The Munchkin's Notebook

On September 27 th , the first meet up of the DCC was held since the COVID pandemic started.  This group meet-up was limited to 10 people (5-cosplayers and 5-photographers) and was held in an Ohio county that was not red. COVID per cautions were taken to include having the event outdoors, keeping 6-feet apart, photographers wearing masks at all times, cosplayers wearing masks when not being photographed, and keeping session times to 15-minutes per photographer. All participants in the event understood their risks, and choose to participate in the meet-up.   For this shoot I used: Canon 80D 2 Speed lights Light stand I shot 199 frames at ISO 100.  My aperture varied between F8 and F9. My shutter speed was on the high end, so I was in high speed sync  for a good portion of the shoot.  My shutter speeds ranged from 1/125s to 1/400s, with a majority of the frames being shot at 1/200s.  My focal length varied from 18mm to 70mm, with most of th...

(ISO 100, Focal Length 18mm, Aperture F6.3,    Shutter 1/160s) On September 26 th   I did a concept photoshoot with Valtinen at Quarry Oaks Park with a set of foam armor that I commissioned from the foam-smith, Maker Fishmeal and a set of wings that I made from packing foam. The concept for this shoot was angle warrior. Before I get into the shoot details, I would like to spend a little time on how I made the wings.  The wings are made from a combination of 10-guage wire, plastic chicken wire, thin packing foam sheets, contact cement, and spray paint.   When designing the wings, I did not use the harness method, because I did not want to have to hide the harness, thus I went with a corset support method.  In the corset support method, the full weight of the wings are supported by a backer piece that is slipped down the back of the corset and held in place by the corset.   The first step was forming the wing shape and backer which I did by fo...