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LEGO Photography Articles

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How to Get Feedback on Your LEGO Photography Through Editing

Editing your photos, especially old ones, can give you the skills to critique your own work.
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Using a Phone Flashlight in LEGO Photography

Need a quick, hard light? You’ve got one on your phone and it’s perfect for lighting LEGO models.
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Toy Photography Dream Lens? Astrhori 18mm f/8 Macro Probe Lens Review

At $719, this probe lens for APSC cameras might just be the creative tool you’re looking for if you need to access tight spaces in models for toy photography.
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Shooting and Lighting LEGO Building Interiors

Shooting the interior of a brick-built scene can be very challenging for a LEGO photographer so I show you some ways to get those shots. Also, I share some tips on how to design MOCs for photography.
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Instagram Hates Photos: Where to Share Your Work Now

Instagram pivoted to short-form video content like TikTok, so where could you share artistic toy photos now? The platform might just be Tumblr.
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How to Take Better Photos of Toys with a Phone

Learn how to control how much of the scene is in focus and use composition and lighting to separate toy subjects from the background.
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