Originally posted by LeRolls Glad you see another portrait/people photographer enjoying the K-1. I've had mine for a little over a year now as well as the FA 85. Used to get shots of cosplayers back in the K-01 days. I learned a lot back then.
Cosplayers really push you a bit harder, I think, because the costumes have more pieces that need editing and so many people in the hobby just want to make a quick click and get something they can edit the heck out of in Photoshop. Really makes you pay more attention to detail!
Originally posted by mamba909 Amazing to see how far cosplay photography has taken you, physically and as a photographer. Meanwhile, I've just stuck around L.A. County cons... You're doing a great job with your photography, and thanks for sharing your knowledge. I haven't met anyone who uses an ND filter for their photos, and I can see how you could achieve a shallower DOF on a bright day with flash.
For people you might know, Shutterbug Sam uses one, at least on occasion. He just had a post on IG about it; he only has a 3 and a 6 stopper. He also finds his 6 to be hard to work with because it's so dark but he has more powerful lights than I do.
There's another guy in Texas, B.Tse Photo, who uses them too. He's still senpai to me and the costog I look up to most, although I didn't get the ND technique from him, only found out he uses them too a bit later. But otherwise you're right that not many use them, at least from what I have seen.
Quote: BTW, were you at Hanadoki Con? I think I saw your watermark on a local cosplayer's photo. And will you be at Anime Expo? Then maybe the only Pentaxians in the community will be in one place.
I WAS! Maybe we were standing next to each other and didn't know it? I shot with Mari (v5spinks) and Tiffdawg there, as well as a couple others, but those two have posted the shots I returned to them.
I won't be at AX. I think that con is too big for me anyway, but every July 4th I head back to Michigan to give a talk at MSU. I am thinking Wondercon next year, though! And not sure when yet (because SpaceX had a setback) but I'll have regular trips out to LA probably starting in the fall.