Toy Photographers Podcast

On this week’s show James talked to Canadian LEGO photographer Blake Powell, AKA BlvdBricks. You may know Blake from his “Deconstructed” series, where he utilizes composition, symmetry and some creative LEGO piece placement to make unique works of art.

We talked a lot about his biggest forms of inspiration, why he loves Instagram, what it was like showing his work at the BrickCan LEGO convention this Spring, how he got his current day job because of toy photography, and so much more!

 

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Aaaaaand, action! James is once again joined by Kristina Alexanderson, and this time they're tackling the theme of "Action." James also recaps the Oregon Toy Photo Safari, and they discuss a few guest submissions. 

 

You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram. 

Because of the prep leading up to the meetup this weekend, I didn't have time to edit my latest interview for the podcast. 

So, I thought this would be the perfect time to re-share my older interview with The Toys That Made Us creator Brian Volk-Weiss, in celebration of the second batch of episodes dropping on Netflix this week! 

You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook, and on Instagram. Reach out to us with questions, comments, concerns, recommendations, etc. at toyphotographypod@gmail.com

This week's podcast guest is none other than our very own Lizzi Standing! Lizzi is on the editorial team here at Toy Photographers, and lives in the UK. 

Lizzi has travelled all over Europe on holiday and for toy photography meet-ups. During our conversation she shed light on some of the lessons she's learned while on toy photo safaris, and gave some great tips for traveling with toys. So if you'll be joining us in Oregon next week, you'll definitely want to give this a listen! 

Lizzi and James talked about a plethora of topics, like the challenges of a 365 project, our mutual excitement about the upcoming Harry Potter LEGO sets, how she got her start on Flickr, and more! 

 

You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook, and on Instagram. Reach out to us with questions, comments, concerns, recommendations, etc. at toyphotographypod@gmail.com

On this week's podcast, James caught up with a friend you're likely already acquainted with: Tourmaline! 

 

Tourmaline is a miniature photographer from Florida, and was one of our first regular contributors here at the Toy Photographers blog. James was excited to catch up with her, and asked about how she chooses her miniature subjects, her unique and sometimes macabre style, and her new projects for 2018, which include a new Youtube channel! 

You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook, and on Instagram. Reach out to us with questions, comments, concerns, recommendations, etc. at toyphotographypod@gmail.com

James and Kristina reunite to discuss the theme "Choices" and share not only their photos, but a guest submission as well. They also spend a great bit of time talking about the importance of light, the destiny of a Stormtrooper, and the Star Wars novel Lost Stars written by Claudia Gray. 

You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram. 

This week on the podcast, James is joined by our very good friend Joseph Cowlishaw!

Joe lives in Utah with his wife and five children, and creates playable ocarinas out of polymer clay called Wowflutes. As someone who grew up in the desert, James wanted to ask Joe all about how he uses the warm tones and unique landscape to his advantage. They also talked about vintage lenses, the fun LEGO characters he's created for his photos, the online toy photography community, and more!

 

You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram. 

This week, James talked to French photographer Karine Linder,who you may recognize as Eat My Bones. Karine’s photography subjects of choice are called Pose Skeletons, from a Japanese company called Re-Ment. She started shooting skeletons as a way to add flare to her travel photos, but ended up creating a whole universe for them to live and play in. She sees her subjects as a family unit, composed of a mother and father, Edgard and Rebecca, and their son, Peter. They even have skeleton pets!

 

You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook, and on Instagram. Reach out to us with questions, comments, concerns, recommendations, etc. at toyphotographypod@gmail.com

James and Kristina unite for another theme episode of the podcast, this month taking on the idea of "Together." Their interpretations led them to discuss important issues like gender norms in society, and how our relationships with one another are influenced by technology. 

To see the photos, check out the accomapnying blog post here.

 

You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook, and on Instagram. Reach out to us with questions, comments, concerns, recommendations, etc. at toyphotographypod@gmail.com

We're mixing things up this week with a special episode! Bricks Cascade, the annual LEGO convention in Portland, Oregon was this weekend, and our very own Shelly Corbett was invited to host a talk and workshop on LEGO photography.

James was there as well to lend a hand and do some special podcasting. He took some attendees aside to discuss the workshop with them, and conducted a full interview with Jenelle Nowak, aka Mrs.Playwell on social media. Jenelle is a theme coordinator with Bricks Cascade, and was instrumental in getting photography shown at the convention. 

You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook, and on Instagram. Reach out to us with questions, comments, concerns, recommendations, etc. at toyphotographypod@gmail.com