This month we will be looking at particles and particle effects that are in the air. Everyone knows it, light rays shining through leaves, sun rays through windows, the fog hanging in the valley, etc. All these effects can add depth to an image, convey a mood or just make it look epic. But how can you recreate such effects for your LEGO photos without artificially adding them through image editing? That’s what I’m going to explain to you this month.
How to make your LEGO sets fly
This month I will give you some tips on how to make large LEGO sets appear to be flying in your pictures. And no, I am not talking about “using the Force” (though as a Star Wars fan, it was somehow tempting.) You might remember some time ago that @y.badiner brilliantly showed us how to…
Filling the void
The story of an astronaut on a mission to an unknown planet who will find himself face to face with the immensity of a void to fill.
Artist Spotlight: sarouxbastoux
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 sarouxbastoux! My name is Sarah, 33 years old and a young French mother. I started photographing LEGO minifigures about 6 years ago. I have always been passionate about photography which for…
Review: Santa’s Front Yard 40484
LEGO 40484 Santa’s Front Yard will be available as a Gift with Purchase (GWP) to celebrate the holiday season for all qualifying purchases over $170 / €170 / £170, at the time November 26th – 29th 2021. The set The set has 317 pieces and includes a minifigure of a lovely elf with a red…
From Mobile Phone to Mirrorless Camera
Angel and I (@freethegeekman) are both LEGO photographers who started with a mobile phone camera before migrating to dedicated cameras. I’m sure this is a switch many others have made before and many more are thinking about now. Brickcentral asked us to talk about our own photography journeys, how we started, why we made the…
Review: Hogwarts Gryffindor Dorms 40452
Hogwarts Gryffindor Dorms 40452 will be available as a Gift with Purchase of Harry Potter purchases over $100/€100/£100 between October 25th and November 7th. The Build The dorms are built in the same way as the other modular Harry Potter sets this year, so this can go right in with those sets. The build is…
Review: LEGO 21330 Home Alone
Let’s have a look at this brand new LEGO IDEAS set. It will be in line with the expectations? It will pay homage to the blockbuser movie? Let’s read my opinion and you will find out!
Collaborative Storytelling: The Restless Captain
Once again, we’ve reached out to a group of talented LEGO photographers in our community to weave for us a visual narrative around one set. This time, we invited @joschka.vanderlucht, @hey.light, @jjk_brickphotography, and @roundhousebrick to pick a set from the LEGO store and they chose the Creator 3-in-1 Pirate Ship 31109. The group spent weeks…