Behind the Scenes: Amber

Yellow is the color of happiness, and the color of realism, or at least that’s how Amber likes to think about the light she uses in her LEGO photography. Warm light — amber light — plays a big role in her work: “I’ve always loved the feeling of realness that warm light can add to…

Behind the Scenes: Renner_Lego

Toy photography lends itself to whimsy, and LEGO minifig photography even more so, but Renner_Lego’s work takes the potential for playfulness up a notch with the illusion of freezing action through compositing. It’s his photos with food in particular that caught my attention. Far from the unimaginative minifig-in-your-lunch snapshots taken with a phone, Renner_Lego’s concepts…

Behind the Scenes: The APhOL

There are few LEGO minifig photographers whose photos make me smile and fewer still that make me stop to admire their work, but The APhOL gets me on both counts every time he posts on Instagram. Looking at his Instagram feed, you might not find a readily discernible style, but that’s also its appeal. There’s…