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Anniversary !!! then the Busy Season XD

Journal Entry: Thu Jul 19, 2012, 6:59 AM

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Back from the piles of backlogs! Happy 1st Anniversary to my Facebook Page : Le Neko Photostream

Also to myself for surviving Two straight years in the Cosplay Community! Yeah, it's already 2 years since I started this MADNESS of bringing Anime/Game/Random Characters into Life and behind your monitors! XD
I started in Toy Con (TOYCON PH: The Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention) last 2010 (a week after I got my 1000D) -- taking photos of cosplayers that are, I think, COOL.

The community was SLIGHTLY peaceful back then. I rarely see JEJECosplayers, CosLESSPlayers, etc

Oh well, enough with the rants for now. Let's begin with the recent events. So its JUNE, and I started my month with reSHOOTs.

First on the line was our Vocafusion reShoot entitled : IMEL Con organized and hosted by none other than the Master itself Imel. As usual, I'm late on this said shoot coz I'm from SOUTH of Manila (Laguna) and the location was in the NORTH of Manila (Quezon City). Anyway here are the photos:

The rest of the photos are here : Vocaloid 3 Reloaded

The next shoot we've done is just a week after that '''OTL
And its not just North of Manila, IT'S OUTSIDE MANILA !! It was a reSHOOT of our Alice : The Madness Returns in Pampanga ~_~
Our meet-up is around 7am (my long sleep during weekends is gone). Anyway here are some of the photos from the said project:

I haven't updated the rest of the album -- since I am still undecided if I'm going to separate their albums or merged it with the first set which was :
This is Madness :: Alice : Madness Returns Shoot

Also here's one of the BTS for this shoot +_+

I bet you guys are wondering what's behind the bonnet of ...? Have you watched the latest Men in Black? *troll face*

Enough with the TROLLIN' BWAHAHHAHAHAH !! After the said shoots, Two (2) News have arrived :

1 - We will be covering the coming event TOYCON PH: The Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention
2 - Me and my College Batchmates will be having a Trip to Bohol

Of course, only one thing popped into my mind, and its all about photography.

"TOYCON ?! Covering an event ?! Hmmmm? Event Photog? >_>"
"BOHOL... Travel Photography and Food Photography +_+"

Being a Travel, Food, and Event Photographer...
Sounds interesting to me since I haven't tried this stuff before, I researched and looked for some photos (yeah technical explanation don't usually works on me, that's why I often look for examples).
I ended up puzzled with what gear to buy and bring with. So in the end, I just followed one of the golden rules in photography and that is "CAPTURING THE MOMENT".

With this in mind, I immediately sort the lens I can afford to buy. And since I'm a fan of PRIME, I end up with this:

Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM

You maybe asking the WHY?
Its simple, ITS A PRIME !!
A Fast Lens with enough Focal Length for my Crop Sensor (1000D).

Covering a Cosplay Event with such tight space, with my current 50mm 1.8 + Crop Sensor, I usually end up with a Headshot or Mid-body shots. Also, noting that we will always end up in front of the crowd (wherein moving backwards is not an option), 30mm is just right. The same reason applies when I'm going to use the said lens for Traveling --- applying the rule : "What you see is what you get". Using a prime for the past 2 years, I have learned that the default zoom using our feet is ZOOM-IN (because we usually walk forward). The moment you see your subject, its either you take a photo of it immediately or move closer to it.

And so the annual TOYCON PH: The Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention for 2012 has arrived. It was a three (3) day event me and

tagged-team on this said event. My mindset and gears didn't failed me at all except the bouncers because instead of OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS, we are listed under GUEST. In other words, WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDs TO PRESENT WITH.

So, we have to force our way through just to cover the event for the first 2 days. And HURRAY !! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED !! Here are some of the photos!

For the First Day

For more, here is the full album for TOYCON 2012 : Day 1

For the Second Day

For more, here is the full album for TOYCON 2012 : Day 2

....and for the Last Day

For more, here is the full album for TOYCON 2012 : Day 3

And so few weeks after that stressful event, time to unwind !!

Here are the photos from my recent trip in BOHOL wherein I lost my Sigma Lens Cap >_>

The rest of the photos are here : My Trip to BOHOL

So, yeah there, that's the rest of the update. Me and my fellow friends in the community is prepping-up for the Busiest Season (August to November) here in the Philippines.

Top on the list is the annual Cosplay Snapshot Project
Rules are out! CLICKY HERE

Last year, I was lucky enough to qualify for the top 20 (first time I attempt to join such competition). Here are they:

The rest of my entries are:

Which is under the annual event Cosplay Mania

But before this event, comes another event to take note of. +_+
Fantasy Quest 2 : The Saga Continues

Hosted by our fellow friends from the community: Cosplay Network Philippines, most of the Cosplayers I knew are preparing for this event because of the awesome venue they have prepared +_+. Last year's location was notable too (yet we weren't able to maximize it because we arrived late). Here are the photos from last year!

Best of Anime (an Annual Event) and LU Live (one of the biggest Gamer's Con in the Philippines) is also held in this time of the year.

Plus this minor event in the first week of August is not MINOR at all.. presenting Enchanted Culture Fest

An event that will be held in one of the famous amusement parks in the Philippines -- Enchanted Kingdom
Since getting permits is tough or expensive (shooting in this amusement park will cost you $250 --- 10 times the regular permit here) here in the PH, opportunities like this shouldn't be ignored! XD

That's August to November for yah~ planned shoots are not yet in the list. Can you imagine how busy this season will be now that I belong to a cosplay group? '''OTL

Oh well, that's all for now~ next update will be around Christmas season I gez? So as my RANTS !! XD

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