I attended a DC Cosplay photoshoot at the Graffiti Warehouse in Baltimore with friends - mainly because I had heard of this venue and it sounded amazing. (And also to spend time with my friends.)
The way these shoots work is that there are a bunch of cosplayers and a bunch of photographers, and you pair up and the photographers take pictures. The costumes had to be along the theme of “Grit,” so there were lots of super hero/horror type stuff, none of which I have. But Gloria thought my Violet Baudelaire from the movie version of A Series of Unfortunate Events would work. That costume hasn’t gotten a ton of wear and I spent like a year on it, so I thought why not?
Each photographer is obligated to produce 2 pics of each cosplayer they work with. So you end up with a bunch of photos you may or may not be happy with (depending on how much you like photos of yourself, haha), but you never know when you might get a gem. I’m no model and also have specific angles I particularly hate, but I decided to do it because it made me uncomfortable - and though I didn’t love all the photos, there were, indeed gems, and it was a cool experience. (It’s definitely intimidating in this era of hi-res photography that leaves no flaw unmagnified to let go and accept that it’ll be all on display. Also, finding good lighting in this place was definitely a challenge - and good light makes for flattering photos - but this wasn’t necessarily about that.)
First off, here is the group pic, taken by In the Long Run Designs (my friends Mike and Gloria).
![DSC_0018](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/795/40945292211_595d31453d.jpg)
Which you can contrast with this group photo take by Don Holmes.
![DonHolmes1](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/815/39135880990_b53cd2d58a.jpg)
The next few are my favs, probably because they aren’t really about me, per se.
![DSC_7734](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/817/40236996604_f71e3472bc.jpg)
![DSC_7735](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/790/40236997994_e5e8eefc0a.jpg)
The lighting on this floor was so cool that I had a vision of a cool shot of me silhouetted in the light from those windows. I’m not sure I posed exactly right to match what was in my head, but Mike definitely got my vision.
![DSC_0008](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/784/39135805670_8761c6f3f3.jpg)
![DSC_0011](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/788/40945290651_b5454dc78b.jpg)
Lando Valez
![lando velez](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/796/39135803210_675ca890b1.jpg)
Robert James Litchfield:
![Robert James Litchfield](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/789/39135791420_e313300e33.jpg)
Tony Kazmierski:
![Grit-0270-Tony Kazmierski](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4783/39135797930_c803c6c0a6.jpg)
Elysian Arts Photography:
![Elysian Arts Photography](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/865/26234610877_0ebd949cc6.jpg)
![Elysian Arts Photography](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/799/26234610677_91db0aa70d.jpg)
In the Long Run Designs:
![DSC_7710](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/788/40945302641_8a69c62795.jpg)
![DSC_7719](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/792/40236994704_7e82518c35.jpg)
![DSC_7720](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4782/40236978524_8fc7fc04e7.jpg)
Selfie!
![IMG_9860](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/803/40052435475_96c38952f4.jpg)
Random snapshot, probably taken for me by Mike:
![IMG_9874](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/805/40238122654_37aa22c543.jpg)
Gloria and I afterwards, in the graffiti alley outside the Warehouse.
![DSC_7871](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/795/40236999114_8dc174db79.jpg)
Mike, shooting a picture of Gloria. It was soooo cold that day!
![IMG_9924](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/792/39136909220_074045a733.jpg)
![IMG_9929](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/784/26073911557_80fce3afe2.jpg)
No comments:
Post a Comment