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Last month, ChatGPT upgraded its AI image generator to a powerful new model which has generated a lot of buzz. First, there was the Studio Ghibli style images, but a new trend now sees people becoming toy action figures in a box. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Photography company Escura showed off a fascinating InstantSnap camera at the 2025 CP+ show in Japan. The unusual and affordable InstantSnap camera is basically a large optical viewfinder surrounded by a white frame, akin in overall size and shape to a small instant photo print. [Read More] petapixel.com »
My name is Andrew; I am a toy/nature photographer from Long Island, NY. I am the creator of Toy MiniNatures photographs! At an early age, I was drawn to the creative arts of film and photography (seems destined, right? considering my last name. thephoblographer.com »
When the Holga first launched, it didn't quite capture people the way its creator hoped... but it did spark something.
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LEGO has announced what could have been the perfect stocking-stuffer, a new Retro Camera Creator Set that will cost only $20. Unfortunately, it will arrive in stores just after Christmas. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Last summer, Canon partnered with Japanese toy manufacturer Takara Tomy to produce two Transformer toys that took the shape of cameras, but they were only available in Japan. petapixel.com »
Kenko Tokina has announced an ultra-compact digital camera called the Pieni II that is small and lightweight enough to be held between to fingers and takes tiny 1.3-megapixel photos and videos. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Are you sometimes annoyed by having too many easy and convenient ways to take perfect photos? Don’t despair…
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Father's Factory is a toy company that makes high-quality wooden camera toys for kids that inspire imagination and are designed to last a lifetime. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Father's Factory is a toy company that makes high-quality wooden camera toys for kids that inspire imagination and are designed to last a lifetime. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Instead of using a filter or editing technique to achieve a lo-fi look, Sean from Fotodiox went a different route and converted a 1984 Ghostbusters toy and adapted it to a mirrorless camera to create an unusual yet authentic vintage look. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Toy photography allows adults to be kids again. It allows them to play around, experiment, jump into a world of fantasy, and then document it all with their camera. While it's all fun and games, executing good toy photography requires a high level of attention to detail and creative vision. thephoblographer.com »
Benedek Lampert is a Hungarian photographer who has attracted a following online for his imaginative small scale photos of toys. His work recently caught the attention of LEGO, which hired him for a special campaign. petapixel.com »
Leica has partnered with Japanese collectible company Medicom Toy with a limited edition Bearbrick toy. The cartoon-style bear will be available in three sizes and features iconic Leica camera iconography, but it won’t take photos. petapixel.com »
What happens when you have to create an advertising project about cars, but you don’t have a crew and have only toy cars (1:43 scale). The post I Use Model Toy Cars To Create These Realistic Photos (10 Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »
What happens when you have to create an advertising project about cars, but you don’t have a crew and have only toy cars (1:43 scale). The post I Use Toy Cars To Do Realistic Photoshoots (10 Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »
Northern Arizona University recently decided to conduct a photography shootout that pitted two of its photography professors against each other. The challenge: to shoot the best graduation portraits they could with toy digital cameras designed for children. petapixel.com »
Jared Middleton (AKA Sirdork) is a toy photographer who brings miniature scenes to life using practical effects. His photos are created by carefully setting up scenes with action figures and then adding in things like water, snow, dirt, and sparklers to complete the look. petapixel.com »
Earlier this year, PetaPixel featured photographer Kunal Kelker and his inventive shoot involving a treadmill and a toy car. In his latest project, he replicates the classic oceanside SUV shot with a swimming pool, some rocks, and a scale model toy car. petapixel.com »
Photographer Arjun Menon loved watching the highly-acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series growing up, and he recently recreated an iconic shot from the opening sequence using an action figure, household items, and light painting. petapixel.com »
Editorial travel and commercial automotive photographer Arjun Menon has been exercising his creative muscles as of late by shooting cinematic scenes at home using action figures and household items. “I was listening to this song […] when this idea popped into my head,” Menon says. petapixel.com »
