The Munchkin's Notebook

Back in July, I did a shoot that was variation of the milk bath shoots that are very popular. For my shoot I used black water and glitter, for a galaxy goddess shoot.   The shoot took planning and testing on my part, while the photos turned out good, I want to re-do the shoot at some point because it can be better.   This shoot had a complicated setup, and took place inside a garage with a 9-foot ceiling. The equipment used is as follows:            Canon 70D with 18-200mm lens 1 Strobe   3 Speedlights 4 light stands, one with a boom arm Sandbags 24-inch octo-softbox 24-inch reflective umbrella Blow-up kiddy pool 20-foot black backdrop 7-foot galaxy backdrop 5 black bath bombs Water   Silver and Blue glitter 3-foot ladder Backdrop stand Clamps Foam exercise mats We placed foam exercise mats down on the garage floor, then placed the pool on top of those to prevent holes from f...

I attended Matsuricon for the first time.   Matsuricon is an anime convention held at the Columbus convention center near the end of August.   I don’t know what my expectations were for the convention, but I don’t know if I’ll be attending again. The whole convention vibe could have been off due to the U.S. President attending a Republican fundraiser dinner being held the same time as Matsuricon in the same convention center.     The check-in was relatively fast on Thursday night. However, I felt there was some confusion over photography badges.   If you are going to schedule individual shoots or charge for your photos, you must apply to get a photography badge. This is a little bit of a pain, because they only go on sale a few months before the convention, and you don’t know if you are approved except for about two months before the convention.   As a photographer, I want to know if I’m approved way before then so I have time to book clients, and ma...

Eowinth Cosplay, Kamikaze Kendra Cosplay, Necropantz, Feisty Cosplay, Oddity Cosplay, Gabrielle On August 5 th , I hosted the second meet-up of the Dayton, Columbus, Cincinnati Cosplay Photo Shoot Group at Homestead Metro Park in Columbus. Homestead Metro Park is nice park, with several features to including pavilions, a playground, and a covered bridge, which we rented for the event.   For this event we had 13 attendees of which 6 were cosplayers, 5 were photographers, and 2 were assistants.  This is a decent turnout for the second meet-up of the group.  The event was three hours, which gave everyone plenty of time to explore the park while still working with everyone in short one-on-one sessions.  The event went really well, except for the Girl Scout Troop and parents who could not read the sign.  Our group rented the covered bridge for the event. There was a sign in front of the bridge that stated “Reserved for DCC Group.” The troop leader d...

Near the end of July, my husband and I took our niece to MammothCave which is about 4 hours away. The traffic getting through Cincinnati into Kentucky was horrible, for it only being 2 o’clock when we went through it.  The four-hour dive turned into something a little over five hours, but we did get an hour back since Mammoth Cave NP is just over the central time zone line.  River Styx Spring For our weekend stay, we stayed on park property at the Mammoth Cave Lodge , in the Sunset Terrace rooms.  The room was decent, close to the visitor center, and most importantly had air conditioning and an en suite bathroom.  We ate breakfast at the lodge, which was decent buffet with an omelet station. The whole lodge area is nice and has all the basics, plus there is a little convince store that carries some sundries and microwavable food if you need it. The evening we arrived, we did a quick hike to see the River Styx Spring . The hike was about a mile a...