Skip to content
Close Menu

Tourmaline .

Toy Photography and the History of

  • Portfolio
    • MRI
    • Space & the Surreal
    • Creatures
    • Monochrome | Polychrome
    • Monachopis
  • About
  • Purchase
  • Contact
  • Blog

Categories

The earliest toy photo I’ve found so far

Bombardment of Matanzas, Edward H. Amet, 1898

Reviews & Recommendations

“Viewing the fine art photography of [Tourmaline .] is like falling down a rabbit hole into another dimension. The Jacksonville, Florida-based photographer constructs and photographs miniature dioramas of mysterious and whimsical worlds.” – WordPress Discover

“If you’re interested in the creative process, you will want to check out this blog by the super creative Tourmaline . She is an amazing resource for how-to videos, articles, books and movies that are sure to inspire  the toy photographer. Drop down her rabbit hole and see what you can discover about the creative process and how you can use toys to tell your own story.” – toyphotographers.com

“The miniature maestro” – Exclu Collective

“Unusual and Extraordinary. I’ve never seen any toy photos like this before.” – Jakarta Little Hobbies

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Instagram

@staugartassoc miniature show 2 years ago. A miniature gallery with handmade clay frames of my miniature photography
You guys! I'm now on Patreon!! I'll be live streaming every time I work on images from prop creation and painting to photographing, posting detailed behind the scenes and process/photography info, answering questions and posting images there first before they're shared anywhere else! Let me know if there's anything else you'd like to see there. Patreon.com/tourmalinenow link in bio.
Part 1. Paint everything bronze.

Recent Posts

  • MRI Series
  • Color your World: Shadow
  • Why I Won’t Write a Toy Photography How-to Post
  • Who Invented Toy Photography?
  • Color your World: Sepia
Advertisements

Copyright & Licensing

© Tourmaline . (JNW) 2008 – 2020
All Rights Reserved

The use of images from this site requires express written permission, per piece, from the artist. Contact tourmalinenow@outlook.com for more information.

Any toys, props and other equipment used within the images on this site are trademarked through their individual brands that do not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site.

Menu

Tourmaline .

Tag: tutorial

3Doodler Scribble Tree Forest Diorama
April 11, 2018 Leave a Comment by Tourmaline . How To

3Doodler Scribble Tree Forest Diorama

A how-to and behind to scenes of one of my newest images. Here I use the 3Doodler 1.0 to create […]

Minecraft Jellycube Slime
April 10, 2018 Leave a Comment by Tourmaline . New Photography

Minecraft Jellycube Slime

If you’re a Minecraft or slime fan, this is for you! If you don’t like either of those things, you […]

How to Dye your own Mini Easter Eggs
April 15, 2017 2 Comments by Tourmaline . New Photography

How to Dye your own Mini Easter Eggs

Squintbox recently shared this enchanting video: And in the comments are tons of questions on how/where to get the supplies […]

1:18 Scale
March 13, 2017 12 Comments by Tourmaline . New Photography

1:18 Scale

Some of you may remember my first ever MMM post all about Pose Skeletons. Well this is sort of a […]

How to Make Realistic Images of Toys and Miniatures
October 24, 2016 12 Comments by Tourmaline . How To

How to Make Realistic Images of Toys and Miniatures

A quick start guide to making images of miniature scenes. Whether with toys, model railroad sets, war gaming miniatures, you […]

MMM – HO Scale Traffic and Rail Road Crossing Lights
March 7, 2016 12 Comments by Tourmaline . New Photography

MMM – HO Scale Traffic and Rail Road Crossing Lights

I recently decided to make my own HO scale traffic and rail road crossing lights. For the purpose of my […]

Bokeh Shapes
December 23, 2015 15 Comments by Tourmaline . New Photography

Bokeh Shapes

So you know bokeh – the circle, hexagon, octogon, etc. shape your camera lens makes out of blurred light? Have […]

How to Host a Photo Challenge
August 8, 2015 42 Comments by Tourmaline . How To

How to Host a Photo Challenge

As a disclaimer, I want to say that I am by no means an expert on this. I started the […]

Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
Toggle Widgets
  • instagram
  • youtube
  • facebook
  • twitter
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
Cancel

 
Loading Comments...
Comment
    ×