Small Scale Fabricated Photography, Toy Photography History, Art Creation Musings
Toy photography is big. Especially on instagram. From those finding new ways to explore their collections, those de-stressing, playing around, or even those using toys to make art (or maybe a combination of all of these). There's a new hashtag that's now been posted to 243 times and counting. #first9last9
The goal of this dolls' house, that then became a subject of numerous photographs was to modernize dollhouses. This was something that hadn't apparently been done much at the time. To top it all off, you could purchase an art collection for your mini home, complete with little prints from Laurie Simmons herself and her art friends, such as, Cindy Sherman, and Barbara Kruger.
The light toned, minimalist, modernism aesthetic is one that was created for instagram images to begin with. Modelling your home in such a way allows for your instagram lifestyle images to look trendy and clean. And then, having a dollhouse just as instagrammable within that home just makes sense.
On October 28th I paid $10 to promote the following post for 2 days. This isn’t the most scientific experimentation. I literally promoted a single post with a small $10 budget. But maybe, just maybe it will give you some insight before you drop any of your own cash. Before the promotion, the post had... Continue Reading →
The original text of this article has been modified 3/21/2019. I want to discuss the history of the use of miniatures and toys in photographic works. I've seen a lot lately, listing artists from the 2010s as being founders of the field, and while they're great artists, I think we all need to look back... Continue Reading →
*This post is best viewed on a computer. It gets a bit convoluted on mobile devices. On this week's episode of My Mini Monday, I discuss miniatures throughout history. This one is for all you history and miniature buffs. The images in the timeline below are not mine, many are under creative commons license from... Continue Reading →
Also check out: 6 Do's and Don'ts of Using and Artist's Work and 20 Ways to Source Images Online for Free Breathe a sigh of relief because today is all about copyright. It's not as terrible or complicated as you may think, and here I'm breaking it down into 5 simple rules. Note: I am not a lawyer... Continue Reading →
it's no longer waves it's tsunamis completely engulfed the only choice is to endure it thrashing gasping suffocating it seeps within and then I start to overflow [A sister poem/ follow up of sorts to Downpour.] [Experimenting with some new challenges today - posting to, Miniature Writing Challenge #46: four elements of nature ( water, fire,... Continue Reading →