Shortly after picking up my press badge for Fanime, I did my first photoshoot of the convention with KittyCatChi and Wren. In fact, this there were a lot of firsts in this shoot: my first shoot with a 5D Mark II, my first shoot with PocketWizards, my first shoot with the 100-300/4 lens, and my first shoot with this light stand. Fortunately, Kitty and Wren were very patient, and we didn’t run into too many glitches. They also brought along a friend (whose name I don’t remember, unfortunately) who wasn’t in costume and who was willing to help me with the lighting. Without her help moving the umbrella when needed, the shoot would have taken twice as long. She also kept the light stand from falling over when the wind started to pick up. The cosplays themselves were excellent, with some fake blood and other makeup adding the finishing touches to two well-made outfits.

Here are my favorites from the shoot:

The rest of the photos from the shoot can be seen at http://photo.oscarc.net/gallery/8291095_Fnj4L.