The Sunday Special: Slinky and Deer

I have decided that each Sunday (until I run out) I will be featuring one (or two) friend(s) of mine who I have photog'd with! I'll tell you a bit about them, their character(s), and what else they do!

To start this off, I'll be introducing my friend Brianna L. and Amy J.

They are two of the coolest people I know. We've been friends since high school and I'm still soooo glad I met them. They're fantastic people.

Bri or Slinky, likes to cosplay many different characters and is a fantastic make up artist. She's been to Canada and successfully completed one of the more experienced make up courses for prosthetics and more. She's always happy to help and also helps me create amazing images.

Amy or Deer, has a wicked mohawk, which I haven't had a chance to get a picture of yet but it will happen. She likes to cross play a fair amount, meaning cosplaying, but cosplaying the opposite gender. Deer is an amazing artist, I wish I had that much skill with a pencil.

Without further ado, Slinky and Deer! (I'll post some singles and doubles!)

This is one of my favourite shoots with them as Fionna (Slinky) and Marshell Lee (Deer) from the canon genderbend episode of Adventure Time! 

Nick (Deer) and Ellis (Slinky) from Left 4 Dead 2

And some nice pictures Slinky and I took in the grass at a park one when I got my new lens!

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

Deer can be found at DeviantArtSlinky can be found on Tumblr

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.

Light Painting Photography

So the first semester for my TAFE course is coming to a close, so I have much work to photograph and show! But I really want to share with you my photography project!

For photography we were given the theme of 'Time'. Not having to focus on time as being clocks or numbers or watches or anything, but ANYTHING to do with time. I chose to use long shutter speeds for light painting.

• What is light painting? 

Light painting is a form of photography, it involves using a long/slow shutter speed to capture the light as you draw with it.

What I personally do is using flash to capture the scene for a second and then run in with the light/sparkler/fire and draw images in the air.

Here is a fantastic example by Darren Pearson!

I love dinosaurs a lot! And the colours are so fantastic!
Got the idea? (I just really wanted to share that piece!)

• Okay, I understand, now what have you been doing Neitz?
  My work for uni not only involved light painting, but also cosplay! I spoke to some of my friends and they were more than happy to help me out! All photos were arranged by me; however with the last four shots, I had someone else hit the button while I did the light painting.

Brea M. as Rose Lalonde (God Tier) from Homestuck

Brianna L. as Stiles Stilinski from Teen Wolf

Beth G. as Belldandy from Ah My Goddess!

Throughout the year I will be doing two more briefs for Photography. And I plan to use light painting as often as I can!

Hope you all have a good weekend and fantastic Friday night!

-Neitz Out.

Let's start this party!

Hi,

I'm Anita G (also known as Neitz) and I am a cosplaying cosplay photographer from Melbourne, Australia.

Myself as Flame Princess from Adventure Time!

This blog will be a mixture of cosplay, photography of cosplays, cosplay tips and tutorials, issues in popculture, and much much more! (Also some previews of my zine (Thrill Of) when I start work on it.)

So tell me about what you would like to see and learn! What you want to read about and if you want me to talk about any issues in the cosplay/popculture community!

-Neitz Out