On July 17 th , I attended the D.C. Cosplay Photo Shoots ’ meet up at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum in the Old Town area of Alexandria, Virginia. This location is a historical site made up of two buildings a tavern, which has been in operation since 1785, and the former boarding house/hotel. We had access two the two large ballrooms within the museum, the stairwell, and the outside of the build. We were unable to shoot in the tavern proper as they were preparing for brunch service. For these sessions I used: Canon 80D 1 Speed lights Trigger Light stand Extra small soft box 18-200mm lens This shoot was a mix of indoor and outdoor locations, with most images being shot indoors. For this event I used an ISO of 200. My aperture varied from F4 to F11 with the most common F-stop being F8. I was keeping my F-stop high just for depth of field as I was shooting both singles and duos. My shutter speed ranged from 1/25s to 1/640s, with the most common speed b...
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