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May 12, 2025

Behind the Lens: Visual Storytelling in LEGO

May 12, 2025/ Inez T. Vasquez
Behind the Lens: Visual Storytelling in LEGO

In the hands of Japanese photographer Ryo Tomita, LEGO becomes a storytelling medium full of heart, humor and imagination. Ryo shares his creative process, favorite builds, and why the best part of LEGO is finding your own way to have fun.

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May 12, 2025/ Inez T. Vasquez/ Comment
Interviews, Photography
photography, Minifigures, Macro Photography, Ryo Tomita, Camera
April 21, 2025

Before and After: Custom Creations That Preceded Official LEGO Elements, Part 2

April 21, 2025/ Ann Megacolormix
Before and After: Custom Creations That Preceded Official LEGO Elements, Part 2

From mountain tops to the bottom of the sea, Ann Megacolormix compares her custom sculpted accessories with official LEGO counterparts that came after through some action-packed adventure photos.

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April 21, 2025/ Ann Megacolormix/ Comment
Customizing, Photography
photography, Before and After, CMF, Sculpting
March 28, 2025

Building with Purpose: Designing MOCs for Photos vs Display

March 28, 2025/ Geneva D
Building with Purpose: Designing MOCs for Photos vs Display

Is your LEGO MOC ready for its close-up… or the convention spotlight? Where your MOC is headed should shape how you build it. Photos and public displays play by different rules—here’s how to master both by asking one key question: what are you building it for?

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March 28, 2025/ Geneva D/ 2 Comments
Community, Tips and Tricks
Building, photography, Conventions, Purpose
February 26, 2025

Comparing Custom Creations With Newer LEGO Parts

February 26, 2025/ Ann Megacolormix
Comparing Custom Creations With Newer LEGO Parts

Some LEGO elements didn’t always exist so builders once had to get creative! Let’s compare some custom creations and the LEGO parts that replaced them through the lens of photography.

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February 26, 2025/ Ann Megacolormix/ Comment
Photography
Customization, photography, Skele-Gro
December 12, 2024

Minifig Mastery: Crafting Next-Level Custom Fantasy Figures

December 12, 2024/ Marco den Besten
Minifig Mastery: Crafting Next-Level Custom Fantasy Figures

Whether you are crafting D&D adventurers or Castle champions, Sobek Bricks reveals how purist LEGO parts can combine to build custom minifigures with epic personalities.

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December 12, 2024/ Marco den Besten/ Comment
Builder Showcase, Customizing, Tips and Tricks
Sobek Bricks, Customization, Customs, D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, Figbarf, photography
December 02, 2024

How To Make a Hanging LEGO MOC Photography Backdrop

December 02, 2024/ Douglas Hughes
How To Make a Hanging LEGO MOC Photography Backdrop

Do you have an amazing MOC but no place to photograph it on a clean backdrop? If so, this is a DIY guide to hanging an all-in-one backdrop solution from the ceiling of your LEGO workshop.

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December 02, 2024/ Douglas Hughes/ 1 Comment
Photography, Tips and Tricks
photography, backdrop, DIY, Truman Show, Photo Booth, PVC, Garage

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