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August 14, 2018

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NINJAGO Accessory Set: Minifigs Review

Posted: August 14, 2018 by Four Bricks Tall

I may be late to the party with this review but since I was eager to try out Tony Tulloch’s acrylic spike tip and make use of the rest of…

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Earlier this month I showed you how color can be u Earlier this month I showed you how color can be used to affect the mood of my LEGO photography. This week I give you a few examples on how I use simple color elements within a scene to create impact.

One such way is to use LEGO elements that heavily contrast in color with the surrounding environment. This can be small parts or the whole subject. In the Classic Space shot above, I placed my orange spaceman on top of a rusted copper tile from the wall surrounding my local graveyard (yes, I do have strange shooting spots). The contrasting colors combined with the strong light shining through the leaves made the character easily stand out without special effects.

Another way is to use saturated parts over a generally bland scenery. For example, a white creamy sky and a strong sunlight shining over the totally dried field helped me bring out the bright colors of the medieval duo.

Such an environment can be brick-built too, as shown in that picture starring a not-so-famous silver droid pair. Here I used simple light blue grey bricks and tiles to set the scene and placed the almost monochrome droids near a few red tiles on the floor. 

Of course one can also achieve an unsaturated environment by digitally altering the scene, but I find it much more fun doing so with practical effects.

I hope these few shots can inspire you to take advantage of colored elements you have at hand. 

Be there again next week for the last part of my tips on my use of colors in LEGO photography.

- @yc_solo, your tips moderator this month at Brickcentral.

#lego #legominifigures #legocastle #medieval #droids #colors #mood #contrast #photographytips #bctips_colors
REVIEW: COLLECTIBLE MINIFIGURES SERIES 22 71032 A REVIEW: COLLECTIBLE MINIFIGURES SERIES 22 71032

A Christmas reindeer costume, a Thanksgiving turkey, a Santa Claus elf and a snowman, and many other costumes. This series 23 reminded me of the series 18 we had in 2018, with its many costumes. This new series is oriented on the end of year celebrations, on counts and fantastic stories. And but what do I see? A knight, Lego knows how to please us.

Disclaimer: @lego sent this set to @brickcentral for review but all opinions are my own. 

When I saw the first images of this series, this cardboard robot disappointed me a little mainly because of its blue color. But once the bag is opened, what an incredible surprise for this robot! Prints on the arms and legs that work perfectly and represent this DIY costume very well. And to come back to this blue, well, it finally goes very well with orange.

A wooden doll, in a pretty soldier's costume, a nut in her hand, you recognized it, it's Nutcracker. Everything seduced me in this figurine, his mustache, his rosy cheeks.

Reindeer antlers, a bell around the neck, only the red nose is missing, but this new costume is very successful and will easily integrate your diorama or decoration on the Christmas theme.

My last crush is on this knight from the past, inspired by the knights present in the yellow castle, set 375. With his pink shield and crown, his gold sword, and this brand new Hobby horse accessory, also with a vintage horse head. 

This series was a favorite for me, all the figurines are very successful. I invite you to read the blog for more information, photos in detail of each figurine.

CMF Series 23 will be available on september 1, 2022 and each blind bag will retail for $4.99 3.99€

@monsieur.kek 

#lego #minifigures #robot #medieval #winter #xmas
📢 TUMBLR PHOTO CONTEST: Going on vacation! Sti 📢 TUMBLR PHOTO CONTEST: Going on vacation!

Still on holiday mode here at BrickCentral, chilling by the pool and taking some photos.

And what does your vacation look like? 

Show how your minifigs travel and enjoy themselves at destinations for this month's photo contest on Tumblr!

For more about our new Tumblr community, see the pinned post in our profile.

📜 THE RULES:

▫️ New photos only (taken Aug 1 and after)
▫️ Must be posted on your Tumblr account
▫️ Must be submitted to BC as a link

Multiple entries always allowed 😉

ℹ️ HOW TO SUBMIT ON TUMBLR

You must have a Tumblr account to join.

1. Tap the message icon on the BrickCentral Tumblr blog 

2. Tap Submit a Post

3. Tap link icon

4. Paste a link to your post on Tumblr

We only accept links to your own posts on Tumblr. We don't accept links to Instagram posts.

