INTRODUCTION TO COSPLAY
Saturday, April 9, 2016 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
UCI Student Center
PHOTOGRAPHY AND POSING
You’ve successfully planned and created the cosplay of your dreams, but what’s next? Cosplayers and photographers partner together to create beautiful images portraying characters and scenes, but that all may seem a bit intimidating if you don’t know where to start. The Photography and Posing panel will provide tips from both a photographer and cosplayer’s perspective to help you channel that character whose costume you are wearing.
PANELISTS
Vincent is the chief photographer for Bakephotogatari, an anime-centric cosplay photography group. After graduating from UCI with a biology degree, he picked up a camera during his first year of grad school and it ruined his life. He started taking photos at Anime Los Angeles 2015 and hasn’t looked back since. He also shoots portraits, does street photography, and is always willing to experiment.
His con lineup includes TitanCon, NinjaCon, and Anime Expo.
Cosplay work:
Personal work:
Hope Allyn is a self-taught artist and cosplayer of two and a half years. She attends most cosplay related events in Southern California and has been featured on various panels at local conventions, including Anime Expo. Her favorite series to cosplay from include Neon Genesis Evangelion, Fairy Tail, and One Piece.
Attending her first convention in 2010, Sarah has been creating her own props and costumes since. She has appeared on panels at Anime California, Anime Los Angeles, Hanadoki Con, and Anime Expo consecutively for the past two years. She has a wardrobe full of costumes from series like Fairy Tail, Naruto, League of Legends, and many more.
Dallas, also known as The Itachi Guy, has been attending cosplay events and conventions in California since 2014. From Anime Expo to San Diego Comic Con, he has found a passion in cosplaying since. He enjoys anime, video games and comic books, and so he decided to take the next step into becoming those characters. His cosplays include characters from Naruto, Fairy Tail, League of Legends, and many more.
Photo Credit: MVM Photography