Today is the day that I wish I could write better. The concepts rattling around in my head are bigger than I can express coherently. All these thoughts began to percolate when I attended a talk last week at the Bryan Ohno Gallery that was billed as the first in a series of improvisational
I have always felt that a university education is wasted on the young. I went straight to college after graduating from high school and I always felt this was a mistake. So when I picked up a new book last month called 101 Things to Learn in Art School I was intrigued to see
I try to not talk about projects I am working on until they are completed. There is this weird phenomena that takes place if you talk about a project too much…it never happens. At least that is my personal experience. This is why I am just now telling you about my all
I went into this travel week with high expectations. With my upcoming group show just around the corner I was hoping for just one more killer image to include. As the week progressed I realized that the most important task at hand was not the perfect image but practicing my craft. I
When I first began blogging, it was just myself and my friend Boris. Then we invited one of the most influential toy photographers of all time to join us: Avanaut. We invited Vesa (his given name) to join us because we will be putting on a group show of toy [photography in
One of the ways my family copes with the chaos of the holidays is we escape them. Next week we are off on another travel adventure that will undoubtedly include some outdoor toy photography. I have to start packing my Lego mini figures soon, but I don’t know which ones? Frankly I’m overwhelmed and
On IG the other day I came across a comment that touched a nerve: I feel like a jerk posting images of awesome things with the shiddyest (sic) camera. I love those high quality shots just as much as any other Lego fan. But at the end of the day,
Artists have varying ways of working. Some like to pre-visualize their image. Others make elaborate sketches before they begin setting up their scene. And others, like me, simply shoot from the hip. When I pack my mini figs for an outing I will take 20-40 mini figs with me always keeping in mind my