Year Ender Shoot - Lilith

Probably not the best photo to see when it's almost Christmas Day but this is the shoot that I did with Trixi. My year ender shoot.

Let me present to you; Lilith, an Original Character made by Endling.

3 Minutes of Fame (and awkwardness)

My last blog post was about Hero TV's interview of me and my friend, Zhel, while they filmed their "Man on the Spot" segment in Davao!

I showed you photos of the video shoot and my photos of Ces and Danix during the interview.

If you haven't read it yet, click THIS.

Now, I present to you my cut of the "Man on the Spot" segment on Hero TV!

(Do not mind my awkwardness. They honestly did not tell me what to do. They wanted it to be natural. Natural, for me, is being awkward. *sigh*)

I had to gather some courage to blog this because I SERIOUSLY was so awkward in the video. I then thought that, hey, this might be my one and only time to be shown on TV!

What the heck. Let the world see my awkwardness!!!

Side Note: Kakki, the host, said I recently won 2nd place in a national photography contest. Actually, I won third place in the recent one. I won second place on the 2010 one. So... error there. .___. Gomen ne. They didn't let me go through the script because they wanted it to be... natural. .___.

Thank you to the Hero TV team for the opportunity!!! Will be forever remembered! :D

Side side note: Seriously, my eyes could be bigger. TAT

Flaky, Splendid and Hero TV!

Meet two of my very good friends Splendid and Flaky.

Okay, they're not really named that. That's Ikumi Ces (left) and Danix Noona (right).

They were very kind to accompany me, at my request, to an interview I have with.. wait for it..

Hero TV's My Hero Nation, "Man on the Spot!"

The Aruki and Ikumi Tag Team

Aruki and Ikumi

The combination of their names have a ring to it, doesn't it?

These two are cosplayers from Manila and Davao, respectfully. Aruki visited Davao with a few friends a few months back and she and Ces (what we usually call Ikumi) did a tag-team pair cosplay of Gumi and Luka, from the vocaloid series!

This is waaaaaaay over-due but this inspiration hit me to edit this set just now... and the proper inspiration gets the photos looking perfect.

I hope you like them!

Tournament of Champions, 3rd Impact

I got the opportunity to take photos and videos of the skits of the champions on CosMania Day 2, during the TORCH competition. Sadly, I only got photos and videos of 4 groups... and totally missed the others.

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Oh, well. No point crying over what I cannot change. How about I show you the photos instead?

Yes? Okay!

This is the official poster containing all the teams!

First, photo of the Davao Representatives! I couldn't take a photo of their perf because I was at the side, taking a video. .__. Tsk.

Then we have Team Potato!

Their skit was action packed so I couldn't take too many good photos.

Next, we have Team Banana Yogurt!

(Hungry from these team names yet?)

I have to say, this team had a LOT of drama so I had the chance to take so many photos. Plus, their poses and actions were really good... Perfect for a photographer. XD

Right?

Anyways, last but definitely not the least... I took photos of Team March Harue, the 1st Runner Up for the TORCH 3rd Impact!

This is Yuu. She is my friend and half of the team of Team March Harue. I am very proud of her. It's too bad I didn't get to take proper photos of her.

I have videos of the performances and these videos I will be uploading in a separate blog post. Please wait for them! 

Thank you!

Links to previous posts:

CosMania Day 1 Official Photos

CosMania Day 2 Official Photos

CosMania Day 1 Off-Shoot Photos

2012 CosMania, Day 2

This is it. The second day of CosMania 2012. This was a shoot filled day since my friends from Davao and Manila came together to do mini shoots.

Excited yet? 

I won't keep you guys for long. Let the photo posting begin!

First of all, I want you guys to meet Abu nii-chan~ He couldn't cosplay on the second day because he got tired or something.. But I think his Finn cosplay is a-okay~ You guys think so, too, right? XD

Second of all, I want to introduce you guys to half of the champions from Davao. Angeli! It's a good thing she was in costume back in the hotel because otherwise I would not have any chance to take photos of her at all. Louie, her partner, wasn't in costume since his costume was a full on armor costume. Too bulky to be wearing around the hotel. XD

They may not have won but I am very proud of them to have come this far! I hope to see you guys do even better in the next year!! Ganbatte!! :D

And then there was Duane, cosplaying as Barnaby Brooks.

In the second photo, he wanted it to look like he was being shot by paparazzi while shopping. LOL.

I like the third photo a lot. XD With special guest, my BAG!

Lunaru, oh, Lunaru~ Why so purrty? This is her first ever armor cosplay! So proud of her for pulling it off and for enduring the pain that comes with wearing armor! She couldn't sit down for such a long time!

It is an honor to have taken photos of you, Lunaru!! :D This is her cosplaying Lightning from the Final Fantasy Series. Her costume isn't complete but I still think she looks kick-ass!

Sese, the ever-so-versatile cosplayer. She has cosplayed a lot of characters and she pulls each and every single one of them off so perfectly.

This is her cosplaying Blue Rose from Tiger & Bunny.

Sorry most of them are portrait shots, but shooting with her reminded me of when I shoot my creative/concept portraits.

Then we have the life-size cosplay of Onion Knight. I mean that as a compliment.

Trixi, from Davao, has the perfect body size and figure for this character!

Others refer to her as Boy Bawang. 

Chibi shoooooot.

Up next are two cosplayers who I met during the mini-shoot. I can tell they're really good by their costumes and facial expressions alone but the chemistry these two have... amazing.

Meet Loon and Luna.

The nose-bleed inducing pair. No, seriously. I was editing their photos and my nose bled. Or maybe it's because I have the sniffles and I kept blowing my nose. Who knows?

Last but not the least, cosplay photographer / cosplayer, Lanz E. from Cagayan de Oro!

He be cosplaying Gilgamesh.

Like a baws.

And, oh, here's a little fight scene shot between Onion Knight and Lightning!~ XD

So, that's it for my "official" photos of CosMania Day 2. I will be making a separate blog post for photos and videos I took of the TORCH competition!

So, please wait for that.

Here are links to my other blog posts related to CosMania:

CosMania Day 1 Official Photos

CosMania Day 1 Off-Shoot Photos

Please wait for the next batch!! :D

Sheetstorm Studios Interview

It's been years since this interview at Sheetstorm Studios' studio at Cagayan de Oro City was done!

Time flies.

Watching this video has made me realize how far I've come as a cosplay photographer.

Would like to do a shoutout to Sheetstorm Studios and thank you once again for conducting this interview and for always supporting Zhel's and my endeavors!