effects post I jumped at the opportunity to join him.

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Toying with bright ideas: layered light

Toying with bright ideas: layered light

James Gibbs September 6, 2019 2 Comments

In today’s post, I want to show you a technique that I use a lot for my toy photography. I call it the layered light method and was introduced to it by Justin @justineastmanmedia, a very talented digital artist and toy photographer. I’ve used it for several photos that I …

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To photoshop or not to photoshop, that is the question

To photoshop or not to photoshop, that is the question

James Gibbs November 17, 2018 6 Comments

In today’s fast paced, technology-saturated world, photography has in its self become a multifaceted medium and art form with many different people, artists, creatives etc: using it to portray their own unique style and ideas.

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Ready, Set, Edit!

Ready, Set, Edit!

brett_wilson November 21, 2017 10 Comments

I wrote about why I wouldn’t manipulate my photos beyond the simple edit before. I wrote about how the perfectionist in me would still see me in front of my computer hours later if I embarked down this road. However, I’ve established a middle ground. And this medium is thanks …

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What I learned from Photoshop

What I learned from Photoshop

Shelly April 25, 2016 Leave a comment

A few weeks back I wrote a post about being tired of faking it and that I wanted to expand my technical knowledge. Three weeks later I’m back to tell you what I learned from Photoshop. I’ve finally finished my first 10 hour Lynda.com course and “surprise!” I learned a few …

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