Estella – Tuxedo Mask – 2016.

September 21, 2016

Estella is another great individual I have been introduced to over the last year. Firstly while shooting makeup tests from earlier this summer, and then again during the Much Ado About Nerddom performance with Hysteria Machines a few weeks ago.

She is an accomplished performer, cosplayer, and photographer, and I was more than stoked when she answered my call to arms looking for someone to shoot. Expect to see us working together much more in the future to document various costuming themed sessions.

Model: Estella Zorn
Costuming: Pinky Shear
Mask: Estella Zorn

At the time of posting this entry, I also am in the process of working on some non-cosplay themed photos taken during the same session. I'll be posting those as a separate entry in the coming days.

The Dragoncon 2016 Update! (Much Ado About Nerddom IV) – 08/31/2016.

September 06, 2016

So DragonCon may have ended yesterday (boo), and I wasn't able to make it this year (double boo), but at least I was given the chance to photograph a little something nerdy to make up for it.

(YES...Before you say anything, I'm a little late on this one. Narrowing things down took a little longer than I expected it would. Deal with it.)

Even though I received my last minute invite from Persephone of Hysteria Machines, big thanks for Dani for throwing the whole shindig and letting me hang around for a while snapping photos!

Next year, if you are planning on attending Con proper make sure you take some time out of your busy schedule to check out what Much Ado About Nerddom has to offer!

Refuse the Rat and Garbagebag

Hysteria Machines (Part 1 - Suicide Squad)

Julian Modugno (First of His Name, Queen of the Andals!)

The Chameleon Queen

The Doubleclicks

Cosplay Contest

Matt Felten

Hysteria Machines (Part 2 - Durmstrang)

Three Quarter Ale

Straight Edge Tattoo - Portfolio Day.

August 30, 2016

At the end of July, while I was shooting a corset piercing for Nic of Straight Edge Tattoo in Woodstock GA, I asked if the shop wanted to run some sort of event where I came in and shot some of the work from all of the talented artists from the shop.

It didn't take much time at all for it to be decided that that would be a great idea. Having shot at the shop a few times now, it was just a matter of getting time scheduled to come by. Below are some of the pieces of work I was able to document.

Tattoos by Nic

Piercings/Dermals by Nic

Tattoos by Luke

I also used this time, to test out a new little toy that has ended up in my hands. I've always said, "I'd probably never buy a point and shoot camera, but I'd use the hell out of it if I had one". And it just so happened that I won a giveaway for a Sony RX100 M2. For a small little 1" sensor camera, I was actually pretty impressed with what it was able to produce. Below is a gallery as the photos don't exactly follow any particular theme.

So as always thanks again to Nic, Brandie, Luke, Matt, Nathan, and David for having me out. And another big thanks to everyone who took time out of their day to drop by for either some new work, or for me to point a camera at a part of your body.

Sig Sawyer – 2016.

July 26, 2016

I met Sig Sawyer at Dragoncon last year. He was part of the group I shared a room with along with his lady friend (Nikki Nuke'm, who is no stranger to this blog). Sig is a devoted cosplayer and a rather unique part of the Atlanta Burlesque community. We weren't exactly planning this shoot, it was more of a "hey I'm off work early. Want to shoot something?" but I am so excited with how this turned out.

This also is a debut for a few things. Thing-the-first is his beautiful Red Hood costume for this year's DragonCon. Secondly, he let me know while we were working that this also was his first professional costume shoot EVER. So be on the lookout if you are out and about this summer con season, and also be on the lookout for more work coming from us in the future.

And I have to say, for a guy who for so many years talked trash on photoshop I have to say it's growing on me. I'm still learning what power this program holds, but lets just say if I didn't use photoshop you would have an entire update of photos that look like this: