LEGO Photography How-to: Bardy Time! Excellent!
A behind the scenes look at taking a LEGO photo from coming up with the idea, choosing gear, setting up lighting, to editing.
A behind the scenes look at taking a LEGO photo from coming up with the idea, choosing gear, setting up lighting, to editing.
Editing your photos, especially old ones, can give you the skills to critique your own work.
Need a quick, hard light? You’ve got one on your phone and it’s perfect for lighting LEGO models.
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 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.
Learn how to control how much of the scene is in focus and use composition and lighting to separate toy subjects from the background.
I’ll take you through my toy photography workflow from where I get ideas and inspiration, to how I shoot and edit, and ultimately when, where, and if I decide to share my work. I’ll cover each step in some detail including lens selection, evaluating a location, and basic editing.