Back in December 2012, when I was still living in Beijing, China, it started snowing hard for several days. So my Sister, Daniella from Bananacat Productions and Neon Beats and I decided to have a shoot in the snow. It was our very first time to try this and I have to admit it was quite challenging to get into some of the poses because it was below freezing.

It was a good thing I had the perfect outfit for a winter shoot. 

So armed with our old camera we braved the snow. We went to a place called THE VILLAGE in SAN LI TUN  Beijing and took photos there. The nice thing about living in Beijing is that they have no ridiculous rules about photography. You can take photos almost anywhere you want as long as you are not causing any kind of disturbance.

Here are some of the photos:

Bonifacio Global City Photoshoot With Cosplay Le Familia

Being a newcomer to the Cosplay community in the Philippines I was stoked when Jeff Encontro of Jenco Photography invited me to join a photo shoot at Bonifacio Global City. I have never participated in a photo shoot before so I was very very nervous when I first got there. I was very intimidated by the other cosplayers and the photographers since I have never really met any one like them in the past. Not to mention I didn't have a costume. I only had Gothic Lolita outfits and a pair of neko (cat) ears. (Also I wasn't as pretty or as skinny as them - one of my biggest insecurities as a person in general).

But they were all very nice to me and were very easy to talk to. 

Here are some photos from the event that I really liked. I won't be posting all of them because there are a DUMPLOAD during that day but here are just some of the more memorable ones for me.

Let me tell you what happened during this photo moment. It was my first time in a convention and so I was pretty clueless when it came to convention etiquette and manners. I spotted this duo and in my excitement I just fangirled and asked if I can havbe a photo with them. but I didn't realize immediately that they were having a snack. Kensei told me but then they were nice enough to put down their chucky drink and had a photo with me. (Bad con-goer bad) But anyway lesson learned.

 I remember my very first cosplay convention experience very well. But before we go into that I just want to share something with you guys. Before I found out about cosplaying in the Philippines I thought that Cosplay only existed in America and in Japan. You see, I lived under a rock when it came to the cosplay community. I didn't know a lot and that was mainly because when I was a very young girl and when I was addicted to anime, I was grounded and banned from anything Japanese for a while. It only rekindled when I saw certain photos from certain people (which I will write about in a different post) who attended events and even participated by dressing up as a their favourite character. 

Another misconception I had about cosplay is that, I though it was only for the rich and famous and that us feeble peasants are not worthy to don a costume. But i was wrong. When I saw those inspiring group of people I decided that "I, Myself will join the cosplay community". But not wanting to become ignorant I decided to attend conventions first. 

Which now leads us to our main topic. 

MY VERY FIRST COSPLAY CONVENTION BACK IN 2011

Armed with my old point and shoot and my enthusiasm me and a very very good friend of mine (let's all just call him Kensei. Some of you know him and some of you don't ^_^ ), I headed out to SMX Convention Center with a skip with each step I took. 

The moment I arrived there and saw people wearing amazing costumes I was so thrilled. EXCITED. I felt like a child on Christmas day. I lined up with Kensei to purchase our tickets because I didn't know at the time that I could buy them in advanced at SM TICKETS. 

I bought the ticket that allows me to watch the competition on the stage and also to roam around in hall where there were a lot of merchandise being sold. 

Soon I started taking pictures like your everyday average fan girl. Here are some from my album. Its nothing fancy since it was just an old point and shoot.