LEGO and sports are some of the most creative combinations for LEGO photography enthusiasts. The colorful minifigures of sportsmen inspire us to take bright photos full of positive energy. But what if nature has no idea about your plans to take a snowy photo and creates the following obstacles:

Shooting in a southern city that doesn't look like the Alps
Gloomy weather with a monotone background
It’s summer outside!

These problems can transform into an amazing challenge if you try to solve them as a studio photographer. So here’s a DIY skiing scene that you can recreate regardless of the season or weather.

Paper Alps

First off, you need to choose a sheet of bright paper for the winter sky. The mountains can be added to the paper sky as a separate cut element, but you can also print the complete snowy view with mountains on it.

If you want to make the sun as realistic as possible, you have to cut a circle in your paper sky and fix a flashlight behind it so that the light will come through the hole. Then place some cotton or textile cover in a form of a snowy mountain in front of the “Alps” - that’s where the skier will perform.

Adding Flying Snow to the Scene

After preparing the winter landscape, you should put some protective cover or a tarp down in your studio, especially around your photo set up, because we are starting the craziest and funniest part of the project - flouring of the artificial hill!

Take a spoon of flour and quickly flick it from the bottom up near the skier and the mountain. Using your flash isn’t obligatory if your studio is well illuminated.

The Final Shots

The sweet taste of victory! Or is it the taste of flour? Because it is got everywhere… You are sure to enjoy the process of shooting these photos and their results. It’s great how the problem of weather (or nature) conditions helps us find a new creative “recipe” for a winter shot.

As you can see, sometimes territorial limits give us the unexpected advantages of shooting indoors. And by just extending the possibilities of your creative studio, you’ll be surprised by the results.

Have you taken action shots of your minifigs? Have you ever covered them with flour? Let us know in the comments below!

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