Ok, I have to admit, this is the first set where I can't quite figure out which are the "serious" cosplay photos and the ones where everyone is just goofing off...

I'm just gonna put everything out there and you can decide! :)

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The entire set is up on ACS - 07-Ghost
(Zip of all the photos)

Tags: cosplay, photoshoots, pictures, yaoi con

Hello boobs and legs. ;-)

Hehe, we were actually joking that you'd have to be at LEAST this skimpy to get a shoot with me. Obviously that isn't true, but oh wouldn't it be nice if it were. ;-)

BTW, this was shot in the middle of a busy lobby. There was literally people all over sitting in chairs, just a few feet away. But because of the spotlight effect, only the lovely DW was in the photo without all the other distracting con goers.

ravendarkwings as Meiko from Vocaloid

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The entire set is up on ACS - Meiko from Vocaloid
(Zip of all the photos)

Tags: cosplay, photoshoots, pictures, yaoi con

Just FYI, that isn't 'shop, that's the actual reflection on the marble floor of the convention hotel. Just did some color/lighting corrections in Lightroom and of course the watermark. More info about the lighting under the cut.

Enjoy this Indian themed Black Butler shoot. :)

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The entire set is up on ACS - Black Butler
(Zip of all the photos)

Tags: cosplay, photoshoots, pictures, yaoi con

Taken at YaoiCon this weekend. (Why do I go again?) I loved the black outfits with the red accents of all the main costumes. So I really tried to accentuate that with the direct flash/spotlight lighting. I think the photos turned out absolutely awesome.

Not bad for shooting in a stairwell. LOL

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The entire set is up on ACS - Rust Blaster
(Zip of all the photos)

Tags: cosplay, photoshoots, yaoi con

Did a late night shoot for The Watchmen with rurouni_jedi and annisse during Comic Con. So for those who've been, you'll probably recognize the background. LOL ;D

The entire set is up on ACS - Watchmen : Silk Spectre I and II

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Tags: comic con, conventions, cosplay, photoshoots, san diego

Did a photo shoot with ulaylablue in her brand spanking new Steampunk outfit. :D Found this garage at the LA convention center with all these pipes and stuff, so of course I thought of steampunk. :D

As for the teaser image, I wanted to play around with "distressing" the photo and making it look aged. Eh, I'm not totally happy with it. I mean, I spend a great deal of time, energy and expensive equipment to take a photo that's tack sharp and clear. And now I'm making it blurry, noisy and dirty? LOL For a teaser image I don't mind so much. And I got to learn a few more 'shop tricks.

Steampunk Photo Shoot with Lisa

Anyway, enjoy the photos. :)

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Tags: anime expo, cosplay, model, photoshoots, pictures, steam punk

( More photos from Anime Expo 2009! )

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shinbios wearing a costume from Pretear.

Shot is pretty much straight off the camera. Only slight brightness adjustments were made and watermark added.

He wanted to hold fire, I got it to look like he was holding fire. :D

You can see a test shot to see the lighting set up. One of the great advantages of this type of lighting, is that it doesn't matter if there's an entire convention behind the cosplayer. You totally can't see them.

Tags: anime expo, cosplay, pictures, strobist

Tags: anime expo, cosplay, pictures

It was great seeing everyone at Fanime this year! Even if some cases it was only for a nanosecond. :(

Here's some of the photos I took during the con, enjoy. :D

All the photos are up at ACS
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday

( Some of my favorite photos from the con! :D )

Tags: conventions, cosplay, fanime, pictures, san jose