Sunday Special: Beth G

During a photoshoot earlier this year, I met a wonderful costume designer by the name of Beth! We started talking and soon found out both of us did cosplay and had atended many of the same conventions. Then I saw her costuming skills, was I in awe or what.

Beth graduated from Swinburne Costume for Performance in 2011 and had an amazing final piece where the actors were performing on silk ribbons hung from the ceiling. I didn't know it was her at the time, but it was still one of my favourite parts.

Fast forward to 2013 when we met, we discovered we would both be attending the popular Melbourne convention Supa Nova, we were very happy to agree to meet up and hang out. It was going to be great, then tragedy struck at their groups end when their photographer dropped out and wasn't able to make it to the con. Lucky for them, Beth remembered me and asked me to take photos for them.

Since then I have also photographed her at Manifest and for a uni brief. Here are some of the images we have created together! She has made all of these costumes and I can't wait for more opportunities to work with her.

  Ursula from The Little Mermaid (Designer Villains Costumes)

 Euphemia from Code Geass

Belldandy from Ah My Goddess 

Thank you for reading/looking! Tune in next month for another friend/character/amazing person!

Beth can be found on DeviantArt

Here it comes!

And that time of the year is upon us again, Con Season.

Ah yes, the time of year where cosplayers are frantically finishing costumes they started two days ago for a con in a weeks time. The time where we round up all money favours people owe us in order to spend money on fanart and merch. And the time when the city groans at the fact that yes, once again we shall be taking over the trains and trams.

This weekend (6th&7th July) Melbourne will be hosting the second year of Oz Comic Con. Many people are hesitant as last year there were extremely long lines, crowded areas everywhere and lots of confusion. Not so good eh?

However! This year OCC has moved to a new venue! The Royal Exhibition building, near The Melbourne Museum will be hosting this large affair of comic book lovers and cosplays.

Personally I can't wait, I'll be doing cosplay shoots, selling aprons and prints, and hanging out with my friends!

Can't make it to Comic Con? No worries, within the next few months Australia will also be hosting:

• AVCon (in Adelaide, 12-14th July)
• SMASH! (in Sydney, in August 10th)
• Manifest (in Melbourne, 16-18th August)
• Armageddon Expo (in Melbourne, 19-20th October)

So get your comic on and come down this weekend for a adventure of a time!

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Definitions for those who aren't in the know:
Cosplay: Costume play, the act of dressing as a character from a series of books/comics/tv shows/etc.
Fanart: Images created by artists of different characters from tv shows/books/comics/etc.