Nicholas Busch Photography

03/02/2023

The Iron Throne - As a massive Game of Thrones fan I figured what better way to try out some new techniques than make the iron throne. I wanted to use real people in the photo but could not get it to look right so this is what I landed on. This was done at 1/12 scale

09/10/2022

Its been awhile since my last post. Been mostly just working on miniatures. Here is some from my most recent build. Going to be a collection for a client of various structures. Here are some of the buildings I have completed so far.

11/05/2021

Monster Mash - Here was our family's Halloween picture this year. Can you pick out all the characters? Was lots of fun as always building the set and gathering the costumes.

08/28/2021

Two years ago I released my absolute favorite project to date. We are coming up on the 20th anniversary of Fellowship of the Ring. What is your favorite Lord of the Ring movie?
Frodo - Bryce Taylor
Sam - Adam Welch
Instagram - instagram.com/flyingthedonut

05/05/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJGY18Cnnkc&t=837s

Such a honor from D. Thomas Fine Miniatures having me on Meet the Miniaturist. Being a part of such a pristine group really means a lot. I was able to discuss the art of photographing miniatures along a variety of topics. Was a lot of fun and am really thankful for the opportunity.

Meet miniaturist Nicholas Busch, a scale model builder from Davenport, Iowa with a background in portrait photography and the digital arts.Nicholas has been ...

05/03/2021

Romeo and Juliet - In fair Verona, where we lay our miniature scene. This project has been a passion project of mine over the last year. Every single brick has been cast and laid with countless man hours to bring this story to life. With Romeo meeting Juliet on her balcony to Mercutio's death by the hands of Tibult, relive this legendary story with me and my wonderful cast.

Juliet - Megan Man
Romeo - Eric Burling
Mercutio - Bryce Taylor
Tibult - Michael Jeffcoat
Lord Capulet - James Daedalos Palagi
Lady Capulet - Suzett Lindquist
Friar Laurence - Scott Trojanowski Gehret
Lord Montagu - Matt Moody

Assistant - Michelle Oertel
Wings Provided by - Kat Nelson
Studio - Stage One (Moline, IL)

04/15/2021

My biggest project to date is approaching completion. Here is a little sample of our Romeo and Juliet.

02/15/2021

Love Rock - Little project my wonderful girlfriend and I did today on Valentines Day. Nothing better then spending the day with the people that you love.

01/02/2021

Night out at Squids - Little project Michelle Oertel and I worked on over the holiday break. We wanted to give use to some of our costumes on the new set. Tried some light painting techniques on the bar to give the lamp post a more authentic look.

12/22/2020

Here is a short video I whippped up to go over all the new things on the table including my brand new podcast The Electric Juice.

11/24/2020

Here is my newest creation for my current project. Really liked how this guy turned out and should add some real contrast to the end photos.

instagram.com/flyingthedonut