As another year has passed for me revolving around the sun, I tend to look back at the last 12 months and showcase some of my favourite photos I’ve taken. I’ll try and give any story or reasoning why I have highlighted these photos.
Purple Muffinz
What can I say about working with Purple Muffinz. I just love how she makes all her cosplay outfit out of latex and just make it just look amazing. As much latex has a sexual context, Purple Muffinz, just normalises the material and just makes the cosplay look like it comes straight out of the comic book world.
Hannah in Wonderland
During the 2021 lockdown, I got chatting to Hannah in Wonderland, who always loves working with me and we mentioned how we should shoot again as the last time we shot was the Aquaman and Mera shoot the previous year.
She wanted her Moria based on the American Horror Story franchise cosplay to be photographed and I knew of this studio called Sanctum Southampton, someone mentioned it to me and knew this place would work for this character. But to maximise the day, she also brought out The Suicide Squad version of Harley Quinn wearing the red dress and she looks amazing in it. Everything we did that day worked so well in this place.
Tank Space
I was invited by the group Celery Moon Design, Cosplay Choreo, LaPetitSpider and more to this fantastic place to shoot people underwater called Tank Space. This was a day I didn’t know what to expect and how to take photos in front of a massive “fish tank” but I had to learn on the day and adapt very quickly to changing situations. I hope to have another chance to shoot there again soon.
The other cosplayers featured are madcatkosmos and Kingwoods Cosplay.
Location shoot with Natashka Cosplay and Caelien
I love when people who I have worked with at a comic con, ask me to work with them again on location. Caelien messaged me to shoot with Natashka Cosplay their Ghost in the Shell cosplays and London was just the setting to shoot their cosplays. I have such fond memories of the franchise when I saw this as a young man and for them to offer this shoot to me, made me smile all day. There are more photos to come from his shoot so do keep an eye out for this on this website and social media.
Shang-Chi Film Premiere
I was very fortunate by the organiser to be invited to the film premiere of Marvel’s Shang-Chi and as part of that day, the cosplayers who were also invited to see this film, we did some quick photos in China town to show off the wonderful cosplays which feature in the film. Both DigiChi and Jesuisloserr did a grand job in their cosplay, capturing part of the film in themselves.
For more photos of the premiere and being on the red carpet, click on this link.
Meanwhile Festival
Another invite to a new festival in Coventry called Meanwhile Festival. This festival was a really nice way to get back to the normality of the comic con lifestyle and spent the day with EmberWolf and SinningWolf Cosplay as Cosplay Guests to the festival. I had such a fun time there reminding me what I love about being at a comic con.
Location shoot with Tricksy Spirit Cosplay
Answering a call for anyone who wanted to shoot with me over the summer months, Tricksy Spirit Cosplay answered the call and choose her Regency Aziraphale cosplay based off The Good Omens franchise written by Neil Gaiman. I love when cosplayers just go beyond the core material and create something more to the franchise.
EGX 2021
For the mini gamer that I am, EGX was an event I wasn’t too sure I would fit in or find many cosplayers at but as usual, I shouldn’t have worried. I met with some great people during my visit to the event and bumped friends whom I just haven’t seen even before the pandemic.
Featuring Teraana Cosplay, Demorafairy and Buttercupbunny Cosplay.
MCM London 2021
The biggest UK Comic-Con event of the year finally has come back to London, Excel Centre and I was so excited for this event, to meet up with my friends and new people. I just love meeting people and this event fulfils a lot of what I enjoy about life.
I had such a fun time, and it was a timely reminder of how much I love my hobby and was able to catch up with so many people and see everyone’s cosplay creation they made, over the three day weekend.
Featuring Hood Cosplay, Chanice Hird, Charlottewoolrych Cosplay, Twisted Sisters Cosplay, Mashapocalypse and Aimo Creative.
MCM Birmingham 2021
I have said this in previous articles and podcasts but found this event as a struggle with my covid anxiety and therefore, there was a delay to editing these photos as it brought bad feelings to me. I have since gotten over my feeling about the photos I took this day and looking forward to seeing people share the photos I have sent back to them.
Looking back at the photos over both MCM events in London and Birmingham, there are a few photos I now look back and think, “I should have done better” with my camera and not really get it right in post-editing. But this is all a learning experience I will always be on with this hobby.
Featuring Nayru Cosplay, ladyailla, Sugahfox, Bekz.xx.
MegaconLive Birmingham 2022
As I write this…..these photos have not been edited, but I have already selected the photos I wish to edit and looking forward to editing these photos when I get time between my full-time job and my social life. Here are some selfies I took from the event.
Birthday Studio Shoot at Montrose
For the last two birthdays, I’ve spent it in lockdown like so many people so I knew this year everything going well, I wanted to do something on my birthday. Therefore I started to plan to hire one of my favourite photo studios, Montrose Studio in Manchester and invite people whom I either enjoyed working with, haven’t shot in a long time or just wanted to work with more at a comic con just have such little time with.
One of the people invited Celery Moon Design, decided to challenge me and give me an impromptu lesson in ariel hoop and omg, that was something, it was both difficult and fun to do. Check out the videos and selfie I took on the day.
Thanks to Kev Pack, Shill Photography, Sugahfox, Harleychainsaw, jemzamia and Celery Moon Design, for spending the day with me on my birthday. I can’t wait to share some of the photos with your guys.
Looking forward to what the next 12 months around the sun will take me.
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