These days the challenge using “Cheap” toys from weekend market finds are not for everyone. Toy Photographers would rather spend more for the action figure to make the overall composition appear presentable. But not everyone can acquire or have access to the certain product they want and it drives the demand for that particular character due to the interest and hype behind it.
In August 2019, inspired by Toy Photographers’ previous month challenge this was the aim to know who might be interested in using “cheap” toys for their subject in this theme month to see how they will apply their perspective style to the toy they have.
Most see “Toy Photography” as an art form, others see it as an expression of their emotions channelling to the subject they use in their story, and then there are those taking it to the level with action figures and toys most can’t afford or has access to due to high demand. But these selective individuals have taken that challenge as possibly an added portfolio to their works as you find below:
Batman by Bruce Robinson
Green Army Men by Nel Capati
Papa Smurfs by Paul Summers
First Order Stormtroopers by Vincent Faelnar
Ranger Rob by Scott Spence
R2-D2 & Princess Leia by Josh Branham
Batman lost in the Detective mindscape of his own doing as expressive as what Bruce Robinson depicts with this figurine it finds that the background helps flesh out the story like in the cover of a classic DC Comics issue.
If you’re a fan of the Toy Story films and shorts you’ll probably know these legends of figurines. The Green Army Men are iconic being just fixed in their action already tells their story, but add some visual filters and realism to the background you got a narrative going by Nel Capati.
Growing up to seeing Papa Smurf and his merry village of blue skinned friends and family is worth good toy photography. Paul Summers’ makeshift diorama helps Papa Smurf travel to his next adventure although it needs a lifelike background, but nonetheless still a great shot to share.
When you put a cheap toy to good use it also gives you an idea of how to tell the drama with the limits of the toy itself. Vincent Faelnar was up for the challenge and he delivered with this scene.
Sometimes an unknown toy can give you a good story to share. In the case of Scott Spence’s Ranger Rob that he acquired for $3.00 USD is something worth bringing not just to a camping for a challenge theme, but whenever another travel can be a good use for this figure that can be another narrative to tell.
Sometimes the filter is good to flesh out emotions what you can convey to ordinary toys and in the case of R2-D2 and Princess Leia Organa is something Josh Branham had in mind when he shared this image seems to be an interpretation that both characters exist inside a hologram world as the actors portrayed them have passed on seems a good tribute for both of these characters too.
At the end of the theme only few have shared and showed their efforts of applying their photography skills to toys they don’t usually use as their subject for their toy photos. But it helps with the Toy Photographer’s skill to have a good eye to tell a story breaking away from their usual subjects. The objective of this theme challenge is to be flexible from using different toys that you don’t usually use from, which the ones you’ve been known for. These individuals showed they can take something ordinary, and turn them into stories they share from their perspective despite most of them are just random and too ordinary. These toys don’t get that necessary attention with a lack of detail.
It gets seen through a different look that emphasis that they’re not ordinary at all that few can find inspiration in telling a story and not just showing off the toys itself.
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