"It's both challenging and rewarding," says Wisconsin resident Jesse Feyereisen about his newfound love for photographing toy figurines. What started as a random shot of a Darth Vader figurine he received for Christmas turned into a passionate fascination for producing cinematic scenes with toys as the heroes of the photograph.
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.
"I hope this work can evoke the audience's childhood memories and dreams," explains Bebe Wang. He adds, "I want people to remember those pure happy and harmonious moments. " For this series, Wang delved into his childhood.
"They see what happens in our mind as we experience a shift in perspective," explains Allan Teger as he discusses the impact his photos have on his viewers. He adds, "that is the most important part of my work.
"I want people to see my photography first and see it on its own merits without knowing much about who I am," says photographer Gareth McGorman. He continues, "I have revealed a little bit more about myself.
During this global pandemic of COVID-19, I was stuck and bored at home just like everyone else. So, I decided to pass the time by taking photographs of my action figures and dioramas.
During this global pandemic of COVID-19, I was stuck and bored at home just like everyone else. So, I decided to pass the time by taking photographs of my action figures and dioramas.
We're sure a lot of photographers have something planned for the coming Star Wars Day, whether it's documenting fan events and celebrations or shooting their own themed projects. If it's the latter for you, we have a bunch of cool projects that should get you inspired and filled with ideas! Over the years, Star Wars-themed photography projects have been among our favorites, so there's a lot of cool stuff for us to give a second look.
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.
Australian photographer Snaptoy plays with her action toys and uses photography to tell their entertaining stories. Brisbane based Snaptoy creates a universe where action figures come to life and express themselves through wonderful instagram photos and videos.
Have you ever seen LEGO photos with mantis or snail? Did you know that LEGO figures were existed thousands of years ago? No? Then this is your article! I started this LEGO photography – or I would say “Legography” – in June 2016.
Boozed up Stormtroopers, Jabba the Hut binging on Caramel Wafers washed down with Buckfast and Darth Vader sitting on the throne (of sorts). These hilarious scenes are the work of Scottish artist and photographer David Gilliver who uses Star Wars toys and doll house props to depict these much loved characters like you've never seen them before.
We have featured Felix Hernandez's wonderful scaled toy car model photography on toy Audi R8 here. Felix continues to push his creativity in photographing scaled models, this time reviving the beloved "The General Lee", a 1969 Dodge Charger from The Dukes of Hazzard TV series.
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.
As a mom to a little one, I see these days zipping by so very fast. She's outgrowing things and toys so quickly, and I don't want to miss any of it. I see daily things that she loves so much are often overlooked by me simply because I see them all the time.
I am a huge fan of the space industry like space travel, space research and especially of the moon landing. Because of the 50th anniversary, I recreated some famous images with LEGO.
I am a huge fan of the space industry like space travel, space research and especially of the moon landing. Because of the 50th anniversary, I recreated some famous images with LEGO.
Artist and photographer Scott Gorman, creates amazing scenes that look as though they are straight out of a Star Wars movie. Not only that but he’s imagined an entire back story to breath life into his characters and scenes who are collectively known as the “Phoenix Squad”.
This is my new LEGO photo series. The fog, rain, smoke etc. is not a Photoshop effect on the images.
When Audi commissioned photographer Felix Hernandez Rodriguez (previously here) to photograph their sports car Audi R8, we knew that something wasn't right. Turns out, he shot the $160,000 car by using a $40 scale model! The most amazing part? He didn't even use Photoshop.
I am a huge fan of the space industry like space travel, space research and especially of the moon landing. Because of the 50th anniversary, I recreated some famous images with LEGO.
I had a job a few weeks ago. I had to shoot some dynamic an absolutely unusual photos from the new LEGO sets. It was a really difficult task because I didn't use Ps for the special effects like sand explosions.
Have you ever seen LEGO photo of the WW II, or LEGO rally driver, or perhaps Darth Vader as a barista? No? Then this is your article! I started this LEGO photography – or I would say “Legography” – in June 2016.
Marketing a car costs big bucks. Unless you hire Felix Hernandez to do the job. You might remember his earlier project for Audi when Felix photographed a $40 miniature toy car and made it look like a $160K-worth R8, but for his latest assignment with Audi Middle East, Hernandez created a personal desert and roadway right in the middle of his own studio.
I've been collecting/playing with Hasbro Star Wars toys forever, but last year I decided it was time they really flew!
I'm David Cubero, a Barcelona-born and based VFX and motion graphics composer for Ads, movies and animation. I love toys and photography and I have been shooting pics of my toys collection since 2009.
Doing toy photography is a great way to upscale your skills. In a relative small space and with basic gear, you can experiment with different “on camera techniques”. From light painting to focus stacking or “on camera effects" like creating fog/smoke and “zooming”.