My Style
So my personal style is heavily focused on action figures and things like them. Posing them in dynamic positions, and getting in close enough as to where they almost look real. Action figures, to me, represent more than just "toys." They are a physical representation of the heroes and characters I've looked up too my whole life. You can read Batman, watch Batman, hell, you can play games where you are Batman. But the one thing you can't do is meet Batman. Touch him, feel him, see him outside the page or screen. And while these things are, for obvious reasons, not the actual character themselves, it still gives us the contact we, as fans, so desperately search fore.
This particular photo I took is of a figure of Captain Marvel (now more widely known as Shazam) appearing to be defeated by his comic book arch nemesis, Black Adam. The pose I placed the figures in is very inspired by comic book art, with the villain LITERALLY standing triumphant over the hero. It felt so much like the actual cover to a comic book, that I took this image and edited it to appear more like it would belong in your local comic shop.
The pose wasn't the only thing that went into trying to set up this seen. You'll also notice in the back ground that the dirt and mulch around the two has been displaced around them, almost creating a kind of crater. As if the two of them were fighting in the sky, and then Black Adam threw Captain Marvel back towards the Earth. In addition to telling a story, the crater also helps to frame the image, with the two champions of magic being almost circled by it.
If their was one thing I wish I could do, I wish I could find some way to hide the joints on Captain Marvel better. Most of the joints on Black Adam are pretty well hidden, but the joints on Captain Marvel, around the elbows and knees especially, are clear as day, and really break the illusion of realism I'm trying to create.
Others like me
One of the first things I will admit about my style is that I am not the first to do this, and I am certainly not the best. Mitchel Wu is a very popular, and very good, toy photographer. He runs his own photography businesses where he professionalizes in, as his web site puts it, "Crafting stories through toy photography, he captures the illusion of motion and emotion where none exists. Mitchel Wu Toy Photography is committed to providing an unparalleled client experience while creating images that build brand awareness in a fun and engaging manner." His photos are truly amazing, as not only has he managed to capture life and dynamic poses with action figures, but he also dose a FANTASTIC job at displaying motion in his works, with many of his characters being in midair alongside debree and such.
So my personal style is heavily focused on action figures and things like them. Posing them in dynamic positions, and getting in close enough as to where they almost look real. Action figures, to me, represent more than just "toys." They are a physical representation of the heroes and characters I've looked up too my whole life. You can read Batman, watch Batman, hell, you can play games where you are Batman. But the one thing you can't do is meet Batman. Touch him, feel him, see him outside the page or screen. And while these things are, for obvious reasons, not the actual character themselves, it still gives us the contact we, as fans, so desperately search fore.
This particular photo I took is of a figure of Captain Marvel (now more widely known as Shazam) appearing to be defeated by his comic book arch nemesis, Black Adam. The pose I placed the figures in is very inspired by comic book art, with the villain LITERALLY standing triumphant over the hero. It felt so much like the actual cover to a comic book, that I took this image and edited it to appear more like it would belong in your local comic shop.
The pose wasn't the only thing that went into trying to set up this seen. You'll also notice in the back ground that the dirt and mulch around the two has been displaced around them, almost creating a kind of crater. As if the two of them were fighting in the sky, and then Black Adam threw Captain Marvel back towards the Earth. In addition to telling a story, the crater also helps to frame the image, with the two champions of magic being almost circled by it.
If their was one thing I wish I could do, I wish I could find some way to hide the joints on Captain Marvel better. Most of the joints on Black Adam are pretty well hidden, but the joints on Captain Marvel, around the elbows and knees especially, are clear as day, and really break the illusion of realism I'm trying to create.
Others like me
One of the first things I will admit about my style is that I am not the first to do this, and I am certainly not the best. Mitchel Wu is a very popular, and very good, toy photographer. He runs his own photography businesses where he professionalizes in, as his web site puts it, "Crafting stories through toy photography, he captures the illusion of motion and emotion where none exists. Mitchel Wu Toy Photography is committed to providing an unparalleled client experience while creating images that build brand awareness in a fun and engaging manner." His photos are truly amazing, as not only has he managed to capture life and dynamic poses with action figures, but he also dose a FANTASTIC job at displaying motion in his works, with many of his characters being in midair alongside debree and such.
