Its hard to believe that the great Las Vegas Toy Photograper meet up is less than two weeks away! A small idea conceived amongst friends so many months ago is about to take place. Besides seeing old friends, I am looking forward to meeting three long time Instagram friends. I have already talked about Captain Kaos and Krash_Override and today I want to introduce you to Ki Chen otherwise known as Wikitoybox. Ki is a breath of fresh air on Instagram. Not only does she take wonderful photos with her iPhone, she designs her own toys and is a positive voice within the toy community.
Ki has created her own line of resin toys around colorful poop. In a community dominated by guys I am sure you can image that these have been very popular. (I hear she will be bringing them with her to Vegas and I will have to pick up a few more.)
I am always impressed with what Ki can accomplish with her phone; she is a master of the photo edit. She knows when to use those specialty photography applications to benefit the overall image rather than overwhelm it.
I find I am drawn to toy photographers that mix up their feeds with more than just Lego toys. There is so much happening in the collectable toy universe that it is fun to see what is new and has people excited.
Sometime you see a shot that is just plain beautiful on every level, like this image of a dunny being painted by HO model railroad people. The lightening, sense of scale and short depth of field make this a really fantastic image; one of my favorites by Ki.
Of course it is not lost on me that Ki is one of the most respected members of the toy photography community. She is a wonderful photographer, dedicated toy designer and she commands the respect of her peers within the community through her gentle and kind nature.
Ki Chen is one of those amazing people who make the toy community a better place and I look forward to taking our online friendship to a new level.
~ xxsjc
Wow! I didn’t know she had designed all those lovely toys in her Instagram photos. Those are amazing, and Ki Chen deserves every success with them.
Lyn, I probably wasn’t very clear but Ki only designed the little resin “poop”. The other toys are designed by others. It takes a lot of time and energy (not to mention money) to take a toy from design to production. She has other toys on designed and hopefully she will fget them into production soon.
What a great feature of Kiwi!! Her setups are so very well thought out. Very much looking forward to meeting her and others in person next weekend in Vegas!