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...
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