Toy Photographers Podcast

In this off-season podcast miniseries, Kristina Alexanderson and Shelly Corbett explore the question, "What is toy photography?" In this second episode of a three part mini season, Kristina and Shelly talk about using humor in toy photography. 

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. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr. 

In this off-season podcast miniseries, Kristina Alexanderson and Shelly Corbett explore the question, "What is toy photography?" In this first episode of a three part mini season, Kristina and Shelly talk about toy photography and its relationship to fan fiction.

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. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr. 

How do we define creativity? Where does it come from, and how can we channel it? James and Kristina try to answer these elusive questions, and explore their own creative processes in this week's episode. 

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. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr. 

This week on the podcast, take a tour inside the mind and workshop of photographer and custom toy creator Dennis Taylor, aka Krash Override!

Follow Krash on Instagram, check out his awesome Youtube channel, and keep an eye out for his latest creation when the Utah toy photo meetup goes into full swing later 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. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr. 

On the latest themed episode, James and Kristina tackle recreating and paraphrasing another artist's work. What makes a successful recreation? Is imitation really the most sincere form of flattery?

Make sure to check out their images, along with this week's amazing listener submissions, on the blog. 

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. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr. 

On this week's show, Dave DeBaermaeker returns to discuss the age-old question: What do you use for your toy photography, LEGO or Action Figures? Listen as James and Dave discuss their history with photographing each, the pros and cons, and more.

You can follow Dave on his website, and on Instagram. 

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. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr. 

This week, James chats with Los Angeles-based action figure photographer Jax Navarro, aka @PlasticAction. Though he's only been photographing toys for a little over three years, Jax has made his mark. His work has been shown at Toy Fair New York, Star Wars Celebration, and San Diego Comic-Con, and shared by outlets like ESPN, Entertainment Weekly, and Nerdist.

In addition to those topics, they discuss Jax's history with dog photography, doing commission and client work, his love of basketball, and more. 

You can find Jax's work on Instagram, Twitter, and his website. 

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. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr. 

Considering diptychs are composed of two separate images that make a whole, it's fitting that we covered them twice on the podcast. And as it turns out, it may have been my favorite challenge to date.

Make sure to check out their photos and the listener submissions here on the blog.

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. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr. 

This week on the podcast James chats with Anna Bitanga, aka Four Bricks Tall, the new community manager and site admin of BrickCentral, one of Instagram's oldest and biggest lego communities. 

In addition to discussing all of that fun news, they spoke about her work as a portrait photographer in Brooklyn, her affinity for custom characters over licensed properties, the importance of understanding your gear, and more.

 

Find Anna on Instagram, and check out everything new happening at BrickCentral on their new website and forum.

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. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr. 

On this very special, 50th episode of the Toy Photographers Podcast, James is interviewed by his wife Jordan, who shares her perspective on his hobby and what it's like being married to a toy photographer.

 

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. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr.