On December 6, I participated in Star Wars Cosplay Photo Shoot hosted by the DC Cosplay Group at the National Building Museum , which is a great location to shoot in, due to its grandeur. The meet up consisted of several cosplayers and photographers. The rules for the shoot were simple no blasters inside the museum, but light sabers were ok, and photographers could not use light stands or umbrellas. Thus, this meet up was perfect for photographers practicing for Katsucon. At the shoot, I used a Cannon 70D with an 18 - 200mm lens and an external 600EX-RT on a stick held by my assistant, who is also my husband. Using an off camera flash, was good because it allowed me to get different angles of light. I took over 200 photos, however only kept 136 photos mostly because several were repeats poses. My camera was set ISO 400 with an f/8 aperture, which is the sweet spot form my lens. My shutter speed varied between 1/20s to 1/200s, with ...
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