I received a challenge from an old photo teaching friend to start doing a series of two sentence photo lessons. Today I start to try to accept that challenge. First topic appropriately enough is “Minimalism.” Today’s two sentence lesson… “The difference between a newbie photographer and an experienced professional photographer is the fact that…

Inspired by Star Wars I photographed a single toy model of a starfighter against a blue screen. I can’t tell you much but I will tell you I used a new Platypod product that is coming soon to suspend the toy model. …

This orc is a little stoned — he’s running through the forrest screaming at fireflies! (Hey that’s the best part of toy photography — you can make up any story you want!) This is the Iron Studios 1/10 figure. I photographed the orc using my Fujifilm X Series US #x100v which was mounted on a Platypod and Platyball. I photographed the orc in front of an AI Art generated forest and had that image printed at Printique.com. Then I used it like a backdrop.

“We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.” — C.S. Lewis (If you want to read an article I wrote about how I use AI Art in my photography and see some examples…

More AI fun mixed with practical photography. I photographed a small toy replica of a Star Wars fighter (even has a little toy R2 mounted up front) against a blue screen. I then selected it and cut it out of the background and composited into this AI Art space scene…

This is so much fun. I photographed a small toy replica of a Star Wars imperial shuttle against a blue screen. I then selected it and cut it out of the background and composited into this AI Art space town. I took the combination into Boris FX Optics and added some particle effects and a color grade and I am very happy with the result. I photographed the ship using my Fuji X100V which was mounted on a Platypod and Platyball.

I photographed this Iron Studios 1/10 Art Scale piece in front of a printed background that I made using AI Art via a combination of Jasper AI and DALL-E. I photographed the orc using my Fujifilm X Series US #x100v which was mounted on a Platypod and Platyball. I used a Lume Cube Panel Pro and reflector to light the scene. Remember, toys are joy. For a list of my toy photo gear and props go to: bit.ly/toyphotogear

To learn how to use AI art generators, you need to consider your current level of knowledge and experience in both art and technology. Below are general steps to follow: Research: Read articles and watch videos that explain the technology behind AI art generators to understand how they work and…

I know that about half of the photography universe is being groomed to hate AI Art. It’s how it goes every time there’s a technology shift. …