Toy Photographers Podcast

This week, go behind the scenes as Kristina interviews James about the podcast! Why he started it, how it's produced, how our first year went, and more.    You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr. 

Happy New Year! After a brief break the podcast is back, and we're hitting the ground running with two special guests: #jANTMANuary creators Krash Override and DoctorNvrmore. You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr. 

This week James talks to one of his heroes: Vesa Lehtimäki, who has influenced many photographers with his work as Avanaut.  James asked Vesa about his process, his history with Star Wars, his book, Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy, and more! You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr. 

This week, James chats with Jon Aiken, the Seattle-based photographer perhaps best known for his work photographing toy dinosaurs. Under the @Dinoczars username, he helped foster a community of toy dino photographers with the Instagram hashtag #toydinosquad, which has been used on over 21,000 photos.   You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr. 

For our last themed podcast episode of the year, James and Kristina tackled one of their biggest subjects yet: Portraiture!   You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr. 

This week on the podcast, we're replaying our interview with Leila Chieko and Cindy Dockter to celebrate the release of the documentary Toy Photographers: The Seattle Interviews and the news of our next toy photography meetup next April in Moab, Utah. Watch Toy Photographers: The Seattle Interviews on Vimeo Read the announcement for the Moab Toy Photo Meetup You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr. 

This week, our good friend Tony Tulloch returns to the podcast to discuss our new Toy Photographers communities on MeWe and Flickr!   You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram. Subscribe to our weekly email round up so that you never miss a post, and join our new communities on MeWe and Flickr. 

Dave DeBaeremaeker comes onto the show to chat about photography scavenger hunts, writing for Toy Photographers, the Oregon Toy Photo Safari, working with LEGO, and more! You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook, and on Instagram. Reach out to us with questions, comments, concerns, recommendations, etc. at toyphotographypod@gmail.com

We're back! After being ill for a few weeks James reunites with Kristina Alexanderson to discuss "Fear" and share their interpretations. They also chat about the future of the Toy Photography community now that Google+ has been discontinued, and James asks Kristina for some advice about finishing photography projects. You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram. 

As James recovers from a vacation and a cold, he opens the floor for questions and plays an interview with Twin Peaks cinematographer Ron Garcia. You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook, and on Instagram. Reach out to us with questions, comments, concerns, recommendations, etc. at toyphotographypod@gmail.com

James and Kristina team up to discuss Reflections. In addition to sharing their interpretations and looking at the guest submissions, they had a fun time chatting about what they've been up to lately with our photography, and how good it feels starting and completing photo projects. You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram. 

This week James interviews Sunny Ang, aka ZekeZachZoom.  Anyone who's seen Sunny's work knows how unique it is - his already fantastic sense of humor is augmented by clever quotes he adds to each of his images, creating visual punchlines that enhance the viewing experience.  In addition to peeling back the layers of his photography style, Sunny opened up about where he gets his inspiration, the storyboard-esque notebooks he uses to jot down his ideas, how his work as a graphic designer influences his photography (and vice versa), his experience with selling his work and hosting toy photography workshops in Singapore, and so much more.  You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram. You can find Sunny's work on Instagram, G+, and on his website. We also recommend you check out his articles on the blog. 

This week on the podcast James interviews one of the most accomplished toy photographers: Johnny Wu, aka SgtBananas!  Johnny sheds some light on his favorite toys of the past and present, what it's like working for big companies like Hasbro and Lucasfilm, tips on improving your photography skills, and the final leg of the Lume Cube Ultimate Toy Photography Contest. You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram. 

James is joined by Shelly, Brett, and special guest Sunny Ang to share lighting tips for toy photography, and review the Lume Cube!   You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram. 

This week, James interviews Trevor Farrow, the head of marketing at Lume Cube. In addition to chatting about Lume Cube's history and its unexpected embrace by the toy photography community, Trevor gave all of the details of a contest happening this month, just for toy photographers!  To enter the contest and view all of the details, visit lumecube.com/giveaways. You can find new episodes of this podcast and daily articles on creativity and toy photography on our website, toyphotographers.com. Find us on Facebook and on Instagram.