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Behind the scenes at Megacon with cosplayer Queen Riot…
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Megacon 2012 – Checked In: Cosplayers In Their Hotel Rooms
I spent this past weekend in Orlando, adding photos to my Checked In series at Megacon. Despite a few hiccups, I got to meet some really great women and came away with some really fun photos! THANK YOU to everyone who followed through and welcomed me into their hotel rooms to shoot; and a special thanks to my sister Ellen for assisting me on Saturday!
Erin as Black Rock Shooter from Black Rock Shooter
Queen Riot as Yurika Misumaru from Nadesico, V1
Abby as Litchi Faye Ling from BlazBlue
Taisa as Hazama from BlazBlue
Valrixa as Strength from Black Rock Shooter
Queen Riot as Leona from King of Fighters
Chelsea as Taokaka from BlazBlue
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Elli & the Cloak
My mom made this beautiful wool cloak, oh… 15 years ago? And I wanted to make some pictures with it. So this is how I spent my Tuesday…
Love and hugs to my darling Elli, who’s always up for anything. OXOX
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AWA 2011 – Checked In: Cosplayers In Their Hotel Rooms
BIG thanks to all you wonderful cosplayers who got up bright and early Saturday morning and let me in to your hotel rooms! You guys made my morning so fun! Thanks also to Kelly Winship for being my light-maker for Part II of my Checked In series. I shot this set with the Canon 5D Mark II and a 24mm f/1.4 lens – and, of course, a bit o’ off-camera light. :)
These pictures were made at Anime Weekend Atlanta, a Japanese Animation and comics convention held every year here in Atlanta.
Maryanne as Ritsu Tainaka from K-ON!:
David as Yosho from Tenchi Universe:
Cassie as Sheryl Nome from Macross Frontier:
Fae as Jade from Mortal Kombat:
Olivia as Alice from Resident Evil:
Ben as Nick from Left4Dead2:
Victoria as Madame Red from Black Butler:
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Dragon*Con 2011 – Checked In: Cosplayers in Their Hotel Rooms
As an Atlanta native, it’s pretty embarrassing to say that I’ve never officially been to Dragon*Con (as in, bought a badge) until this year. But, since I shoot 20-odd weddings each year, I have to accept that Labor Day weekend is one of THE prime times for folks to get married. This year was no different, and I shot weddings on both Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, with 4 hours of sleep, I hauled myself out of bed and actually WENT to Dragon*Con! Well… sorta.
For the first 6 hours on Sunday I photographed Dragon*Con cosplayers in their hotel rooms. I love the juxtaposition of the boring ol’ hotel rooms with these brilliant, fantastical costumes! I had a couple of last-minute dropouts, but I still managed to photograph 13 characters in 6 different hotel rooms AND still have time to enjoy some sushi for lunch. (Yay!)
Harrison Krix/Volpin Props‘ Thomas Bangalter from Daft Punk:
Kaung as Gambit from X-Men:
Emily as Kasumi Goto from Mass Effect:
Brian in Dieselpunk:
Kyle as The Doctor from Doctor Who:
Hannah as Amy Pond from Doctor Who:
Quentin as Canton Delaware from Doctor Who:
Brad as Rory Williams from Doctor Who:
Mike as Winston Churchill from Doctor Who:
Jax, Christine, and Roger with their Nyan Cat for the Dragon*Con parade:
Bunny as Harley Quinn from Batman:
Dimitry in Dieselpunk:
Lauren as Rogue from X-Men:
See more photos from these shoots HERE on my Flickr page.
BIG thanks to all you creative, inspiring cosplayers who worked with me to get these shoots scheduled, and to my super-fabulous assistant, Dawn!
