Today I offer you the review of the new modular created by Lego and which will be released on January 1st. As a reminder, the set was provided by LEGO to Brickcentral. This new modular was imagined and created to celebrate the 15 years of the range. And, it must be admitted, that it is…
Breakout
The latest wave of Ninjago sets see the Ninja equipped with underwater vehicles, mechs and other gear to battle some sub-aquatic foes. Brickcentral kindly asked me to share a photo essay featuring two of the sets from this range: Temple of the Endless Sea and LLoyd’s Hydro Mech. The Story Mini Review I love how…
How to Use Fog, Mist and Haze to Improve your LEGO Pictures
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…