Photographer, Story Teller, and Character Creator
Hi, I'm a 31 year old AFOL from Portland, OR. I love storytelling and creating characters. The characters and their stories were around long before I showed my first photography set at Brickscascade in 2020.
The story and characters were and are currently created by my sister (@dominus.x.artwork) and I. For the longest time we've kept our stories to ourselves, but on March 12 2020 we both decided it was time to share them with the world.
The overwhelming positive response from the toy photography community and fans has fueled my determination to continue creating and sharing my work. Thank you all for your kindness, support, and shared love of my sister and I's characters.
Photographer FAQ
What Camera do you use?
I use my Phone (Moto x4)
What's you're lighting setup?
I use Natural light and my desk lamp
What editing software do you use?
Various free apps I find on the play store (See Photog Q&A Instagram Highlight)
How long have you been photographing Minifigures?
I started February 2020
How do you edit your photos?
Check out my editing tutorial on @square.boys IGTV
Photographer's Thoughts
Maximus & Conner
Friends, bonds, guardians, and sometimes enemies... Conner and Maximus definitely have their ups and downs together... They've gone through a lot to get where they are now. So many lies, vampiric challenges, trips to Italy, adoption/guardianship, and so much more. I do love how their personalities are so different and yet they complement each other. Their friendship is definitely unique and somewhat unrealistic, but I think that's what makes it interesting. When creating characters, my sister, @dominus.x.artwork and I
tend to have two main characters that keep each other on their toes Max being more my sister's and Connie being more mine. (We both play/own all the characters, but we usually have a few that we associate with more) I couldn't imagine life without these two and I'm so glad I've gotten to share them and their lives with all of you.
Kristoff (aka Noodle)
"I'm the favorite" -Kristoff. He may sound rather full of himself, but Kristoff (aka Noodle) definitely uses his confidence to hide his faults and self doubt. He's immature, reckless, trouble, and rather annoying, but I love him. It's definitely Interesting having a character like him. He smokes, he's obsessed with tattoos and energy drinks, he starts fights he knows he can't finish, and his very own royal family exiled him for causing trouble. He literally does everything that I technically know nothing about... That's what's so great about creating characters, you're able to put yourself into someone else's shoes and think about how they might respond to the world around them. Kristoff has been around the longest. Honestly if it wasn't for him Conner wouldn't have ever been created. My sister, @dominus.x.artwork and I call him the catalyst, because he is able to help develop new characters (for example, Jiro Takeguchi). He's social and he's not afraid to say what he thinks. It's been fun to see him develop as a character. He's definitely slowly growing up and maturing and he's also definitely my favorite. Seeing your interaction with him during his character takeover was amazing. Thank you for supporting him and his weirdness
Jiro Takeguchi
"That's very good!" -The famous model, Jiro Takeguchi. He may be a little rude and arrogant, but he's also proven quite patient. When first introduced as a character by my sister, @dominus.x.artwork it seemed as though he would just be a side character (working in Russia as a model). Other new characters overpowered him, but Jiro quickly connected himself to key characters (Maximus & Kristoff) making it so he ended up staying around. That's probably when my sister and I realized that characters who quickly connect themselves with older, more established characters have a higher chance of becoming a main characters in the future. Jiro started out with a very intense personality. Once he was turned into a vampire by Maximus he was kind of savage (Very hungry and intense). Meeting Kristoff quickly changed that. Their bond became strong and their friendship developed. I think Jiro may have become more understanding, caring, and patient being around Kristoff's interesting personality (a personality Jiro was not accustomed to). They do seem to balance each other out and learn from one another. Jiro has quickly climbed the ladder up to being one of my top characters. I guess he probably learned how to do that as a famous model.