🗓️ CLOSING DATE: Aug 28 23:00 CET

🏆 PRIZE:

One (1) Galaxy Explorer 10497 set or One (1) set of equal or lower value of winner's choosing

🔎 IMPORTANT FINE PRINT:

▫️You must be 18+ to be eligible to win

▫️ You must live in a country that LEGO is able to deliver to

▫️Contest winners must respond within 48 hours of being notified via DM or we reserve the right to select another winner

▫️Prizes are subject to availability per region and we reserve the right to exchange them for another

▫️ Missing or undeliverable packages cannot be replaced

▫️Any customs duties, taxes, and paperwork are the responsibility of the winner

▫️Tumblr is not affiliated with our contest and is free from any responsibility

Good luck everyone! 

Thanks to @y.badiner for the beautiful photo.

- @fourbrickstall, Community Manager 

#lego #holiday #vacation #swimmingpool #pool #zen #legophoto #toyphotography #moc #afol
Hello! It's @the_aphol here and it's time to direc Hello!
It's @the_aphol here and it's time to direct the spotlight toward our community members! Today we will get to know better @johnreiley_!

"Hi! I’m John and I’m from Utah, located in the midwestern United States.

I have had an interest in photography since a young age. Back in 2013, I first discovered the online LEGO community on Flickr and started photographing my MOCs, inspired by the amazing work of people like @markoffalworth, @powerpig, and @tylerbuilds.

In August 2021, I discovered the BrickCentral community after coming across awe-inspiring photos by people like @circus_robot and @y.badiner. Being a part of the community has been fun and has pushed me to try many new things.

My camera is a Canon M50 and I generally use the 15-45mm kit lens or a Canon 40mm prime lens with a conversion mount. I use a variety of LEDs, flashlights, and occasionally a flash. I prefer to shoot indoors where I have complete control of the lighting. 

I edit all of my photos in Photoshop. Some only need simple color-grading adjustments, while sometimes I need to layer together multiple photos with different lighting to get it just right.

One of my goals for my photos is that it encapsulates some sort of emotion or meaning. I wait for an idea to come to mind that I really like before building and setting up for a photo. This means I often post quite sporadically as I sometimes have creative lulls.

Before I begin building, I often draw up a quick sketch of how I want the photo to look. As I build, new ideas will come to mind, and I’ll incorporate them into the build. 

Sometimes I feel like I’m a part of the little worlds I’m creating and it’s satisfying being able to bring to life something that used to be just an idea in my head! "

Thank you @johnreiley_ for accepting our invitation and let the community knows you better!

If you want some insights on one of his pictures and for a better view of the others, head to our blog (link in bio).

#lego #bc_artistspotlight
Hello, community! @y.badiner here with our next Au Hello, community!
@y.badiner here with our next August feature.

Today I want to show you beautiful photo of Woody and Bullseye on the sunset. I think this is a story about partnership and true friendship. The sheriff and his faithful horse are always together and ready for any challenge.

I love the high contrast, clear silhouette and warm colors in this shot. Thanks for your image @anns_toypix

Share your work on Instagram and Tumblr with #brickcentral hashtag for a chance to be featured.

#lego #afol #minifigures #legophotography #toyphotography #cowboy #western #woody #horseman #toystory
@yc_solo with another tip to color up your day! @yc_solo with another tip to color up your day!

One way to add a colorful touch to my photography is using simple photography gels. 

I showed the smaller round ones last week, that can be used to cover flashes.

I also use larger ones that come in letter size.

The standard way to use those is by covering up lighting sources, flashes and spots (and even plain LED panels) pointing at the subject or at a background, depending on the desired effect. 

For example, in my wizard vs dragon scene shown at the end, I did this by overlapping transparent gels over my standard white LED panel and other light sources.

But a fun alternative use of color gels is to place them between your camera lens and specific elements of your scene.

Take the the good vs evil wizards fight above. I used three such gels: a yellow one at the bottom of the scene; a blue one was held for a few seconds diagonally in front of the blue wizard; a red one was moved in front of the evil wizard. 

I combined this with some LED panel (purple) in the background and another white LED panel as front light. Flashes placed sideways and pointing at each wizard completed the setup and provided hair light.

Waving the gels for a short time in front of the lens brings the typical blue vs red opposition (good vs evil; peace vs rage) over the corresponding portions of the image, much like a foggy aura. 

A word of caution when using gels like that: they are not optically neutral so image sharpness will deteriorate! Leaving gels longer of course can create too much blur so I typically make a few test shots to determine the proper time and exposure for a desired effect.

If one doesn't have gels, colored plastic foil can also be handy, and can even be wrinkled to create special effects.

I hope this gave you ideas to think out of the box and test new ways for your LEGO photography!

#lego #legophotography #toyphotography #legominifigure #legocastle #medieval #wizard #magic #color #bctips_colors

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