After a potential opportunity with Lamborghini fell through, automotive photographer Kunal Kelkar decided to try and replicate the experience at home. How, you ask? Instead of a road, he used a treadmill; and instead of a real Lamborghini, he used a toy version. petapixel.com »
My name is Corban Lundborg, and I just completed a series of rare military survival courses at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington, during February 2020. I was authorized to bring a film camera to the field portion of SERE (Survive, Evasion, Resistance, Escape) School. Equipped with a Holga 120N plastic camera, I was […] petapixel.com »
I recently completed a series of survival courses at Fairchild AFB. I was only authorized to bring a film camera to the field training portion of SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape) School. boredpanda.com »
What happens when you have to create an advertising project about cars, but you don't have a crew and have only toy cars. boredpanda.com »
Kirk Schwarz over at Practical Photography recently put together a short tips video for anybody who wants to get into toy photography. If you’ve never taken these kinds of photos but have always wanted to try, you’ll find Schwarz’ tips for shooting an “explosive” toy photo on a budget in the video above. The five […] petapixel.com »
Los Angeles-based photographer Mitchel Wu has made a name for himself by creating action-packed photos featuring plastic toys. 60 Second Docs caught up with Wu and made this 60-second mini-documentary that offers a look into his work. petapixel.com »
Toy photography is a really fun way to create really epic-looking images on a tiny scale. It really hones your skills as a photographer, as lighting and action are what makes this look so dynamic and amazing. petapixel.com »
Three years ago, I was sitting in my apartment having buyers remorse after receiving a pricey action figure I had purchased. After the initial cool factor wore off, I was wondering what I was going to do with this potential dust magnet I had bought. thephoblographer.com »
Have you ever found yourself looking at your children’s toys and thought to yourself, “Man that would look great in an image?” Well I have, I do, and I love creating images this way, trying to create a realistic/surreal image which tells a story from using nothing more than a piece of plastic. A portrait […] petapixel.com »
There are many genres of photography that are growing at an incredibly fast rate these days thanks to cameras becoming more accessible to the masses, and because of what can be created in post production with software like Photoshop. thephoblographer.com »
As a toy photographer I am constantly experimenting with new techniques and effects — primarily practical effects, but I won’t hesitate to dive into some digital effects if it helps me tell a story and create the strongest image possible. petapixel.com »
I love the movie Toy Story and watched it dozens of times with my daughter as she was growing up. As a toy photographer it is one of my favorite properties to create stories and images from. This is what I came up with when I decided to create an entire month's worth of Toy Story photos. boredpanda.com »
Ever since I bought my 50mm lens, I fell in love with bokeh and blu. Those out of focus backgrounds and variously shaped bokeh is a pure beauty. I would often place my little tin toys on the most unusual places and try capture the perfect bokeh. boredpanda.com »
Most toy photographers have a place in their hearts for Star Wars. It doesn't matter if that toy photographer is in the United States, the United Kingdom, Brazil, the Philippines or Malaysia - Star Wars is the common thread that runs through most of them. boredpanda.com »
I'm a toy photographer that loves creating stories and adventures using the fun and crazy Toy Story characters. I use practical effects in my images, meaning pretty much everything you see in my photos were real and were photographed real-time in the scene. boredpanda.com »
Driven by his love for science fiction, Amr Elshamy has always visualized the scene of a flying UFO beaming up a house in the middle of nowhere. To make this happen in an image, he used scaled models, photography, Photoshop and obviously some wildly vivid imagination. thephoblographer.com »
Before the days of CGI generated graphics, forced perspective process was used on smaller scale models in movie making simply for cost-saving reasons instead of building massive real size sets for shooting. thephoblographer.com »
Thanks to Toy Story, I’m still convinced my old toys come to life when I leave the room. But photographer Guillaume Chevalier of Guic Photographies isn’t waiting to find out, he’s creating this reality for himself in a fun and whimsical photo series. petapixel.com »
This is an incredibly simple idea, but somehow we’ve never seen it done before. Forget expensive motion controlled timelapse sliders, why not use that old electric toy train you have collecting dust in the attic? Okay, fine, not everyone has one of these just laying around, but if you have a toy train in storage, […] petapixel.com »
