Why? by Priovit70
Why? I really thought it would be easier to answer this question. And faster.
First of all, I’d like to thank Shelly for this awesome opportunity to share my hobby with my friends from around the world. My name is Ann and I photograph toys because I like to bring Joy. My story is both simple and special: it is about the relationship with a Toy. Is there anybody who didn’t …
Hasbro’s 6″ Star Wars Black Series, NECA’s 7″ Alien Xenomorph, Revoltech’s highly articulated Woody and Jessie from Toy Story, Bandai’s mega-detailed 6.5″ Predator… these are the types of figures you’ll see if you stumble across my Instagram page. So how in the world did these cute little Lego Minifigures find their way in front of my lens??
First off I’d like to thank Shelly for inviting me to contribute to the stunning world of Stuck in Plastic through the “Why?” series. I feel truly privileged, but also a little apprehensive. My reasons for taking up Toy Photography are something I wasn’t too sure about until I sat down to write this. Well, I’ve always known ‘why?’, but …
Almost every day of the week, I get up at 6:30am (grab coffee #1), trawl the internet for interesting news (while drinking coffee #2), create an image to represent the selected story using toys such as Lego, then post the edited picture on my website and various social media platforms along with a brief summary …
I thought this would be much easier. Why do I take pictures of toys? I…I…I don’t know. No one has ever asked me about it! Am I too shallow to find a decent answer to such a basic question? Why? Wait a moment.
Why do I take photographs of minifigures? Until Shelly invited me to write a post for the “Why?” series, I never gave this question much thought. On the surface, the answer seems obvious: LEGO minifigures are fun photo subjects and I enjoy sharing the photos with the growing community of toy photographers on Flickr and …
To blog, or not to blog…. I never blog! I hardly read blogs, I even dislike the word. Blog… sounds like something stuck halfway down your toilet, just out of arms reach….waiting, lurking….return of the blogmonster, part fifteen.
Why? It’s a simple question I’ve always answered in the wrong way. “-Why do you do this, David? – Mmm… I do this because I had a smartphone and I started taking quick pics of my figures in order to have good references for drawing my comic-books. After a few weeks I realized that I had dozens …
When I was invited by SiP to write this ‘why?’ piece, I felt privileged but I also felt a sense of trepidation. I was reminded of being an 18 year old art student and when I was asked to explain the meaning behind a piece of work by a tutor. I managed to chat away …