One of the most playful and creative photography techniques I have ever experimented with is light painting. The idea is pretty simple: hold a light source in your hand and guide it through the frame while the camera’s shutter is left open for a long time to capture the trails of light. I taught this…
Tag: LEGO
#inthestyleof Foolish Bricks: The Grave Robber
I have to admit that I really look forward to the editing part of my photography workflow. Because I shoot in RAW, it’s also a necessary part. In general, I like knowing how things work and tweaking them so being able to edit what the camera sensor really captures versus what the camera processes as…
Behind the Scenes: Foolish Bricks
Any photographer who has seriously contemplated their work knows that a photograph isn’t finished when you release the shutter and take the exposure. That’s just half the job. The other half is editing or post-processing to create a polished look that makes the photo stand out. Foolish Bricks is one such photographer who knows how…
NINJAGO Accessory Set: Minifigs Review
I may be late to the party with this review but since I was eager to try out Tony Tulloch’s acrylic spike tip and make use of the rest of the uneaten edamame bundles I bought from last Sunday’s farmers market, I thought I would kill two birds with one stone and do a photo…
#inthestyleof Dudu Simas: The Cyprian Centaur
I’ve had a scene like this brewing in my head for the last couple of weeks but since I was on vacation in Spain and the UK, I couldn’t shoot it. But today, my son and I bested jet lag and woke up at a reasonable time to bike to this secluded spot along the…
Behind the Scenes: Dudu Simas
I love seeing photos of minifigs in natural environments. When they’re well matched to their scale and the narrative, the results are captivating. More often than not, photos like these are taken outdoors by unflinching toy photographers ready to soil their knees, lie on rocky beaches and risk losing their minifigs to wind and water…
Party Banana Juice Bar: Exclusive Promo Minifig Review
I don’t typically collect whole minifigs, rather, I mine them for parts to use in my own character creations and this guy from the Party Banana Juice Bar 5005250 yielded big time. The little box set that came free with a $35 USD or more purchase in mid-July shows the costumed minifig on the packaging…
#inthestyleof Amber: The Music Attic
Several days ago, I went behind the scenes with Amber to see how she shoots her warmly lit brick vignettes and I also launched the #inthestyleof_nocturnelle9 challenge. I’ve got to admit, I thought this challenge would be a breeze since I already had a smaller modular CREATOR set to use as the brick-built environment and…
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…