The Munchkin's Notebook

On January 20 th I worked with Vida Muerta on a 1920’s heiress inspired session.   The session was originally supposed to occur the day before at the Dayton Art Institute ’s great hall, but weather forced us to reschedule for the next at Something Old DaytonVintage Rentals .   Even though we were forced to reschedule in a new location, the shoot went well and still maintained the 1920’s look I was going for.   For this session I used my Canon 70D, a 18-200mm lens, strobes with power supply, large octagon soft box, 30-degree Grid, C-stand with boom arm, light stand, RF-transmitter, tether line, laptop, white loveseat, mirror, pop up changing room, and a handsome assistant.   The dress is from Retro Stage, and the jewelry is from the Alley Vintage& Costumes .   For this session I shot 147 frames and kept 80 and delivered 58 final images.   All images were shot at ISO 100 using a F5.6 aperture.   The focal lengths varied with th...

On January 27 th I hosted a meet up of the Dayton-Columbus-CincinnatiCosplay Photoshoot group at Something Old Dayton Vintage Rental studios.   This was the first meet up of the new year, and I’m glad we had a nice indoor space for the meet up.    This meet up was held in the loft studio space, and easily fit the group and provided interesting space and props to use during the 3-hour shoot. I worked with all 8 cosplayers in attendance, which resulted in me shooting 242 frames. Of the 240 frames I edited 153 images and delivered 118 final images. I shot the whole meet using a mix of natural light and light from a single off camera speed light on a light stand with an umbrella. I shot using ISO 100. My aperture varied between F4.5 to F7.1 with the most common being F5.6.   My shutter speed varied greatly from 1/50s to 1/250s with the most common speed being 1/125s.   Finally, my focal length varied from 18mm to 50mm, with the most common focal length being ...

On January 20 th , I got to work with two lovely ladies for a romance themed shoot. The whole shoot was centered around a red dress from the Polish designer Ewa Jobko and a white studio room at Something Old Dayton Vintage Rentals .   At this point I would like to thank both models for coming out and the studio for allowing me flexibility due the previous nights snowstorm. The first session with But Dragons Tho Cosplay was inspired by the cover of the book “ Kushial’s Chosen ”.   The second session with Deanna was inspired by Valentine’s Day romance.   Both sessions turned out lovely and were published in the February 2019 issue of Realm Magazine . For the session I used the following items: Canon 70D 18-200mm lens Strobes with power supply Large octagon soft box 30-degree Grid C-stand with boom arm Light stand RF-transmitter Tether line Laptop Balloons Fake fur blanket White loveseat Pop up changing room Handsome assistant ...