Small Scale Fabricated Photography, Toy Photography History, Art Creation Musings
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it a million times again. Own what you do. Have confidence in your passions. Just because someone else doesn’t understand it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pursue it or that you should hide it. I recently read this article. A man rediscovered his childhood love of miniature soldiers during... Continue Reading →
“The most extraordinary photographs ever taken of air flights in war.” -The Illustrated London News Wesley David Archer was an American Air Force Pilot in WWI. He enlisted in 1917, but his time in active duty ended when his plane was shot down in October of 1918. The photographs he took while flying are said... Continue Reading →
Over the years my creative process has changed. As of late, I've been focusing on longer form photo series, as well as life outside of my artistic practice. And as I consider where I want my art to go from here, I'm reminded of pieces I've created in the past. Lately I've been enamored by... Continue Reading →
Photography is all about light, composition and, most importantly, emotion. - Larry Wilder I aim to make emotive photos that elicit an emotional response in the viewer. Whether I'm successful in that or not is really up to you, but I feel, to a degree I am. It starts with emotions I feel poured out... Continue Reading →
“We bring things down to size to understand and appreciate them.” In Miniature: How Small Things Illuminate the World comes to us from Simon Garfield , a journalist and non-fiction author, who writes on a variety of topics. In Miniature is a deep dive into the significant miniatures of history, organized into chapters by miniature type. I’ve... Continue Reading →
This time I have some and am not just talking about them! See my original post here: Tiny Products. My 5 Surprise Mini Brands and Shopkins Oh So Real video is here! Watch me open up 79 mini products below if that's your thing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDKtxCciajM
Tourmaline . Miniatures serve as iconographic objects. Not real people, places or things, but simplistic versions of such. This allows for abstracted views of reality. The perfect medium for creating visual representations of memories and emotions – abstractions of reality within themselves. Tourmaline . creates emotive imagery by transforming miniature tableaus through her camera lens.... Continue Reading →
I recently picked up 'Why It Does Not Have to be in Focus: Modern Photography Explained" by Jackie Higgens, on recommendation from a toy photo friend. Within it's pages, Higgins offers short conclusions on the photographic genres - portraits, document, still life, narrative, landscape and abstract, followed by numerous examples. This allows the book to... Continue Reading →