Ad-Astra - the photo sessions

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So, in trying for something different, I went for a few photoshoots with a handful of people, and the plan is to post the best of each session, plus some general con photos.

General notes:

• The ligting was reasonable, but it was a pretty grey day, so the colours were pretty muted.
• The mostly colourless backgrounds made for nice contrast with the costumes, but more colour variety would be nice.
• Limited usable outdoor scenery, so you'll see the same locations serving many different roles.
• Fairly low depth of field and shutter speeds were around 1/40-1/50, so there was some motion blur and some shots weren't in the best of focus.
• Many thanks to the brave souls who braved the chill in costumes that were often not very weather-resistant.

Maral

Character: Arwen Evenstar

Caitlin (aka Ikira)

Character: Kyuubi (Naruto)

Character: Oberon

(A Midsummer Night's Dream)

Pan

Dressed as Hiroki Nakadoi (from the music group Lead)

Rufus and the Turks

From Final Fantasy VII

Pompeii as Harley Quinn
Blade Tiger as Kratos

A photo session tragically cut short...

Mage

Dressed as Sophia Esteed (from Star Ocean: Till the end of Time)

Nanami as Aerith

Maral and Xiola

Characters: Phèdre and Joscelin (Kushiel Saga)

Assorted one-shots of costumers...

Unusual readings to be found inside...

Dolfies

Character: I don't know, but they're probably angsty

General con photos

AKA: reasons you should come to Ad-Astra next year...