Gallery - Toy photography

Have you ever come across a stumbling block with weather conditions when taking photos? Sometimes in London, the climate just won't behave like you want it to... You need sun, you get rain. You need fog, you get a clear day. And forget about waiting for it to snow in this part of the earth!

But what if I was to tell you there's a way to get around this obstacle? This predicament inspired me to control the weather myself... Hence a 6 months long project on children's playthings.

Here are a few snaps I captured that portrays a mini world that I just couldn't find in London. An important part for each photo was where the charterer's feet were based. I needed to have them to placed in an environment that has the world shrunken down to their size. This effect would not have been possible on regular wooden or concrete surfaces.

Posing these badboys (and girls) was a fun project and really took me back to my childhood.

Army Man

Made with: A green army figure, fake fur, match sticks, blue tac, an open window

Wall-E

Made with: Wall-E toy, Christmas Tree & lights and coloured card

Woody at the Ranch

Made with: Toy story action figure and soil (photographed in Richmond Park)

Lego Bio Hazard

Made with: Lego toy, coloured card and green powdered paint

T-Rex Takes Over The City

Made with: Dinosaur toy and coloured card

Richmond Witch

Made with: Halloween decoration and talcum powder to create fog effect (photographed in Richmond Park)

Lego Ice Hockey

Made with: Lego figure, small Christmas trees, coloured card and snow confetti sprinkled through a sieve to create the appearance of snowfall

Japanese Ninja

Made with: GI Joe figure, fake fur and real sunset (photographed in Richmond Park)

Frankenstein's Monster

Made with: Scooby Doo toy, Halloween ornament and tea light candles

Swedish Skier

Made with: Wooden toy, fake snow, coloured card, small Christmas trees and DVD cases

T'was The Night Before Christmas

Made with: Santa toy, battery powered lamppost, seasonal candle decoration, small Christmas trees and fake snow

L'l Saint Nick

Made with: Vintage Xmas decoration and real snow

Lego Graduation

Made with: Lego toy, bushes and concrete in the background

Superman saves London

Made with: Superman figure, woodchip and real London skyline (photographed at London Bridge)

Gotham Knight

Made with: Batman toy, flour, block of flats thrown out of focus (photographed in Putney)

Lego Pirate

Made with: Lego toy, sand and sea (photographed on a real beach)

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