These toys come to life when the camera is looking

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Photographer Brings Plastic Toys To Life

A creative dad brings family-favorite cartoon characters to life by putting them into hilarious situations. You would be forgiven for thinking that the following images are created using Photoshop — but, complete with real fire and coffee splashes, Mitchel Wu’s images are all shot in real time. Using plastic toy characters from family-favorite films such as “Toy Story,” “Star Wars,” “ET” and “The Muppets,” the California-based photographer puts the plastic characters into surreal situations. Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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*** ONE LINER*** A creative Dad brings family-favourite cartoon characters to life by putting them into hilarious situations. You would be forgiven for thinking that the following images are created… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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*** ONE LINER*** A creative Dad brings family-favourite cartoon characters to life by putting them into hilarious situations. You would be forgiven for thinking that the following images are created… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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*** ONE LINER*** A creative Dad brings family-favourite cartoon characters to life by putting them into hilarious situations. You would be forgiven for thinking that the following images are created… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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*** ONE LINER*** A creative Dad brings family-favourite cartoon characters to life by putting them into hilarious situations. You would be forgiven for thinking that the following images are created… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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*** ONE LINER*** A creative Dad brings family-favourite cartoon characters to life by putting them into hilarious situations. You would be forgiven for thinking that the following images are created… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA, 2016 -2017: Wu, originally from Salt Lake City, started his career as a wedding photographer and was introduced to the world of toy imagery by his nephew,… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA, 2016 -2017: Using plastic toy characters from family-favourite films such as Toy Story, Star Wars, ET and The Muppets, the California-based photographer puts the plastic characters into… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA, 2016 -2017: Each image can take Mitchel anywhere from two to six hours to complete, Southern California, USA, 2016-2017. A creative Dad brings family-favourite cartoon characters to… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA, 2016 -2017: Mitchelís wife and 16-year-old daughter are also big fans of his creative toy photography and often help him to create scenes, Southern California, USA, 2016-2017…. Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA, 2016 -2017: Mitchelís wife and 16-year-old daughter are also big fans of his creative toy photography and often help him to create scenes, Southern California, USA, 2016-2017…. Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA, 2016 -2017: Using plastic toy characters from family-favourite films such as Toy Story, Star Wars, ET and The Muppets, the California-based photographer puts the plastic characters into… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA, 2016 -2017: Using plastic toy characters from family-favourite films such as Toy Story, Star Wars, ET and The Muppets, the California-based photographer puts the plastic characters into… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA, 2016 -2017: Using plastic toy characters from family-favourite films such as Toy Story, Star Wars, ET and The Muppets, the California-based photographer puts the plastic characters into… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA, 2016 -2017: Each image can take Mitchel anywhere from two to six hours to complete, Southern California, USA, 2016-2017. A creative Dad brings family-favourite cartoon characters to… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA, 2016 -2017: Each image can take Mitchel anywhere from two to six hours to complete, Southern California, USA, 2016-2017. A creative Dad brings family-favourite cartoon characters to… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA, 2016 -2017: Wu, originally from Salt Lake City, started his career as a wedding photographer and was introduced to the world of toy imagery by his nephew,… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA, 2016 -2017: All elements in Wuís photos are captured in real time, including the messy liquid splashes, toothpaste shots, and smoke scenes, Southern California, USA, 2016-2017. A… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA, 2016 -2017: Using plastic toy characters from family-favourite films such as Toy Story, Star Wars, ET and The Muppets, the California-based photographer puts the plastic characters into… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA, 2016 -2017: Each image can take Mitchel anywhere from two to six hours to complete, Southern California, USA, 2016-2017. A creative Dad brings family-favourite cartoon characters to… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA, 2016 -2017: Each image can take Mitchel anywhere from two to six hours to complete, Southern California, USA, 2016-2017. A creative Dad brings family-favourite cartoon characters to… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images

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*** ONE LINER*** A creative Dad brings family-favourite cartoon characters to life by putting them into hilarious situations. You would be forgiven for thinking that the following images are created… Mitchel Wu / Barcroft Images