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Cosers, you have the rights to refuse for photos, be it your not ready, do not feel like, want to wait till friend show up. Just because you're playing dress up doesn't mean you're obligated to be in a photo.

If you're gonna wear skirt, wear shorts under it.

If you're gonna wear a reveling top, tape down the side. Don't try to use duck tape, they won't stay on your skin. I recommend using the fashion double side tape they sell at Sally's Beauty supply.
Chances of random big commercial company want you to be a model on first sight is very little, so kill your hope first, else you're just allow yourself to be more vulnerable.

Photographer doesn't NEED you to be back at his room for photos (be it he claim he have all his light equipment in the room), hotel lobby? maybe, but hotel room? What make you think the photos will look any good with those ugly color carpet?

90% of my shot are done outside of the convention hall, so yes, there are chances we would ask you to move away from the crowd for better quality background. However, process that for a second, take a friend, hell take a couple of your friends with you for it.

Ask for preview if you feel some shots are questionable, don't fall for the whole I don't like giving out raw or I dont like people see my work before I publish it. Hell is your face on the thing, you got every right to check it out. Be it before or after post process.

http://www.cosplay.com/shoots/
Most photographer listed on that page, be it official put on by Admin, or fan submitted. Have validity to it/

http://www.cos-world.net/
Is Shirion's site.

http://www.asianschoolboy.com/
Andy's site

http://www.i360.com/
Jason & his crew's site

Press Badge works great if you plan on doing coverage for the official con events.
However they aren't really a necessity if the photographer spend most of his/her time shooting cosplayers rather than attending events.

I find it rather amusing that people are going around dubbing photographer "professional". Just because some  of us have a .com or print our own contact cards, it does not make us any more "professional" than the next Joe on the street. It is simply a difference between do we want to have a .com or print a card. Last time I check, 80% of us aren't even making a dollar from taking pictures.

Someone who doesn't have a badge/card doesn't make them less trustworthy, just as someone isn't more trustworthy simply because they are "professional" by the standard given in this thread.

I applaud that you're trying to create a guide line, but they are rather misleading & confusing. Website are easy to make & business card takes maybe 20 dollar and a trip to Kinkos to make.

This is mine
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v647/muze/Fanime%202007/
All 4 days
consist of
Capcom SNK gathering
First FF gathering
FMA
Soul Calibur
Visual K
Guilty Gear
and some other random gather/costume I come across by

Hey, are you guys still meeting up? I definately wanna get you guys in my photo collection, just finished watching the series.