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Your World and the Art you Make of it

Astronaut mech sut hands holding glass orb with face reflected, toy photography by Tourmaline .

your world and the art you make of it #inspiration #toyphotography

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Walmart Toy Catalog 2019

We listen to Spotify at work and every few songs for the past week there was a Walmart ad talking about the big toy catalog release on November 2. You could go to Walmart, get a physical copy of the new toy catalog and test new toys from noon to 4. So I went to... Continue Reading →

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Own What You Do

Astronaut mech sut hands holding glass orb with face reflected, toy photography by Tourmaline .

You will have fears I recently saw a post on Instagram where someone was explaining that they've been making toy photographs. They said something along the lines of "yeah I thought it was a weird hobby too at first." 1. No they didn't. No one looks at something in a negative sense then immediately picks... Continue Reading →

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10+ FAQs of Toy Photography

Some frequently asked questions and answers! Let me know what I missed in a comment below whether on the question or answer side! Click on a question in the list below to be taken directly to that spot on the page. How do I take realistic images of toys? How do I create practical effects... Continue Reading →

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What We Keep by Bill Shapiro and Naomi Wax, A Reflection

Crop of What We Keep book cover

"What makes these objects so evocative for us is that they hold the memories of people, of relationships, of places and moments and milestones that speak to our own identity." We like to criticize consumer culture, and with good reason. But as with everything, there is also good that comes with inanimate objects. A finding... Continue Reading →

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Toy Photography and Nostalgia

"There's a vast difference between inspiration and imitation." Jamie Windsor recently released a video on nostalgia in photography, and while I tend to make response posts to things I disagree on, I whole heartedly agree with his video, and there are so many parallels to toy photography - this niche in which I reside. So... Continue Reading →

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Becoming a Master of your Field

Fstoppers, a popular photography website, released a 2 part blog series this past July entitled "How Long Will It Take You to Master Photography?" While they did address this opinion in their part 2 post (linked above), I'm here to firmly say that you will never master photography, and you shouldn't want to. Become an... Continue Reading →

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Pint-Sized Portraits

A human face can tell us a lot about the person, through their expression, wrinkles, sunspots, makeup, etc. A toy face is a bit different. Typically expressionless are bound to one emotion, we have to find ways to tell the figure’s story for them through posing, lighting and other props.

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