Event date: February 12, 2017

It was a great shootout. Fun times were had by all and so many friends came out and played.

The Cosplay Photographer Alliance really blew this event out of the water. We swarmed and overran the park to the point where they asked us to no longer come back because of the size of the event.

People from all over Southern California came by and had a great time.

​Here are my highlights!

Event dates: February 18-19, 2017

Last year I had to miss this convention because I was overseas celebrating my father's 60th birthday. This year I got to come out and celebrate my 34th birthday at this wonderful small con.

Long Beach Comic Expo is the sister convention to Long Beach Comic Con. It confused me as well at first but there's more to an event than just the name.

Originally I planned to set up some sort of tethered photo booth, but with a lack of electricity, I decided to wander around and shoot. Something that, until ALA, I haven't done in a while.

So I packed up my cart with a light and my backpack and pushed along the convention, shooting everything and everything.

I also had the honor of shooting the Le Geek, So Chic fashion show on my actual birthday. It was a great experience making new connections through there and to see some of my friends own the stage.

Overall the convention was highly enjoyable and something that I'd definitely make arrangements to go again.

I'm already excited for Wondercon.

Enjoy the photos.

Event date: January 27-29, 2017

This con was the one year anniversary to when I started doing studio-styled photographs at conventions. So, obviously I decided to do something special.

I've never actually stayed at a hotel for a real convention, so I figured I try it out this year. I ended up staying with a few friends at a nearby hotel so I could prepare for this weekend. 

I decided to bring in the full studio experience again. Unfortunately, the space I used last year was being taken by construction work, so I made due with what was around me.

On day 1, I utilized the white backdrops already provided to block the view of construction .It wasn't too bad, but the sunlight through the windows proved to be more of a nuisance than usual. I spent most of the day in that location, and my night shooting an "Archer" meetup featuring some friends of mine as characters from the show.

Day 2 gave me an opportunity to set up my studio in a nice visible walkway area, only taking a break to shoot some friends dressed up as Suicide Squad inspired Gotham Sirens. There were some moments of available light messing up my images, but only so much could have been done around that. Overall I was happy with the studio shots that were produced.

The third day brought a new life back to my con experiences. I've almost forgotten the joy of shooting cosplays on location. I got to run around grab people, pose them with the surroundings. It was just an amazing feeling I almost forgot about. It definitely does make me conflicted in terms of shooting studio styles or editorials during conventions. Maybe I could try to figure how to pull this off for the next convention in Long Beach.

Anyway, here's Wonderwall.