This article is intended as a compilation of tips to consider when shooting entire LEGO-built scenes, especially if you don’t have a lot of brick resources available for large MOCs. My goal is to remind you of some important compositional basics to consider when you build your brick scene and how to utilize this to…
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Conveying Emotions in Toy Photography
For me, the most important thing in a photo is the storytelling. Photographing any minifigure in any environment is within everyone’s reach. But if you want to catch the eye and the curiosity of the viewer, your photo must tell a story. And to tell a story, it may be necessary to convey an emotion….
Using Mirrors to Extend a Background
I’ve been doing LEGO photography for a while and like many people, my collection consists of built and displayed sets as well as bulk pieces to make the MOCs for my photos. Who hasn’t dreamed of making large LEGO sets, which take up a lot of space in the photo? But unfortunately, we’re confronted with…
How to Shoot LEGO in “Space”
Space– the final frontier. Not only for toy photography but within reason, we can take some bricks or figures almost anywhere on the planet to take pictures. Not everyone has millions of dollars to build real rockets and go to space. So if we want to take LEGO to (outer) space, we have to fake…
How to shoot LEGO cars
We’ve invited our community member m1brickcars to share some advices to take realistic LEGO cars pictures and this is what he came out with!
Tumblr Quick Start Guide for Instagram Photographers
Instagram has always been problematic for photographers, but now it’s downright hostile. Tumblr, on the other hand, not only welcomes images, they love fandoms. LEGO toy photography is a perfect fit! Since most of our community is on Instagram, I’ve cooked up a quick start guide to help you get started on Tumblr using the…
Using Flags to Control Light in LEGO Photography
We often say that light is the basis of photography and this is absolutely true. The more light you have at your disposal, the better But sometimes we need to limit the amount of light or direct it in a special way to create a certain atmosphere. In this situation, the so-called black flags come…
Make Decor for LEGO Toy Photography
For this month of April, I was in charge of presenting you with the monthly tips. I have chosen to show you some tips for making small realistic decors within everyone’s reach to improve your photographic work. Indeed, it may happen that you want to take a picture in a winter environment but we are…
Using Humor in LEGO Toy Photography
This month we talk together about how to make a photograph more joyful. Our goal will be to make people who look at our photographs smile and brighten their days. There are different types of humor depending on the people we are talking to, whether it is our family, our friends, work colleagues or even…