SARATOGA SPRINGS — A large-scale toy photography event that brings together a love of collectables, toys and photography will be held 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday, June 18 at the Saratoga Springs City Center.
Special convention guests include creative photographers, animators, and illustrators whose work has included projects for Disney and Star Wars, Hasbro, Marvel, Mattel and more.
The day-long event features how-to panels, exhibitors, autograph-and-photo sessions, and a bevy of vendors offering attendees the opportunity to expand their equipment and collections.
This Toy Photography and Collectable Convention strives to bring together some key players in an emerging art form and is created by Learning Journeys – an educational social enterprise focused on education for all through traveling classrooms worldwide.
Event Guests:
Sculptor Paul Harding (Marvel and Star Wars statues for Gentle Giant and Diamond Select, to making action figures for Hasbro’s Marvel Legends and DC Direct), Toy Photographers Sirdork730 (work for Disney, Mountain Dew, and Lume Cube); One Six_Shooter (Creative Director for over 20 years, his work has been featured on CNN); Visual¬_Approach _Photo (using handmade environmental diorama pieces to create other worldly locations), and Toy Designer Steve Evans (creative consultant on TV shows and Design Director for Star Wars and currently Marvel).
Tickets are $15 general admission or $50 for family of four in advance, $20 and $70 at the door. The City Center is located on Broadway in Saratoga Springs. Conference packages for travel and hotel stay are also available.
For more information and to purchase tickets, go to: www.toysinactionconvention.com.
