Last week I went to the DC Cosplay Photoshoots meetup at the Kennedy Center . There was no theme for this meetup, so cosplayers could dress as whatever character they wished, which is, both a good and bad thing for photographers. It is good because provides diverse characters, however it is bad because makes it harder to plan for since the characters could widely vary across genres thus affecting photographic style. Thus, a general meet up is slightly harder to prepare for, compared to a themed shoot where you know the types of characters and the tone the shoot. However, the general meet-up is good practice for a convention where you must be able to switch gears quickly to accommodate your shoot schedule, and be able to shoot on the fly to capture hall shots and do mini shoots. Cosplay: Fox McCloud Cosplayer: Dragon the Keyblade Maker There were several great cosplays at the general meetup, so I’m not going to discuss them all. I will discu...
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