Spot the differences ! 🔎

For 1 year now, I've been lucky enough to collaborate with the French magazine Briques Mag to create the "Spot 7 differences" game on the back page of each issue. A fun exercise that sometimes requires a lot of patience and attention to detail!

The month of November was an opportunity to re-establish a historical fact that has been kept secret by NASA for years 😊

Now it's you to play !

Run!!!

Had some fun creating alien creature from you guessed it “mushroom”

Have a pleasant Friday 😉

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.

- @ycsolo , your tip moderator this month at Brickcentral.

SPACESHIP! Working on my next animation 👀 Getting close to finishing it, maybe done tomorrow or saturday 🤩

On the runway to 2023—let’s leave 2022 in the cosmic dust! Happy New Year folks! I wish you all a blessed and happy new year filled with many new opportunities and creative endeavors. #newyears2023 #happynewyear2023 #toyphotography #legoclassicspace #legogalaxyexplorer #lego #joecowlego #stereotoys #stereoscopic #bricknetwork #brickcentral #voigtlander25mmf095 #olympusomdem5markii https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm3I-dIrFU7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The M-Tron team explores… my yard. Starting to get warmer but I still have one GIANT snow pile so they tunneled in for their base of operations. 🧲 #startrev #startrevlegos #lego #classicspacelego #legoclassicspace #mtron #spacelego #legoexplorers #legospaceship #snowtunnel #icecave #legophotography #legophotographer #photoshop #legomaniac https://www.instagram.com/p/CqnTruor2yo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

From the shadows, a bit of classic space! . . . . . . #lego @lego #afol #legoafol #legofun #legofan #legolife #legolifestyle #legominifig #legominifigure #legominifigures #legominifigs #legomania #legos #legostagram #legoinstagram #legominifigurephotography #legospace #legoclassicspace https://www.instagram.com/p/CnZzbAPLvuD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Out of this world gift card at Target. #lego #target #legoclassicspace #legospace #afols #afol #whataslackeraboutbricks https://www.instagram.com/p/ChDmw-TJPz4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

For the 90th anniversary mini set contest I had a few interested. First one to show is the classic 6990 - Monorail Transport System. What was your favorite set? . . . . #LEGO #legos #back2brick #space #classicspace #legoclassic #lego90thanniversary #legoclassicspace #legospace #monorail #legomonorail #train #legomicro #legomini #legomoc #legodesign #transport #spacestation #moonbase (at Moon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfouvr2r4ia/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Rays of the sun... 🪐

Far out in space among the stars, the first ever sun-watching mission was given to an orange astronaut whose goal was to photograph the star's surface.

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Searching for Signs of Black Friday | LEGO Minifigure Vintage Black Spaceman #shorts by The Expat Brickie Searching for Signs of Black Friday | LEGO Minifigure Vintage Black Spaceman. In this LEGO Minifigure Vintage Black Spaceman #shorts video, we're searching for signs of black friday on a deserted planet. Nothing beats a good space exploration adventure, and this LEGO Minifigure Vintage Black Spaceman #shorts video is perfect for any science fiction lover! We'll be exploring a deserted planet and using the LEGO Minifigure Vintage Black Spaceman #shorts to find signs of life. Let's hope we find some aliens! Hope you enjoy Be sure to hit subscribe for more LEGO shorts daily: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXMIV43jRQRNTLWiwmFkjGQ?sub_confirmation=1 Follow our other social media channels: https://ift.tt/tXed053 #theexpatbrickie #legominifigure #legovintagespaceman #legoblackspaceman #legominifigureastronaut #legominifigureblackspaceman #legogalaxyexplorer #legoblackfriday #legospacemanminifigure #legospaceman #legoclassicspace #legocollectibleminifigure #legominifigures #legoastronautminifigure #legoblackminifigure via YouTube https://youtu.be/0uOGWX8K4Zc

"Resurgence"

Cyclamens are back in this beginning of Fall :)

There’s no bad day for fishing … even at space!

Jenny asks Benny about his broken helmet. #alexha #digitalart #digitaldrawing #fanart #lego #thelegomovie2 #thelegomovie #benny #astronaut #legoclassicspace https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ttJ8Qgrb9/?igshid=c2frh7awsvi1

There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. ~Arthur Conan Doyle >>> Swipe for 3D >>> #mixedup #cubehead #rubickscube #rubick #lego #toyphotography #toy_photographers #classicspace #legoclassicspace #joecow3d #stereotoys #stereoscopic #londonstereoscopiccompany #scrambled #kitbash https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj0T7klLP-u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

M-Tron Celestial Forager aka the Astro Wrecker searches the galaxy for electromagnetic material 🧲 Love this great space rover set (6896) from 1990 and was psyched to find I still had all the pieces! Slide 1: Box Art Style Slide 2: Original Edit Slide 3: Raw Photo #startrev #startrevlegos #mtron #classicspacelego #legoclassicspace #magnet #celestialforager #astrowrecker #legomagnet #crane #functionalsteering #rover #legophotography #legophotographer #legopics #photoshop #legomaniac #afol #90slego @lego @mtron_forever @mtron_voyager @m_tron_germany https://www.instagram.com/p/CovBBrQJ3bn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=