LEGO can be a compelling subject for macro photography and provides limitless opportunities to shoot great photographs, as well as allowing us to see the invisible, yet beautiful intricacies of the LEGO ecosystem. So let’s get up close and personal. This is LEGO, under the microscope. Image by Chris Clarke. Close up of Benny the Spaceman Minifigure Macro Photography There are many genres of photography; landscape, portrait, product, street, travel, and wildlife—and despite not being particularly good at any of them, macro photography has got me hooked. It lets you see invisible details just underneath our visual perception, and uncovering these little secrets is both enthralling and addictive…but also utterly revolting, as we shall see at the end. I got lazy and asked ChatGPT to give its definition of macro photography, and this is what it came up with: “Macro photography is the art of capturing highly detailed, close-up images of...

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May is almost over already - but full of great features, insightful articles and deep dives from all across the LEGO community it was! We are lucky to have this many outlets and channels that keep creating incredible content, and these are the best of the month. Here at BrickNerd, we modded shells and cinemas, traveled to Oregon, Australia, Denmark and Germany, and hacked Studio and storage. We mangled minifigs, explored X-wings, and built botanicals. We drove classic cars, pumped pneumatics, and learned where to post MOCs. And on top of that, we’re going big at Brickworld. In fact, we’ve published so many interesting articles in May, that we’ve included an interactive calendar of them at the bottom of this post so you can make sure you didn’t miss a thing. But there are many more fascinating stories to be told from within the LEGO community, so here are some of...

A year ago, I looked at two Hogwarts Moments sets to see how they can be used as natural backdrops for minifigure photography. Today that journey continues as we explore the Divination classroom to see how simple things like light, some photo editing, and composition can transform a LEGO set into a storytelling extravaganza. While these sets are no longer available from LEGO, their spiritual successor—the House Banners—carry on the tradition of a foldable set that serves as a background for photography and provides lots of little details for minifgures to interact with. So break out the popcorn and sit back as I tell you a few of the tales that happened in the Divination classroom through immersive photography. (Fair warning, there are some spoilers for the third and fourth Harry Potter books.) Be warned that there may be a few unexpected cut scenes along the way… Open the tiny magical...

There is only one LEGO House—“The Home of the Brick”. Built as the ultimate expression of the LEGO hobby, any LEGO fans wanting to experience this awesome attraction must make the pilgrimage to Billund, Denmark. For such an exclusive destination, it’s only natural that they have exclusive LEGO sets available, so this article will showcase the sets that have only been available at the LEGO House, updated for 2023. LEGO House (4000010) The first LEGO House model from 2014 pre-dates the actual building which opened in 2017. My understanding is that LEGO produced these sets and gave them to local businesses that were affected by the construction. The businesses could sell them as they saw fit. It was probably a good idea to make a goodwill gesture like this since construction took much longer than first anticipated! LEGO House (4000010 - 215 pieces) The building is all white, placed on a...