Cosplay Shoot at Royal Exhibition Building
- At October 07, 2009
- By Neil Creek
- In Cosplay
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On the 26th of July, I did a small cosplay photo shoot with a few friends, and also Elias and Mark as photographers. I wanted to check out the Royal Exhibition Building as a potential photo shoot location. I was very happy with the results, the location is fantastic, and the cosplayers were a lot of fun. We played around with a couple of lighting setups, and Elias took one of my favourite photos of myself in quite a while :)
If you would like to see the full photo shoot, you can find it here.
Animania Melbourne 2009
- At May 05, 2009
- By Neil Creek
- In Cosplay
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Himawari from Tsubasa Chronicles
It’s convention season in Melbourne, and two weeks after Supanova Melbourne, I attended the smaller, but more intimate Animania. A shorter convention in a much smaller venue, with a very challenging location for the cosplay comp, it was a lot of fun nonetheless. I made enquiries a few weeks prio and managed to get a press pass, giving me full access to the convention and my pick of seats for the cosplay competition. Here are a few of my favourite shots from the event, followed by an embedded gallery of the whole shoot, using my new smugmug account (more on that in a future post).
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Princess Zelda from The Legend of Zelda
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Asham as Cao Pi from Dynasty Warriors
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Kurosaki Ichigo from Bleach
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Loveless as Maka from Soul Eater
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Siera as Ena from Fire Emblem
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Ohtori Akio and Utena from Revolutionary Girl Utena
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Yuuko and Himawari from Tsubasa Chronicles
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Ranka Lee and Sheryl Nome from Macross Frontier
Supanova 2009 Pop Culture Expo
- At March 31, 2009
- By Neil Creek
- In Cosplay
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Last weekend was the Supanova Pop Culture Expo for 2009 in Melbourne. This is a travelling cultural expo similar to Manifest, but run by a professional organisation and with a broader focus on pop culture, including science fiction, fantasy, comics and more. Supanova differs from Manifest in a number of ways , including the focus on international guests, speaking panels and perhaps a more commercial atmosphere, but with fewer events, cultural attractions and less of an emphasis on cosplay (making and wearing costumes of your favourite fictional characters). Cosplay, however, does seem to be becoming a more significant part of the expo, and it was the major event this year. Perhaps it is to be expected that the majority of cosplayers were dressed in anime costumes, but it was a refreshing change, for me, to see characters from many other genres represented.
Photographing the cosplay is the main focus of conventions, and as such most of my time at Supanova was spent waiting for the cosplay comp, reserving my seat, or shooting the cosplay competition. I had a brief look around the traders hall, and around the venue, but spent most of my time in the main hall. One point of import is that Manifest will be moving to the showgrounds as well for its tenth year, so I was interested to scout out the venue as well.
Below are a selection of my favourite photos from the event, specifically of cosplayers in the comp and elsewhere. In the past, readers have expressed an interest in seeing what the costumes are based on, so I have included below each photo, where applicable, an image of the character being cosplayed. I hope this will deepen your appreciation for the hard work and dedication that these wonderfully talented people put into their costumes! At the bottom of this post you will find a couple of videos and a link to my full gallery of more than 270 photographs from the event. I hope you enjoy them!
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Erin as Princess Tutu
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Siera as Lal Mirch from Hitman Reborn
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Imperial Stormtroopers Patrol Supanova 2009
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Lime from Saber Marionette JtoX
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Sailor Mars from Sailor Moon
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Miimoko as Hatsune Miku from Vocaloid
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An Original Catgirl Character
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Giorgia and Lexis as Euphemia and Suzaku from Code Geass
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Jodie as Gaara from Naruto
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Shi as Helga von Vogelweide from Trinity Blood
Videos From Supanova
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Two For One Photoshoot Special
- At March 20, 2009
- By Neil Creek
- In business
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It’s time to kick my photo business up a gear, and I have a special limited offer for all of my portrait and costume photo clients: If you refer any paying clients to me for either a portrait or costume photo session, then you will get a one hour portrait or costume photo session free!
If you refer a friend for a paid photo shoot, you’re eligible for a free photo shoot. Your friend needs to tell me who referred them, by giving me your contact details. I’ll then get in touch with you to arrange your free photo shoot.
This offer doesn’t include wedding, commercial or any other kind of photography, just portrait and costume photography. The offer is strictly limited and can be withdrawn at any time if I get too busy to offer it any more. Once you’ve made a booking and referred someone to me, of course, your friend can claim the free shoot.
I am available to shoot anywhere near Melbourne, Victoria, however travel costs may be incurred depending on your location.
Sailor Moon Photo Shoot with Jodie
- At January 25, 2009
- By Neil Creek
- In Cosplay
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A Sailor Moon costume photoshoot was planned on the Manifest forums for quite a while, but everyone soon started dropping out. In the end, only Jodie was able to make it, but we were still keen to go ahead. Fortunately Jodie is a fantastic cosplayer and good friend, and together with Nakey (Mark) as another photographer, the three of us had a lot of fun shooting photos in a local park on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Jodie looked gorgeous, don’t you think?
The shoot was great fun, and we really enjoyed all the bemused, amused and amazed views from the others in the park of all ages. The childrens’ reactions were especially entertaining, and some of the parents were even overheard to say “I used to watch that show!”
The clear sky and time of day we were shooting resulted in very contrasty light, so most of the photos you see here were assisted by using off camera flash, in the strobist style. I’ve included exposure details and strobist information under each photo below.
Scroll to the bottom of the post, beneath the photos, to see links to my gallery of the full 100 photos from the shoot, as well has the photos that Nakey and I took on Jodie’s camera, linked to her gallery.
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See the full photos shoot, of 100 photos in my gallery.
See the photos that Nakey and I took using Jodie’s camera in her gallery.
I will link to Nakey’s photos once he has had a chance to upload them.
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