Each month, we pick a LEGO photographer and share some of their work and a little about themselves. This month, we put the spotlight on thebrickdwarf!
My name is Thomas. I’m the father of three kids. I live in the countryside in Finland and work as a nurse.
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I’ve been interested in photography for many years and started to take pictures of Lego 2017, but it’s since early 2020 that I’ve been most active.
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I like fantasy, mythology, history, lord of the rings and such, and in particular, I like dwarfs. I’m not sure exactly why I like dwarfs this much but I’ve always done so ever since I read The Hobbit as a child. So when I first started my Instagram account my intention was to mainly take pictures of Dwarves, but as time went by and I looked at other people’s pictures of LEGO, I felt more and more that I did not want to limit myself.
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I get new ideas for pictures almost every day, much more than I have time to take. I write them all down and the list is getting quite long.
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Sometimes I come up with a short story and try to take a picture of it. Sometimes it’s the other way around, I take a picture and then a short story revolves around that.
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Most of my pictures are made with only one or a few minifigures and sometimes some other LEGO elements, like a boat or a simple build. But sometimes I’m trying to photograph larger builds.
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I take most of my pictures outdoors, I live close by the forest and the sea is near so there’s plenty of great places to take pictures.
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What I really like about taking pictures in nature is that the conditions are always changing, not only from season to season but even from day to day. This means I don’t have full control over the end result. When I go out to take a picture I don’t know exactly how it will turn out.
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Sometimes I might be outside doing something else and I see a spot and I get an idea for how I might take a photo there.
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One of the most important lessons I’ve learned doing this is how important it is to put down that extra time posing the minifigures or LEGO elements and also how I place and angle the camera. Turning a minifigure just slightly, or moving an arm or leg a little, can make a huge impact on the final image and how the situation in the picture is perceived. For example, does it look like two minifigures have eye contact or not.