Toy Photography: How to, Why, its Roots & More!

Hi there!

I’ve been using toys and miniatures in my photography since 2008. My work in this field hasn’t always been good, and sometimes it’s still not. But sometimes it’s really good. I’ve had my work in publications and galleries across the globe and I’m very passionate about the subject of toy photography and its deep roots. Because of this I research and write about toy photography and related subjects pretty often and maybe just maybe, you’ll find this info useful in your own life and work.

Let me know if there’s a topic you’d like to see here. More will be added in time.

– Tourmaline .

• The Line Between Art as a Whole and Surrealism is Very Thin
• My Poetry, 2015
• Knowing What your Work Means and Why you Made It
• Dream State
• Why I Don’t Believe in the Concept of Time Waste
• Art and the Search for the Unconscious
• The Conception and Sensation of Time, 2013
• Joker Alone
• To Be Still
• Making Miniatures
• MRI Series
• Why I Won’t Write a Toy Photography How-to Post
• Who Invented Toy Photography?
• How Toy Photography has Changed Over Time: 1898 to Present Day
• Creating Emotion
• A Stop Motion Animated Film from 1934
• My First Photography Foray
• Oh the Places You’ll Go
• Historic Dabbling in the World of Toys – Bahaus, Fotografia Metafisica, Surreal
• Creating Anyway
• Miniatures and the Uncanny Valley
• 120+ Photographs of People with Toys, Library of Congress, 1840-1950
• A Toy Photograph from 1894
• The History and Psychology of Toys
• Historic Miniature Photography of a Different Variety
• Keep Doing You
• The History of the Still Life

• Empire Toy Works
• The Standout Dollhouses of 2020 – so far
• Mini Noir Aficianado, Tobias M. Schiel // Empire of Lights
• Toy-esque Photographers | Onset of Photography through the 1980s
• Getting your Toy Photography Noticed
• Hans Bellmer – A Doll Day Feature
• The War Films Made with Toys
• My Toy Photos that Didn’t Fool the World
• The Toy Photo that Fooled the World for 60 Years
• Small Scale Documentaries & Reality Shows You Should Watch
• Toy Photos of War that Fooled the World for 50 Years
• Vogue and Toy Photography
• My Ongoing Search for the Earliest Toy Photograph
• Surrealist Figure Photographers of the Mid 1900s
• The Staged Photos that Fooled Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the World, for Nearly 70 years
• Toy Photography as Art
• Instant Film and Toy Photography
• The Toys I Loved
• My Art Book Shelf
• A Toy Photography Assignment from Focus On Photography
• Where Toy Photography Got it’s Wings: David Levinthal at SAAM
• Photo Focus: The Effectiveness of Blur in Toy Photography
• 10+ FAQs of Toy Photography
• Toy Photography and Nostalgia
• Monochrome | Polychrome – An Emotive take on Toy Photography
• 6 Ways to Make Money in Toy Photography
• How to Make Realistic Images of Toys and Miniatures
• The History of Toy Photography (with Video)
• Special Effects in Miniature & Toy Photography
• Things to Read and Watch about Miniatures, Toys and the Photography of
• A Personal Connection to a Toy
• Creating Emotional Toy Photographs
• Connecting through Toys
• Can I use trademarked toys in my photos?
• On Photography by Susan Sontag
• An Interview with David Levinthal, The Father of Miniature Photography
• Becoming a Master of your Field
• A Timeline of the History of Miniatures
• Creating Art without a Mind’s Eye
• Miniatures and Control (with video)
• What We Keep by Bill Shapiro and Naomi Wax, A Reflection
• Creating Emotional Toy Photographs
• The Ultimate International List of Miniature Exhibits & Museums (100+ Locations)
• The Ultimate List of Miniature Exhibits & Museums (50+ U.S. Locations)

More articles here: Blog Category – Words

and here: My posts on the Toy Photographer’s Blog

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And check out my photography here: Portfolio

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