Thanks Google…
March 21, 2013
Last year, Google acquired Nik Software, which is a software company that made a lot of photography software used for post-processing your photos. One of these programs was a nice little $20 piece of desktop software called Snapseed which was one of the first programs I got into post-processing with. Though I’m not using it as often now because of Photoshop Elements and Lightroom, Snapseed and it’s easy editing features had a place in my workflow which is why I’m annoyed to find out that Google has decided to axe the desktop version of the software. I’m beginning to worry about the future of Nik Software now and how much of their software Google wants to convert to their focus on Android :/
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Youmacon 2012 – Cosplay Shots
November 22, 2012
When I first started going to conventions (Youmacon 2005) I pretty much went to go to panels, game shows, and the game room and that was my convention experience. Admittedly, I’ve fallen out of the loop of anime quite a bit and my convention experience has changed a lot since then. My biggest reason for going to conventions now is photography, and that is the primary reason I decided to go for a press badge at Youmacon 2012. As someone that enjoys portraiture, naturally my favorite things to photograph are the massive amounts of unique cosplayers that appear in these conventions. Following is a gallery of some of my favorite cosplay images from the convention.
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Youmacon 2012 – Lolita Fashion Show
All of the lovely models!
Welcome to the Youmacon 2012 Lolita Fashion show!
I’ve personally been a follower of Lolita Fashion for a few years now. A lot of my individual photo shoots have been with lolita models so I’m familiar with the styles and a lot of the popular prints / dresses. This is the first year Youmacon had a show for the lolitas so I was eager to cover it! Also, my girlfriend was a model in the show and was able to gather a few shots of the lolitas as they were preparing for the show. The lighting was tough because of the multi-colored stage lights but you have to work with what you’re given I suppose.