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I actually HAD real creepy photogs approach cosplayers while we were walking to our locations to shoot as some shoots ran behind schedule.

Some were persistent and annoying.

;(

Team Creepy Photographers Invade Fanime 2009

It would have been creepier if you all had pyramid heads on :P During the whole con I didn't spot Team Creepy.

oops double post  ???

I was the Suzaku knight of seven that did the suzaku kicks for the Code geass gathering.

Click to see what he looks like :)

With all this creepy or not talk I decided to only do private photoshoots this year. Unfortunately because of this I wasn't able to take picture of the cosplay that I really want to shoot :( Kind of regret not being able to help anyone in the "Did you take a picture of me" threads.

Instead I just introduced myself to a lot of the people that I have taken pictures of in the past. Chatted with a lot of the usual photographers that take pictures at cons, a lot of them being listed earlier in the thread.

The weekend still turned out great without doing any candid/hall/gathering/or masquerade photos with 8 photoshoots during the weekend.

So,




                                                ... any signs of them yet?

Not sure if it was the same guy but I saw someone trying to handout religious pamphlets/brochures between the fountains and the Marriott.

Since people are still requesting and I haven't filled up yet. So far the schedule is:

Saturday

11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 - 12:30 Kiara (Inuyasha group) Inuyasha,Human Inuyasha-Miroku-Sango-Shippou-Kagome-Kouga-Kana-Kikyo
12:30 - 01:00
01:00 - 01:30
01:30 - 02:00
02:00 - 02:30 obliviousedward (Duo Maxwell (Gundam Wing))
02:30 - 03:00 BonjourHoney - (Visual Kei)
03:00 - 03:30 Kai (Kenshin Himura (Battousai) from Rurouni Kenshin
03:30 - 04:00 questionette (2 loli + video game character)
04:00 - 04:30
04:30 - 05:00
05:00 - 05:30
05:30 - 06:00


Sunday

11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 - 12:30 Yunri-chan - (Card Captor Sakura)
12:30 - 01:00
01:00 - 01:30 BonjourHoney - (Visual Kei)
01:30 - 02:00
02:00 - 02:30
02:30 - 03:00
03:00 - 03:30
03:30 - 04:00
04:00 - 04:30
04:30 - 05:00
05:00 - 05:30
05:30 - 06:00
06:00 - 06:30 Carladawn (Ruka- Vampire Knight) Sklaman (Yuki-Vampire Knight)

Since I don't have anything on Friday I'm just going to roam around. So if you see an Asian guy with glasses and a t-shirt or pin that looks like:

(WhatTheDuck by Aaron Johnson)

You can ask for a photoshoot. Otherwise I will check my PMs at night.

I've updated in Red the new confirmed photoshoots after I got home on Friday 10:00pm.

Since people are still requesting and I haven't filled up yet. So far the schedule is:

Saturday

11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 - 12:30 Kiara (Inuyasha group) Inuyasha,Human Inuyasha-Miroku-Sango-Shippou-Kagome-Kouga-Kana-Kikyo
12:30 - 01:00
01:00 - 01:30
01:30 - 02:00
02:00 - 02:30 obliviousedward (Duo Maxwell (Gundam Wing))
02:30 - 03:00
03:00 - 03:30 Kai (Kenshin Himura (Battousai) from Rurouni Kenshin
03:30 - 04:00
04:00 - 04:30
04:30 - 05:00
05:00 - 05:30
05:30 - 06:00


Sunday

11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 - 12:30
12:30 - 01:00
01:00 - 01:30
01:30 - 02:00
02:00 - 02:30
02:30 - 03:00
03:00 - 03:30
03:30 - 04:00
04:00 - 04:30
04:30 - 05:00
05:00 - 05:30
05:30 - 06:00
06:00 - 06:30 Carladawn (Ruka- Vampire Knight) Sklaman (Yuki-Vampire Knight)

Since I don't have anything on Friday I'm just going to roam around. So if you see an Asian guy with glasses and a t-shirt or pin that looks like:

(WhatTheDuck by Aaron Johnson)

You can ask for a photoshoot. Otherwise I will check my PMs at night.

If anybody comes back from Fanime saying "Nobody took my picture" or "I can't find any pictures of me from Fanime" it's not my fault. :P

I only have 2 responses so far. 1 with a predetermined time and still await the other one.

Since I was not able to take many photographs last year at Fanime I'm thinking about offering free photoshoots. The gatherings are just too crowded to take pictures without someone walking in front of you.

Links to where I have posted my cosplay pictures:

http://faidoi.smugmug.com/Cosplay
http://www.cosplay.com/gallery/m71922/
http://faidoi.deviantart.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30724666@N05/

As you can see most are reportage type shots and I want to get into actual photoshoots.

I will be at Fanime on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Not going Monday but if I get enough request I'm willing to make the trip back.

I will post pictures at Smugmug and offer the opportunity for you to download the original file. You can PM me at Cosplay.com or here.

PM me with:

-How many people.
-Cosplay (picture/reference)
-Time and Day

Not a Famas but may be a last minute solution.

[Okage-Sama De~ Productions]

Hello this is Silhouette from Okage-Sama De~ Productions I would love to be considered for a photoshoot as well as I am sure other members from our group would like to be in it since we seem to lack a beautiful group photo as well as some good photos for certain cosplays. I am not entirely sure which cosplay we would like to have our photos taken in, but I will contact my group members tonight and post another response with the cosplay we want and see the availability of times. If the group decides they do not want the photoshoot I as well as my sister will probably still be up for it :) Thanks.

;D

http://www.fanime.com/schedule.html

Like I mentioned in the cosplay.com thread before it vanished we should have a photographers meetup like what happened last year, but have it earlier, so at least the photographers can meet each other http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=147469

Cosplayers should carry around a reference photo of the type of composition that they may want as this will help the photographer take the best photo that they can. Not every photographer knows every cosplay.

If you have a certain angle or side that you don't want photographed let the photographer know. Sometime part of the costume isn't finished or a certain prop just fell apart let the photographer know and most people would not shoot it. I shot an event and the honoree asked that we only shot him from the right side. No big deal.

Nothing wrong with asking the photographer if you can see the photo that they just took of you.

Some cosplay photography: http://faidoi.deviantart.com/

If somehow the final picture doesn't come out the way you intended it to be, you can always ask e-mail or instant message the photographer to take down that picture - they'll honor the request.

I've done that, but I'm not sure if they were joking or not and I didn't want to chance it.

Any advice for folks without press pass, well known, etc and how not to be creepy.  I took very few photos last year because I didn't want to be creepy. Cool thing is that I was contacted by a couple people for photoshoots after looking at my past cosplay event photos.

I usually wear a deviantArt cap or shirt and have the location of where my pictures will be posted on my camera straps. People at least know where to look, since I don't have business cards.

Damn, I didn't get to see Mr. Sulu I tried looking for him :'(

http://faidoi.smugmug.com/gallery/7972599_RHKna#525966660_qNhGq



http://faidoi.smugmug.com/gallery/7972599_RHKna for other parade pictures including all cosplay photos.

If you plan to go on the opening weekend I would definitely recommend busing in or biking. I work across the street and there has been a parking/traffic issue even before the official opening.