Toy Photography // Hot Wheels Star Wars

Hot Wheels & Other Cool Rides

Here's an assortment of amazing Hot Wheels cars, Star Wars vehicles and other toys.  All were created using practical effects, meaning everything was photographed in the scene in real time, with minimal digital effects added for laser blasts and rocket thrust.

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Toy Photography by Mitchel Wu Toy Photography

Los Angeles Toy Photographer // Toy Story Series

Toy Story - To Infinity and Beyond!!

I create amazing Toy Story imagery using real toys.  Images are created using practical effects. Flying objects, cracked eggs, smoke, fire, splashing liquids... all real, and all photographed real time in the scene. 

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California Toy Photographer // Lego Minifigures

LEGO Minifigure Photography

These three images are my first foray into LEGO photography.  The top image, titled Emergence, is featured in the gorgeous LEGO photography magazine, Bricks Culture.  

LEGO Minifigures are just that... mini figures.  They measure roughly 1.50" tall and have minimal articulation. Given this, they still allow amazing stories to be told and photograph beautifully.

My toy photography is created using practical effects. Flying dirt and debris, smoke, fire, splashing liquids... all real, and all photographed real time in the scene. 

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Emergence

Evil Robot's One Way Trip to the Parts Bin

Some Potion for Your Emotion?

Toy Photography // Ant-Man Series

Ant-Man Toy Photography

This is a series of fun Ant-Man images created over the past couple of months.  These are very small, fixed-pose figures.  The challenge with fixed-pose figures, regardless of size, is coming up with more than one or two stories with them.  I consider myself a storyteller first, and photographer second.  This definitely helps when working with these types of figures.

My toy photography is created using practical effects. Flying dirt and debris, smoke, fire, splashing liquids... all real, and all photographed real time in the scene. 

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Toy Photography // Alien vs Stormtroopers

Death's Doorstep

Luckless Stormtroopers are often the equivalent of the Red Shirts in the original Star Trek series...nameless and never catching a break, almost always ending up dead haha!

My toy photography is created using practical effects. Flying dirt and debris, smoke, fire, splashing liquids... all real, and all photographed real time in the scene. 

Image created with the help of my valued partners Lowepro Bags, SOG Knives and Spider Holster.

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Toy Photographer // Lowepro Storytellers

It's In The Bag!!

I'm thrilled to announce that I've joined Lowepro's Storytellers team...their first toy photographer. Lowepro is a worldwide leader in camera bags and backpacks. I'll be having an EPIC GIVEAWAY to introduce Lowepro and my other partners, SOG Knives and Spider Holster, so stay tuned - I'll be announcing it soon!

Learn more about my partners here:

http://www.lowepro.com/

http://www.sogknives.com/

http://spiderholster.com/

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Toy Photography // Spider Holster Promo Code

SPIDER HOLSTER

As you may know, I recently joined the Spider Holster team as Brand Ambassador. I've used the Spider Holster and SpiderPro Hand Strap for years, so it's very easy for me to sing its praises. Spider makes two versions of the holster - the Spider Pro, which is for full-sized DSLRs, and now the Spider Light, for smaller/mirrorless bodies.

If you've ever considered getting a Spider Holster, I'm happy to provide the following promo code. Use code RAD20 to get 20% off your first order of $50.00 or more at http://spiderholster.com
Or if you're interested in the Spider Light for smaller/mirrorless bodies, check out the Kickstarter campaign currently running (but only 5 days remain) for an amazing deal - http://spiderholster.com/kickstarter

Happy shooting!!

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Toy Photographer // Los Angeles California

The Offering - From Future King to Future Meal :O

This cute little Rafiki and Simba figure is a fixed pose toy, meaning it's not an articulated action figure. But without a doubt it beautifully captures the most iconic scene of the movie. But one really has limited use with these fixed pose toys... after one photo they're pretty much spent. Except in this case I woke up in the middle of the night and this odd little concept popped into my head, haha! For comparison I also included my original image of Rafiki and Simba on Pride Rock - an image that's a little truer to the movie. It's amazing how the context change affects the same toy. Which do you prefer? 

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Toy Photography // SOG Knives

Livin' On The Edge!!

Ant-Man is up to more of his antics... this time running along the blade of a knife that was just thrown to dispatch him!

The knife pictured here is from the Pacific Northwest Company, SOG Knives & Tools.  I'm thrilled and proud to be sponsored by SOG as I use SOG multi-tools daily in the creation of my toy imagery - it's an essential and valued piece of equipment in my bag.  SOG's products (I use their multi-tools, knives and flashlights) are beautifully designed and bulletproof tough.  Can't recommend them enough!  Check them out at https://www.sogknives.com

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Toy Photographer // Halloween Toy Photography

It was a great Halloween for toy photography!  Of course what could be more appropriate than a Nightmare Before Christmas setup!  And the Ant-Man image was pure serendipity - I noticed one of the pumpkins we bought had an amazingly fun stem on it... perfect for Ant-Man to run along.

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I'm a master of fright, and a deeeemon of light! 

I will SQUASH you!! (Get it? Squash??)