Members, please join us, on January 23rd, for a Special Presentation by Shelly Corbett, “Creative Toy Photography”.

Summary of the Presentation

Somewhere along the way, we leave our inner child behind—the one who conjures magical worlds and imaginary friends, who falls in love with princes and princesses, who slays dragons and rides unicorns into the sunset.

I invite you into those forgotten worlds through my toy-based photography. My photo subjects used to be human. Now they’re two inches tall and made of plastic. (Not only do they have more fun but they behave better, too!) Using various photographic and lighting techniques, props, and special lenses, I create dreamy worlds for my tiny subjects.

I promise you will leave this presentation with lots of ideas to inspire you to jump into this fun and addictive photography niche. 

About Shelly

LEGO and their minifigures have always been a family favorite. Some years ago, between a creative rut and personal challenges, I watched a friend photographing minifigures at one of my adult-only LEGO-building parties. A lightbulb moment! I dove into this delightful toy photography world and never looked back. I discovered that we can’t afford to lose our sense of play and wonder. With toys as subjects, I can also explore a range of emotions that often seem out of reach. I hope you experience as much of a sense of joy and wonder with my art as I have making it.

Twelve years later, multiple blog posts and now encouraging others to follow in my footsteps through my workshops I want to bring a taste of this magical world to you. If you enjoy macro photography, portrait photography, storytelling, or nature photography, my short and entertaining presentation is for you. I will give you insights into the joys of toy photography. As a Lensbaby Ambassador, I will show you how to use Lensbaby lenses to create a magical world. And I will give you plenty of behind-the-scenes glimpses of my set-ups to inspire you. In addition, I will review briefly the tools you need to get started for either studio or outside set-ups. 

Shelly’s website: https://shellycorbett.com/

Some Samples of Shelly’s Images

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This presentation is for all photographers! Shelly’s toy photography is all about story-telling. This is something we should all try to do with our photos more often. Also, if you have physical limitations this is a fun way to continue being creative on a small scale!

HOW TO ATTEND

We will send the Zoom invitation to all current (2025) members a few days before 01/23/2025.

Non -Members – If you are interested in joining us to see what we are all about, we will send you a Zoom Invitation for our Exhibit/Comments Night only. Please send your Name and Email address with the Subject line “Zoom Invite Needed for MEETING on (appropriate date)” to mytbcc@gmail.com so we can get the invitation to you. Our Exhibit/Comment Nights are on the 3rd Thursday of each month except December.

I hope to see you at our Exhibit/Comment Night on January 16th and our Education Night on January 23rd, 2025, for this special presentation. 

Just keep shooting!

Lynn Wiezycki, TBCC President