>>6147111>Do you guys use actual cameras?Some do, some don't. Personally I do because I needed to be able to shoot in low light. I couldn't do
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>>6138002 without a DSLR.
A cell phone can be extremely limiting but works fine outdoors in bright light
>>6143531 General advise on picture taking and cameras can be found here
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>>6139342The moral of that story is that the single most important thing for toy photography isn't the toy part, its the photography part. As that other Anon mentioned, check out cinematography videos on YouTube to learn how certain angles, lighting, and positioning evoke certain things. I recommend Every Frame a Painting.
https://www.youtube.com/user/everyframeapainting/videos The second biggest thing is posing. A lot of people just take portraits which are fine but not as interesting as something that evokes movement like
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>>6142263 Even if your picture is static you can make it interesting by tilting it a bit
>>6138626Even if there's no movement there angle is important. It can convey disappointment
>>6146365 or scale
>>6146386 THE BIGGEST piece of advise I can give you is to try to tell a story with each shot.
>>6137707 and that photography is "painting with light" so knowing basic art concepts like composition, color theory, and perspective help BIG TIME.
Just like anything else you only get better with practice and learning as much as you can. Check out other people's work in places like Instagram, Flickr, or Tumblr for inspiration and ideas on execution (this doesn't mean copy them)
