Toy Photography Technique Tutorial

Do you have any other hobbies besides photography like Gunpla? Action figure? Collection of toys? Miniature? The hobby is a hobby that is mate if combined with photography. Why? Because of course you want to show off your collection with a stunning photo or a funny scene. Well then how to produce a stunning toy photography? Here is a simple toy photography tutorial that you can try with your camera.

Cool Tutorial of Toy Photography Technique

Toy photography is like a photo model, it's just that your object or model is now a toy. The toy can be a miniature or action figure that can be moved. For this time we will discuss the action figure first. If it was said that toy photography is a photo model that replaced the toy, meaning you also have to direct the style of the model aka the toy. The combination of your toy pose with a camera post will produce a photo with an interesting scene. You can also use more than one model toy to create dramatic scenes, funny or romantic.

Cool Tutorial of Toy Photography Technique

If the scene requires flying photos, you can manipulate the levitation of your toy model with tied threads that will be disguised by the background. If the action figures or toys that you have cannot be moved part of the body, then you can play is a camera angle. You can also combine more than one model of this toy during a scenic scene.

For the location of your model shoot it can be done according to your creativity in the open like on a tree to have a natural wood texture, grass to look like a tall grass, in the flow of water to look like a river and others. Note the golden hours also for the maximum gain obtained.

Another interesting thing you can also try is to make a mini studio using either your photographic equipment like a studio light or simply using a cardboard coated by white or black paper as a wall. Light settings can be used in the room's natural light or manipulate it again by using a flashlight refracted with hvs or thinner paper. For the direction of the arrival of the light you can adjust the pose or scene from your toy model.

For the lens used, because the model becomes a small object and the distance will be short then the kit lens was felt enough. Or you can also use a low vocal fix lens to get maximum bokeh.

How? Interested to try? Search again your toy collection and create the moment of the story from your toy. Good luck.

Top 5 Most Valuable Star Wars Action Figures

In 1978, almost a year after the release of the first Star Wars motion picture, the toy world suddenly found itself deep in the throws of Star Wars madness. With Kenner's release of the first wave of 3 3/4" action figures based on the movie, kids everywhere clamored to complete their collections. Unbeknownst to Kenner at the time, the now-priceless action figures would change the world of action figures for the next 30 years and beyond.
Today, the original figures are sought after by collectors all over the world, some fetching prices in the thousands.

1. "Telescoping Lightsaber" Darth Vader, 1978

When the first wave of Star Wars "Early Bird" action figure sets began arriving on the market in 1978, the original Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker figures came with a telescoping lightsaber accessory. The small plastic weapon of the Jedi Knight would rise out from the hollow arm of each figure, then a thinner piece would further rise out. This proved difficult to manufacture and broke easily, so it was abandoned in the next wave of figures to reach stores, replacing the telescoping lightsaber with a single-piece version. It's been said that only a few hundred versions of these figures were ever made and the Darth Vader version of this figure is the most highly prized.
Average Market Value: $6,000

2. Vinyl Cape Jawa, 1978

When the original Jawa action figures hit store shelves, they were outfitted with a thin vinyl cape similar to the capes found on Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi. However, with the second wave of Jawa figures, the vinyl cape was replaced with a sewn cloth robe and stayed that way from then on. The story goes that Kenner felt that buyers would feel cheated because the figure was half the size of any other figure, yet still selling for the same price. Their solution was to add the cloth robe in order to help the buyers feel they were getting their money's worth.
Average Market Value: $2,000

3. Rocket Firing Boba Fett, 1980

Star Wars collectors have been debating this figure's very existence for decades. The story goes that in 1980, Kenner released the first wave of Empire Strikes Back action figures, which included the original Boba Fett figure that came with a missile that fired from his back. Later, Kenner worried about the safety of the tiny projectile and re-released the figure with the missile permanently glued into the figure's backpack. Kenner officially denies that they ever released a missile-firing version of the figure, but a few have surfaced in auctions and in the collectible market, and many collectors have paid hefty sums for one.
Average Market Value: $1,000 - $2,000

4. Yak Face, 1985

 

1985 saw the official cancellation of Kenner's Star Wars action figure line. When the line was given the ax, there was one last figure, Yak Face, that had gone through production but was never distributed to toy stores. In order to recoup some of their production loses, Kenner, instead of destroying the overstock, chose to simply send the figures to outlets in Europe and Canada, thus poor Yak Face never saw retail in the States. Years later, as the Star Wars collectible market continued to grow, Yak Face action figures began to make their way into collectors hands. But the figure remains extremely rare, fueling rumors that Kenner did indeed destroy most of the overstock figures back in 1985.
Average Market Value: $1,000

5. Blue Snaggletooth, 1978

 

Another figure featured in the Early Bird sets released in 1978 was Snaggletooth. The story goes that when the Kenner toy designers were making the prototype figures, the only visual resource they had for the character Snaggletooth was a grainy, black-and-white photograph of the character's head. With so little to go on, the Kenner employees did their best and just made up the rest, making a figure of a blue suited, average human height creature from a character that actually wore red and was about 3 feet tall. The figure was quickly scrapped and never seen again, making it possibly the rarest Star Wars action figure on the market.
Average Market Value: $400

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Tips on Caring for Your Action Figure Collection

For you collectors action figure, you certainly do not want the objects damaged or dirty pet. For those of you who happen to love to collect action figures, here are tips on caring action figure to still look 'shiny' and interesting.

• Clean action figure with routine

If your action figure collection on display in the open, then you have to clean with a feather duster every day, or can also be cleaned using a soft cloth soaked little water, every week on a regular basis. Then, for the narrow parts of the action figure can be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner or air compressor.

• Avoid sunlight

Avoid action figure you out of direct sunlight. Put your favorite collection is in the shade and dry. If your collection of action figures is exposed to direct sunlight in a long time, then this may cause the color becomes dull and peeling paint.
Do not often mangled
for jointed action figure, do not often move or removed, as this can make the parts 'body' action figure you quickly loose.

• Keep away from the destructive

Keep away from any material that could damage the action figure, such as oil, gasoline and fire. Because if you are exposed to oil action figure, then the color will be dull, if exposed to gasoline, it can cause the paint to peel and melted plastic; then if exposed to fire the action figure can be broken burn your pet.

• Keep away from children

Keep your action figure out of the reach of children, because it could be damaged by a collection of your favorite children less careful while playing.

• Remove stubborn stains with alcohol

to remove stubborn stains on the action figure, you can use alcohol. Can also with soapy water, but do not become waterlogged action figure. Make sure the action figure is completely dry, especially made from metal. More advisable to use alcohol, because alcohol will not damage plastic, metal and electronic.

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