Model Maker Explains How Miniatures are Used in the Movies
Many believed advances in CGI would doom miniature models in the movie business, but directors like Wes Anderson and Christoper Nolan have revived the art.
Photographer Builds Intricate Miniature Sets to Create Striking Cinematic Scenes
Photographer Seb Agnew crafts intricate miniature sets and features allegorical characters and scenes within them to skillfully spin visual narratives.
Take a Soothing 360-Degree Ride on the World’s Largest Model Railway
Miniatur Wunderland, the world's largest model railway, has published an hour-long, 360-degree video that takes viewers on a soothing ride through multiple miniaturized recreations of iconic global locations.
iPhone Photographer Captures Miniatures Staged in Intricate Scenes
Derrick Lin is an iPhone photographer who captures intricate miniature sets that can take him up to a week to perfectly stage.
This Photographer Creates Amazing Planet Photos by Hand
Photographer Adam Makarenko has a portfolio filled with space photos that look like they were shot by NASA probes. But each of the planets and alien landscapes was actually made by hand and then carefully photographed.
Marwencol: An Acclaimed Movie About Photography and an Imaginary World
We love sharing about photography-related movies that you might want to add to your “films to watch” list, and …
Large Objects Shot as Miniatures Using a Giant Coin and Tilt-Shift Effects
Norwegian design studio Skrekkøgle -- the one that printed a photo with a cremated dog -- has a creative project called "Big Money" in which they made a giant 20:1 replica of a 50 cent Euro coin. They then placed the coin next to large objects and photographed them together, making the objects look like tiny toy replicas.
Amazing Photographs of Apocalyptic Miniatures by Lori Nix
Lori Nix is a photographer that works with miniatures and models for surreal scenes and landscapes. Her work reminds us of the photographs by Matthew Albanese that we featured a while back. Her project "The City" depicts eerie abandoned buildings in an apocalyptic world: