Senna and I are in the final stages of putting together our gallery show. We’re thinking of including some pictures of cosplayers from a couple of the conventions we went to this summer. Of course, we didn’t take down any of the names of the people we photographed but we really want to invite them to our opening! Do any of you know who these guys are (the actual people, not the characters…)? Leave us a comment if you do!
(We actually would like to know what these guys are from… they look awesome!)
This is the second test shoot I’ve done for a video that I’m working on. This piece is my way of dealing with a childhood fantasy, the desire to be/become a robot/cyborg, and the anxiety one feels as they come to realize that their fantasies can never be real. In the video, I’m literally breaking-down/peeling away/deconstructing the fantasy in a way that’s physically painful/stressful to mirror the emotional pain and stress.
As you can see, the video cuts off. Camera problems, lighting problems, and some other problems mean I have to do it again. I guess that’s why they say the third time is a charm… They say that right? Please, God, tell me that’s what they say. This shit hurts!
The weekend of Jan. 8-10 was the annual AnimeLA convention at the LAX Marriott hotel. It’s a relatively new convention and mainly known for being small, hospitable, and relaxing. I was there with some friends, cosplaying of course.
This is me as Rimi (pink hair) with Colleen as Ayase (short silver hair) and Yoshiko as Sena (long dark hair) from the anime series, “Chaos;Head”. We made our own costumes but the weapons were made by a friend. Photo taken from American Cosplay Paradise.
Me as Haku from Spirited Away. Photo by sklathill.
Two of my friends cosplaying as Chane and Rail Tracer from the anime, “Baccano!”. Photo by me.
It’s pretty common at anime conventions to see people cosplaying from everything but anime… here we have the Progressive commercial girl and a frightening clown. Photo by sklathill.
As I mentioned earlier, AnimeLA is known for being hospitable and that’s through features such as the Con Suite. Attendees can pop in for a quick snack or even a small meal completely free of charge. It was a bit strictly regulated this year and only 20 people or so were allowed in at a time, but I remember last year being pretty hectic with everyone rushing in all at once. Photo by sklathill.
Something I had not seen at AnimeLA (or any anime convention) before was the Parent’s Lounge, which was run by LASFS. I noticed that this year, AnimeLA seemed to be especially parent-friendly with this lounge and even with panels for parents to attend about “dealing” with their anime-crazed children or for parents who were fans themselves. It was pretty interesting to see the convention making an effort in this aspect. Photo by sklathill.
Overall, lots of good fun and I was sad that Sydney and Senna couldn’t make it… maybe next year!
Who says you can’t be anything you want to be when you grow up? Even if that dream is to one day be a building. These adorable kids in Brooklyn, New York dressed up as The Guggenheim, The New Museum, and The Whitney for Halloween. They win in my book for best costumes this year.
I recently helped Fantasy IRL blogger Amanda shoot photos for her makeup artist portfolio (website coming soon). For this particular series, we were going for a sort of android/retro/Stepford wife kinda thing. Since I was actually in these photos, we had our friend Justin (also known as sunnyheadcase on this blog) shoot them on my Nikon D90. They were shot at Amanda’s house, which was built in the 1950′s, the perfect location for such a shoot.
The concept was pretty simple. I’m an android women that lonely men can buy and take as their wife. When you first buy me, I come naked and without hair. I also come with a set of three wigs that you can switch in and out at your leisure. The creepy husband/Italian Futurist-looking guy is played by my boyfriend, Joey. Thank to Joey and Justin for helping us out!
This is kind of old news but I thought I’d mention it anyways. Our photos from Las Vegas Star Trek Convention 2009 have been up on the main site now for a while. Here are some highlights:
It’s called The Vamp and can be bought here if, for whatever reason, you’re interested. Not only does it sparkle like Edward, but you can stick it in the refrigerator and it will stay cold… like Edward… apparently… I guess. I dunno, man. I don’t want to think about this. Why the fuck would anyone want to put this in the refrigerator and then put it inside them? I don’t care how much you like vampires (*cough AMANDA cough*).
But yeeeeeeeeeah… does anyone remember that time in Twilight when Edward uh… explodes a little bit the first time he sees (or smells or whatever) Bella?! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Thank you io9 for making me, like Edward, explode a little, but out of my mouth… with vomit.
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