Ah, signs of spring are showing here in New York and so I’ve brought out the Easter Bunny House for a creative review. (LEGO sent this set for review purposes but all opinions are mine.) I really like this set for LEGO photography because for just $7.99, you get an interesting subject to shoot and…
Creating Backgrounds for LEGO Photography
My last set of tips was about creating a diorama for your minifigs, but now what about the background? Backgrounds are often overlooked when it comes to LEGO photography. The idea and subject normally always takes preference, and the background is sometimes an afterthought. I take a lot of time deciding on a background before…
Using Glass to Create Effects
This is @y.badiner and it’s my turn to share some photography tips with you. As you know I like to shoot parts and minifigures floating in the air, no doubt this is part of my own style. I usually fasten parts with floristic wires and putties but this month I want to show you something…
LEGO DC Super Heroes Minifigures 71026 Review
I was one of the fortunate few to be sent a complete set of the new LEGO DC Minifigures and get them in front of my lens. Here are my thoughts on these new editions to my collection. New part The most notable feature of the figures is the introduction of the new display peg….
Ski Resort 60203 Review
I had the opportunity to try and write a review of LEGO Set 60203 ‘Ski Resort’ with a focus on the possibilities for toy-photography. I’ll start with a disclaimer first: never having done a review before, this was a real challenge for me, so be gentle, please. Let’s start with the usual parts of a…
4 Tips to Create Interest in LEGO Photography
Dividing frame into thirds The ‘rule of thirds’ is a widely accepted photography mantra. Landscape photographers place the horizon or a point of interest a ‘third’ or an intersection of horizontal and vertical thirds. It leads to a pleasing distribution of visual interest in a shot. You can easily achieve this with digital cameras as…
Newbury Haunted High School Review
There is something strange. In the Newbury School. Who you gonna call? BRICKCENTRAL! That’s why I’m here reviewing the biggest set of Hidden Side’s first wave, 70425 Hidden Side Newbury Haunted High School, from a toy photographer perspective. Apparently this theme can inspire a lot of scary or creepy stories, and a school itself is…
xtra Xmas Accessories Review
Feeling the holiday cheer yet? LEGO wants to stuff some stockings and help get your cities in the spirit! The xtra Xmas Axxesories (sorry, I had to!) set 40368 was released several weeks ago and I was sent a few packets to review. This set has 32 pieces in it, the most interesting of which…
Framing Tips
Composition in photography is really important, it defines how all the individual objects combine to form the final image. In this month’s tip, I want to talk about a composition’s rule called “framing”. Framing usually refers to what we see in our camera screen, but in this context means using the elements in your picture…