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Cosplay: Death Note

You know, as I was collecting these images together it struck me that I don't think I edited them all... because we had a Light and a Ryuk and I cannot seem to find those photographs. I will search for them later; regardless, these crazy talented cosplayers are the Boise based cosplay group Ichidan. I used to be their official photographer before I moved to Seattle.

I did this photoshoot at Aki-Con 2009.

Misa: Smidge
L: Christian
Mello: Sonja
B: Krystal

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Cosplay: Kyoko (Dark Moon Mio) from Skip Beat

Yet another photoshoot of my bff Natalie; this time she is cosplaying Kyoko (Dark Moon Mio) from Skip Beat. Admittedly, I have never read this manga, but judging from comments from other people she was spot on. I love her ability to get completely in character; Nat is not a snotty, arrogant bitch "IRL". I shot these photos at Anime Banzai 2009, back with my little Canon Rebel EOS. Aww.

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NYCC: Ramona Flowers

As I was wandering around the (extremely crowded) New York Comic-Con this year, I was overwhelmed with the number of Ramona Flowers I was encountering. I literally could not walk for more than three minutes without seeing one. So although I photograph most cosplayers anyway, I made a point of "collecting" all of the Ramona Flowers that I saw. I missed some: I couldn't get their attention or was in a hurry to get somewhere. But here is my humble Ramona collection.

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NYCC: Dr. Horrible-ette & Captain Hammer-ette

Since the moment I first saw Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, I have been hopelessly and madly in love with it. I've memorized every song a hundred times over, know every line, but yet I STILL cry at the end. It's true that I get a little bit fanatical over a lot of different fandoms, but Dr. Horrible has never faded or lost its interest for me.

So for about a year now I've been playing with the idea of being a female Dr. Horrible. Naturally, however, I could not do it without a female Captain Hammer and IDEALLY a mousey red-headed boy to swoon over. The gender reversal Penny did not come about, but I did manage to convince my friend Genevieve into dressing as Captain Hammer-ette for me at New York Comic-Con 2010.

I bought a "mad scientist" jacket off of amazon.com and altered it INTENSELY with the help of my dear friend Alli, bought some welding goggles and gloves, and I was set. Despite some setbacks: like the paint on my goggles remaining tacky and sticking to my hair - it was still a super fun cosplay to wear and I'd love a repeat performance. Next time I'd like to sing a lady's version of a "A Man's Gotta Do" for cosplay competition or something.