For week 24, our theme is Diamonds 8 – Landscape Landscape photography Landscape photography is all about capturing the beauty and grandeur of the natural world. The photographers aim to convey the essence and spirit of a particular scene. And landscapes offers endless diversity, from towering mountains and serene lakes to rolling fields and dramatic …
For week 23, our theme is Hearts – Science Fiction Science Fiction So, what is science fiction about? Science fiction is a genre that explores the possibilities of the future, the wonders of technology, and the implications of scientific advancements on society. It takes us on journeys to distant planets, alternate realities, and timelines yet …
Abstract photography What differentiates photography from other visual arts is its connection with reality. No matter how much one tries to hide or deform this reality, no matter how much photoshopping and image manipulation happen, a photo will always have a link to reality that the most realistic drawing will never have. This week we …
This week’s challenge is centered around the number -1. How do we photograph -1? Well multiply any number by -1, and you obtain its opposite. And this week is all about the opposite. Setting and breaking rules In the past weeks, we already explored breaking the rules. We first went beyond perfectionism and went against …
Next Sunday will be pinhole day, and the goal of this week is to celebrate it. A pinhole camera is any kind of container (e.g. a box) that only let light pass through a tiny hole and reach a photo-sensitive surface. In essence, it is similar to any other camera with the exception that it …
This week Stuck in Plastic is exhibiting at the LEGO World exhibition in Copenhagen. One of the themes of the exhibition is “Rebuild the World”, related to LEGO’s own Rebuild the World campaign. So this week will all be about rebuilding the world in a creative way. How can we use our creativity as photographers …
After Bev, Natasja and Suné, I will be the one taking over our weekly challenges for the month of April. As some of you might have noticed, for almost a year I have been pretty much absent from social media. For years, I have been in a semi-constant creative rut, but since last summer, the …
Our first challenge of 2022 is Manifesting. Set goals for the year to come. I usually love to reflect on the previous year and plan the one ahead. But this year is quite different. I spent a lot of time during the past months reflecting, but I don’t have a clear idea of the kind of images …
In this post, I will review the three sets from Disney’s latest movie: Raya and the Last Dragon. These are 43181 Raya and the Heart Palace, 43184 Raya and Sisu Dragon, and 43185 Boun’s Boat. As a fan of both Disney movies and Dragons, I had high expectations for both the movie and the sets. …
Time flies… We’re reaching the end of the first quarter of 2021, and my last blog post dates back to early December when I wrote about my Elven Harry Potter project for SiPgoesTT. But even though we’ve already announced our project for 2021, we’ve never concluded SiPgoesTT. The truth is, since December, writing a recap …
