Other then being stress free though, the difference between location shoots and con weekend shoots is the peoples around you. We did shoots at Flagler College, our hotel, (attempted) outside a church, the fort, and a beach. Over all most of these locations were pretty public, so of course when you're walking around a beach in Kancolle things are going to get interesting. People handle there responses to inquires differently. I have a friend who likes to just tell people it's for a school project, and since Flagler college is a liberal arts school that tends to leave people at ease. I, myself, don't mind taking a few seconds to describe what it is we're doing. I like to explain, politely, what a cosplayer is (usually alluding to Comicon to give them some reference point) and then say we're doing photo shoots. It may be my naivety but I've never had some react poorly to me giving them an exact explanation of what it is we're doing. People, more often then not, find it interesting. As long as you approach them with respect and the understanding that you DON'T look normal, most people will carry on about their day around you.
(Pictured: Hibrrry, Truly Outragous Cosplay, Nyftee, Kysis Cosplay)
Friday was really easy for me because I didn't have any shoots scheduled, but I did get to try and play photographer for a little. I actually managed to get one or two shots I was actually really proud of! Especially since my knowledge of a camera equated to a five minute crash course on the white balance adjustment while my friend waited for her camera battery to charge. However, being the dunce that I am, I accidentally erased my photos of my memory card when attempting to film something a few days later.
Saturday was an interesting adventure over all. I ended up sleeping super late because I had been up for about 36 hours straight due to my own inability to manage my time. I assumed I'd be able to make a piece of armor a lot quicker then I was able to. I would never suggest anyone do that. Ever. All nighters never end well, But when i did finally get to sleep friday night I hit the bed and crashed (much to the annoyance of my friends were were trying to set up their own sleeping arrangements around me) I slept for what felt like weeks. Our group, who was staying at a near by friends house, went out to lunch before heading to the hotel to meet and hang out at the pool. I, of course having packed my bag on no sleep, forgot that going to a pool/beach/hotel/ meant I would want to bring one of those bikini contraptions with me, so I ended up sitting under an umbrella by the side of the pool until it was....TIME.
(Pictured: Fai-tality Cosplay, Jean, Vikki Kafei-Bloody Coffee)
You see one of the biggest things for the weekend was that we had planned not one, but TWO surprise cosplays for our photographer friend, who loves them ship girls, and Saturday afternoon was prime ship girl time. However, since our photographer WAS staying at the hotel we had to figure out how to get him away from the room while the three of us who were cosplaying that day got ready. So after a quick rouse of the other two needing to get into their "Haikyuu Beach episode" cosplays, and myself going to get some water and rest, we went up to the room. The other girls in a timely manner, took our photog friend down to the beach and buried him in the sand, successfully distracting him for the hour and a half it took us to get dressed.
(Pictured: Kaze Photography, Truly Outrageous Cosplay, Hibrrry, Doridatchi Cosplay, Kysis Cosplay, Lovely Ribbon Cosplay, Vikki Kafei-Bloody Coffee)
The shoot was a wet, sandy and fun success and I look forward to seeing the photos from it as they come out. I, having lived in Florida for 13 years now, still haven't figured out how shoes and sand work, so I spent most of my shoot trying to hold my poses on my toes while my heals sunk backwards. Despite that I like to think that our photographer really enjoyed the cosplays and that he enjoyed the shoot.
(Pictured: Vikki Kafei-Bloody Coffee, Nyftee, Truly Outrageous Cosplay, Doridatchi Cosplay, Lovely Ribbon Cosplay)
That night we all met up at the hotel for a big group dinner, made by one of our friends. It was a lot of fun, relaxing, and a rather good end to the evening.
The fun didn't all end Saturday night though. We woke up at the crack of dawn the next day, got into cosplay, did our hair and make up, and slunk off to meet our photog's hotel room where the other members of our second surprise group were getting ready. We were all giddy with excitement to show our photographer what we had planned.
Once we were all ready we knocked on his door, and once we got the ok to Enter, we one by one, filed in, in our full Kancolle Sub fleet costumes. Our friend literally fell onto the bed in the greatest reaction I've yet to see out of him! It made all the work well worth it!
(Pictured: Nyftee, Vikki Kafei-Bloody Coffee, Hibrrry, Fai-tality Cosplay, Lovely Ribbon Cosplay)
Shooting by the pool with that group of girls was a blast. It was amazing to get the change to experience all of this with them. Once shoots were over we relaxed, showered, got dressed, and after a little while of just hanging in the hotel relaxing we went down town to the historic district, got gellato, and unwillingly said our goodbyes.
(Pictured: Kaze Photography, Lovely Ribbon Cosplay, Hibrry)
That weekend was an amazing end to my summer and I can't imagine what it would be like to not have all those awesome people in my life. Love you all and can't wait to see you again!(Cosplayer Credits: Doridatchi Cosplay, Fai-tality Cosplay, Hibrrry, Jean, Lovely Ribbon Cosplay, Truly Outrageous Cosplay, Vikki Kafei-Bloody Coffee)
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