Recently I was involved in a discussion on Brickcentral’s Discord server about techniques to shoot LEGO models or minifigures with real water and how to get nice water effects like colour and reflections. I was invited to share my tips here. Before I start, here is a big caution and disclaimer: Be very careful when…
BTS: Medieval Blacksmith and Dining Room
The LEGO Ideas Medieval Blacksmith is one of those sets that does not have a bad angle. Top to bottom, inside and out, 360 degrees around there is something fun and beautiful to look at, which makes photographing it both a delight and a massive undertaking as you could easily spend weeks finding creative stories…
The LEGO Group and Universal Music Group Announce LEGO® VIDIYO™
The enigmatic VIDIYO has been popping up on our radars for a while now and today, LEGO and Universal Music Group have sent us a press release all about it. VIDIYO is a music video maker experience for kids aged 7-10 that lets them create a mashup of music, minifigures, and special effects through AR…
40468 Yellow Taxi and 40469 Tuk-tuk Review
Brickcentral and LEGO provided @glowingbrickette & @Stories_in_bricks with the LEGO Creator Yellow Taxi 40468 and LEGO Creator Tuk-tuk 40469. We asked them to give us their thoughts on the sets and share some insights into how they went about photographing them. Both sets are currently available for $9.99/€9.99/£8.99 at the LEGO Store. Stories_in_bricks Yellow Taxi…
BTS: Inside the Blacksmith’s Bedroom
Shooting inside an official LEGO set is probably one of the most difficult challenges for a LEGO photographer. Thankfully, the design of the attic of the Medieval Blacksmith set is built like a modular, plus it has a removable roof that allows for a lot more camera angles than most other sets. That made it…
LEGO 21325: Medieval Blacksmith Review
A review of the LEGO IDEAS 21325 Medieval Blacksmith
Artist Spotlight: Tomtommilton
Each month, we pick a LEGO photographer from our community and share some of their work and a little bit about themselves. This month’s artist is tomtommilton! I’m an artist and designer from Bristol, UK. Alongside the varieties of drawing, painting, and design I’ve been taking toy photographs since 2015. I started when on holiday…
LEGO 10280 Botanical Collection – OhSomeBrick Review
Set 10280 Botanical Collection is an adult oriented floral build that is a bit of a departure from the sets LEGO typically releases. LEGO & Brickcentral provided Ohsomebrick & SarouxBastoux with the set so they could review and shoot it for us. Spoilers, they both liked it! However, they have different things to say about…
LEGO 10280 Botanical Collection – SarouxBastoux Review
Set 10280 Botanical Collection is an adult oriented floral build that is a bit of a departure from the sets LEGO typically releases. LEGO & Brickcentral provided Ohsomebrick & SarouxBastoux with the set so they could review and shoot it for us. Spoilers, they both liked it! However, they have different things to say about…