I’m Fiddling While Rome Burns

As I watch world events unfold in the media I continue to take and edit photographs of toys. This feels a little bit like playing the fiddle while Rome burns. I have no answers to the many crises that face the world right now…all I know is that it all

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Beyond The Basics

Ok you’ve mastered the basics…now what? You’ve got a good gear set-up, you know how to work those studio lights, you have a good grasp of depth of field and your photos more often than not, turn out great. Congratulations you are now a photographer!! Welcome to the club.  Now

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Suspension of Disbelief

Reality vs the suspension of disbelief is a very strange phenomena in the Lego universe. It’s seemingly arbitrary rules continue to amaze me. Yesterday I posted this photo I received the following comment: “Great shot Shelly. The pink strat is upside down, unless the squid is a lefty, and plays

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The Basics (part 3)

By popular demand (read one request) I was asked to review the basics of macro photography. If you don’t know what macro photography is…it is simply the art of taking pictures close up of small objects. The Basics 1) Use a tripod or equivalent: When you are focusing on such a

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