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sonikku10 · 01-09-2013, 03:43 AM

Wow, I'm actually quite offended by that long two-part post.

You misunderstand the point of why a lot of us do cosplay photography. It is not a business for us. It is good, clean fun for photographers and cosplayers alike. I do it because I want to. My $20 fee is only to cover travel expenses (and even then, I often end up in the red), and every now and then, I'll offer free shoots to some close cosplayer friends of mine. And guess what -- I'm not some creepy old guy who uses my photos to degrade women. I have a name and reputation to uphold. I am NOT going to ruin it.

And why am I not charging $150? Because I know what goes into a cosplay. The amount of time, money, blood, sweat, and tears that go into them. Not to mention the con-related expenses... Let's face it: without cosplayers, there would be no cosplay photography. I feel that we, as cosplay photographers, owe them great photos for minimal (or no) cost.

Feel free to take a look my pages. I'll let the photos speak for themselves.

01-09-2013, 03:43 AM	#18
sonikku10 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 34	Wow, I'm actually quite offended by that long two-part post. You misunderstand the point of why a lot of us do cosplay photography. It is not a business for us. It is good, clean fun for photographers and cosplayers alike. I do it because I want to. My $20 fee is only to cover travel expenses (and even then, I often end up in the red), and every now and then, I'll offer free shoots to some close cosplayer friends of mine. And guess what -- I'm not some creepy old guy who uses my photos to degrade women. I have a name and reputation to uphold. I am NOT going to ruin it. And why am I not charging $150? Because I know what goes into a cosplay. The amount of time, money, blood, sweat, and tears that go into them. Not to mention the con-related expenses... Let's face it: without cosplayers, there would be no cosplay photography. I feel that we, as cosplay photographers, owe them great photos for minimal (or no) cost. Feel free to take a look my pages. I'll let the photos speak for themselves. __________________ ørz_Phtgrphy deviantArt・Facebook・Website Convention Schedule for 2013 MomoCon・MegaCon・Knightrokon・MetroCon・Otakon Last edited by sonikku10 : 01-09-2013 at 04:05 AM.