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Cherry Blossoms

Last weekend was peak bloom for the Washington, DC cherry blossoms along the tidal basin.  I did not take as many photos as previous years because it was so busy due to the lovely weather.  I went down to the tidal basin twice that weekend.  Once in the morning on Saturday with my mother, who was in town visiting and then again at sunrise on Sunday with my husband.  I took more photos on Sunday then Saturday.  On Sunday, my husband and I arrived at the Tidal Basin around 6:20 AM (we left the house around 5:45 AM). We tried to find locations that were unique and did not have oodles of photographers with tripods already gathered.  Many of those photographers already gathered were not even shooting at the time they were set up and waiting for the sun to crest the Jefferson Memorial.  While I did take some of the traditional shots, I tried to mix it up with different vantage points.  I also shot hand held the whole time, since I did not tak...

Katsucon 2015 Wrap Up (a bit late)

I know this about three months after the fact, but I have been busy.  Katsucon was good but I definitely learned a few things that I plan to put into practice for next year.  I loved doing all the photos shoots but found I had no time to go to any of the panels or do hall shots/spur of the moment sessions.  Now while my main reason for going to the convention is photography, I still would have liked to go a few of the panels and have the option do some sporadic shoots with cosplayers who catch my eye.  Therefore, next year I may open booking after the convention schedule is released and limit the number of scheduled shoots.    I also found the best times for shoots are the early morning and evening, the afternoon is too crowded for some of the best locations. Now this may have been due to the fact it was so cold this last Katsucon that no one went outside, so everyone was jockeying for an indoor location.   The other thing I found is ‘Th...