What’s Your Dream Movie or TV Show Toy Line?
What movie or TV show would you love to get its own toy line? Here’s what 5 members of the Toy Photographers blog dream of seeing!
Tag: toys
Review: Disney Toybox Darth Vader vs Hasbro’s Galaxy of Adventures
Today, I’m taking a look at two different interpretations of Star Wars’ most infamous Sith Lord, Darth Vader. I’ll be comparing The Hasbro Galaxy of Adventures Darth Vader (MSRP $9.99) to the Disney Store, ToyBox Darth Vader (MSRP $12.95) to see which one of these figures is best suited to …
The toys that bind us
This hobby of toy photography is a fascinating thing — a large group of people around the world taking pictures of small, lifeless objects. I have mentioned in a previous post (click here to read) that it has forged unlikely friendships from all walks of life and corners of the …
The “Toying with Bright ideas” series: Painting with light
Lighting, in photography, is one of those things that looks simple to do, right? Shine a light, pop a flash and WALA! You have a great picture. But being able to understand what the light is doing and being able to control it is a skill and can make or …
3 Ways to Fight the Pitfalls of Toy Collecting
I know what you’re thinking. “The pitfalls of toy collecting?! There are no pitfalls, because toy collecting is awesome in every way!”
How do you choose the toys you photograph?
Again this week I will be revisiting an older blog post with a few updates: How do you choose the toys you photograph? The topic came up because of a recent DM conversation I had about the differences between LEGO and other action oriented toys. As toy photographers, what we …
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the LEGO® minifigure
Last week you might’ve heard a lot of hubbub celebrating the 40th anniversary of the LEGO minifigure. August 29th saw the celebrations kick off! This was the original date that the first patent (Danish) was handed in, in 1977. The first minifigures were not launched until 1978, and hence we …
My first exhibit
At the end of July I participated in first person at my first photographic exhibition, during ItLUG Lecco 2018 organized by Marco Chiappa in collaboration with ItLUG ItLUG Lecco is unquestionably one of the largest LEGO-themed exhibitions in Italy and attracts more than 10,000 visitors. This year around 200 exhibitors …
Listen, look on your desk, and pilfer!
Monday morning: Arrive at work…URGGH! Coffee. Sit at my desk and get lost in James’ latest podcast. Catch up on the weekend’s Toy Photographers posts. Panic that I don’t have a post written for the week. Scramble. Pilfered Ideas James’ post about expanding his toy photographing subject matter beyond what …
I’ll Always Be A Toys “R” Us Kid
I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a Toys “R” Us kid!
Review: Funko Rick and Morty 5-inch Figures
For this week’s review we’re stepping away from LEGO, and into the Multiverse for a closer look at Funko’s 5-inch Rick and Morty figures! These figures have been out for several months now, but with the third season finale airing tonight, I thought this would be the perfect time to …
Season of Change
Autumn is here for those of us in the Northern hemisphere, and I must admit that I’ve been hit with a strong case of Seasonal Infectious Disorder! Fall is my favorite time of year, and I’ve already begun to see the change of season reflected in my photography. Fall signifies …
Review: LEGO 40260 Halloween Haunt
It’s officially Fall, which of course means that it’s that time of year where we’re inundated with Halloween goodies. Decorations, costumes, pumpkin flavored drinks and treats, scary movies, and as it turns out, LEGO sets! I considered saving my review of LEGO’s new seasonal kit, 20460 Halloween Haunt, for later …
Review: The LEGO Ninjago Movie 70606 Spinjitzu Training
To celebrate the impending release of The LEGO Ninjago Movie this Friday, I’ve decided that my latest review will be on one of the film’s tie-in sets, 70606 Spinjitzu Training. At just $9.99 USD, Spinjitzu Training is the most affordable tie-in set, and I found it to be a great entry point for …
When in Doubt, Accessorize!
When Shelly discussed her love of shooting in threes, I decided to take a look at my own catalog of images to see if there were similar patterns in my own work. Luckily, one quickly emerged: accessorizing. Rather than bring together several elements to make a photo work, I sometimes …
Look again and you will see more than the puddles
Making a 52 project on the theme of reflections has made me realize that I really love water piles, raindrops and how water ripples around toys. Puddles are made for toys. I have a softspot for puddles I have always known that I have a softspot for water puddles. But …
5 Amazing Things About the San Francisco Toy Photography Safari
The Lead Up Ok, so I was super nervoucited. (Thanks to a seven year old at my son’s school for teaching me that awesome word!). I’ve been collecting LEGO minifigures and taking pictures of them for almost two years now, and I was vaguely aware of Toy Safaris from mentions …
10 Reasons Why Toys are Fascinating
I’ve been studying various sources to get snippets about why toys are so fascinating to toy photographers and the general public alike. So far I’ve absorbed On Longing by Susan Stewart, The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bechelard, the documentary Marwencol, and various videos, articles and artist statements by and about …
What Inspires Me by Father’s Figures
Why do I shoot what I shoot? When I saw this question I wanted to get into it because in my case, this is a very loaded question. I want my body of work to be multifaceted from epic to pensive to hilarious and sometimes even sad. One thing that …
How do you choose the toys you photograph?
This past weekend I meet up with some local toy photographers for an afternoon of companionship, conversation and photography. As I was looking around at my friends hard at work, I was struck by the variety of toys they had brought along as subjects. There were dinosaurs, Star Wars action …