The moment LEGO announced the Ocean Exploration sets for the summer, I absolutely had to get my hands on a couple so I could shoot them underwater. The Ocean Exploration Submarine 60264 set was so fun to shoot! It was easy to hold in one hand, a good size for my 30mm lens’s FOV, and…
NINJAGO Skull Sorcerer’s Dungeons Review
The long running LEGO Ninjago theme is by nature a bit of a genre mashup. It loosely takes the ninja idea and merges that with various other Eastern influences while focussing on giving kids cool ninjas, vehicles, dragons and mechs to play with. In later seasons we have had even more genre clashes with spooky…
Harry Potter CMF Series 2 Review
The new Harry Potter Collectible Minifigure Series is out with its second wave and there are some very cool new parts in it! Let’s start with the standout accessories that AFOLs will probably love whether or not they are Harry Potter fans: the butterbeer mug, the martini glass, and the dope sword. I’ve thrown in…
Display Case Creations Minifigure Stands Review
In December 2019, The LEGO Group has released DC Collectible Minifigures included trans-clear angled bar with stud, which in combination with a black stand plate and a small 1×2 plate with one stud allowed the characters not only to stand straight, but also to pose in different ways, for example, to freeze elegantly in a…
LEGOLAND NINJAGO World 40429 Review
LEGO sent me one of these exclusive LEGOLAND NINJAGO World sets to review and being a huge fan of minifigures, I went straight for those before putting any bricks together. First of all, look at how adorable these kids’ faces are! I can’t find any entries for them in other sets so these must be…
The Minions Set Reviews
Although the official release of Minions The Rise Of Gru was pushed back until July of 2021, The LEGO Group has sent Brickcentral a couple new Minion sets for review! Today we’ll be looking at the Brick-Built Minions And Their Lair 75551 and The Unstoppable Bike Chase 75549. The Minions have finally arrived in minifigure…
Shot at Home Photo Contest
Reimagine things you can find around your house our apartment and you could win a Monkie Kid set of your choice for our “Shot at Home” photo contest! (See prize packages below.) Many of us are still under lockdown but that doesn’t mean you can’t create some awesome LEGO photos indoors! Our third photo contest…
How to Create an Underwater Bubbling Effect
Underwater toy photography can be fun but making the scene come alive can be a challenge. Often, the scene can look a bit too sterile with zero movement. In this video, I’m going to show you how to add a stream of bubbles to divers and underwater objects. The secret ingredient is an effervescent tablet….
How to Create a Frozen Scene with Salt
Trying to work with ice in an often slow-moving process such as toy photography can be a real pain. It seems that just as you’ve finished getting the light how you want it, the ice has melted enough to pool water around it and slide away. In this video, I show you how to use…