The Cosplay Studio Project

This is the tumblr of Christa J Newman Photography. I post all types of photoshoot shots here but it's also about my kickstarted project of a mobile studio to bring to conventions and events and offer free photos to cosplayers at the event! Any money from...

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Neptune Featuring Laura Kane Designs

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Connecticon 2014 Photobooth

Crysta | Photographer

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Connecticon 2014 Photobooth

Loki | Photographer

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Previews from Connecticon 2014! I had the privilege to share the booth with 4 other talented photographers this year which was great for the photographers and cosplayers alike! We were extremely busy this year and I'm so thankful to all the cosplayers who came to the booth! We got absolutely slammed at one point and had three of us shooting at the same time. Here are a few previews from my shots. You'll be able to see all of the photographer's shots at my website christajnewman.com under Events-Connecticon 2014 as they're being uploaded.

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ConnectiCon’s Cosplay Photobooth by Christa J. Newman Photography will be returning to ConnectiCon 2014!

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Aw yeah! I’ll be there!! …but what are the times its open? And where would I go to do this? :/ i tried finding the place a couple years back but couldn’t find it. Nor any info on it…

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Hello, I don't know if anyone ever got back to you on this, but I'll answer you anyways. This is the second year we've had the booth and it'll be in Conference Room 5 in the Marriott (the hotel connected to the convention center) Two ways to get to the room: Nice Day Plan -Walk across from the Convention Center to the Marriott, with the ballroom in front of you, take a left, pass the escalators, walk go down the hallway, take a right and it'll be on your left. Rain Plan-Take the escalators from the Marriott lobby up and take a left, walk down the hallway, take a right and it'll be on the left. Our hours will be: Friday- 10a-6p Saturday- 10a-6p Sunday- 10a-2p

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The Cosplay Studio Project turned 1 today! A year and a week ago I was sitting in the Lobby of a hotel in NYC opening the kickstarter link to see if we would make our goal and be funded.

Since then the studio has been to 3 conventions and 1 hosted local costumer event! I'm really excited to bring it along to more conventions as I can financially handle this coming year. If there are any conventions you'd like to see the booth at, let your convention know! The cheaper it is for me to attend the more I can go to. The booth's funding all went into the equipment so the travel still comes out of my personal pocket, so if the convention can offer a free space to set-up and a couple badges, that can go a long way into getting the booth to a convention. (I'm happy to find my own room/travel stuff) I do have a couple new conventions that will be added to the list soon though for Fall and Winter 2014 <3

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Last year when I bought my initial batch of backdrops I noticed I went a little "dark and serious" which considering most people call me Wednesday or Daria on a normal basis. isn't surprising. I decided to fix that this year with ... FLOWERS. Aren't they adorbs? These will be great for all the romantic, shojo, princess-y, magical girl costumes you guys have! I'm really excited to play with them and produce some bright, springy shots with you all ^_^

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ConnectiCon’s Cosplay Photobooth by Christa J. Newman Photography will be returning to ConnectiCon 2014!

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Super excited to come back to Connecticon who has allowed us our OWN room this year! No squishing or waiting in the hallway like last year. Also we'll have more time to edit at the convention so not as long of a wait after the con for photos. It was just "lil' old me" last year so it took a while sift through the photos and edit them. I'll be joined by our crew of very talented staff photographers as well! Sakura Yume Photography and Sweet Sensation Photography to name a couple, in the studio and a lot more talented ladies and gents around the con!

Let's make pretty photos together guys!

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Had a great time at Arisia! I had a few people come by the Open Photo Session at the Animecons.com party on Saturday night for photos. Also had a few people that just "came upon" the party that I snagged for some photos too, like this brilliant Maria Hill and the the Operation Hammond crew doing their party checks.

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Hi, sorry, I've been stalking your ad on Tumblr and I'm slightly confused. Are the cosplay pictures free, or $30? I read the $30 on your Facebook page, saying that we needed to reserve a slot. I also was wondering of you helped pose people? I have a great cosplay but I'm not very good at posing for photos. Thanks!

Hi! I’m doing two different opportunities at Arisia ^_^I have free photos from 7-10 with the studio set up at the open party for Animecons.com which will usually produce about 3-7 photos (which will be on Facebook in a week or so) AND I’m doing private paid shoots for those who would like a more personal hour to get lots of different shots of their costume at a time that is convenient to them.In both cases I will happily help you pose if your not super comfortable in front of the camera.

PS. I saw your list for panels you're interested in, you should come to Foams and Plastics and say hello :p

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Happy New Year everyone! Let's start this year out with a party!

Anime Cons TV will be graciously hosting The Cosplay Studio Project for 3 hours on Saturday night at their open party! Since it's a local con, I'll be bringing along pretty much every backdrop I have so we can match your costume! Please come on by for food, drinks and photos! Like always, these will be available as small web images on Facebook and to purchase on my website as prints, products or digital file for personal printing about 1-2 weeks after the convention.

(if you're a cosplayer that sells prints, please ask me about my terms before doing so. I swear I don't bite <3)

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Taking some last minute shoots for next weekend at Arisia. Please see my facebook event for details here

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I’ll be at Katsucon 2014 and would love to shoot if you’re game. Head over to Facebook to see what times I have available <3 Facebook Event Page

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Being a cosplay photographer...

Your entire life con is like…

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Happy 50th, Doctor Who!

I’ve only been a Whovian for about a year, but this show means so much to me now. It’s helped me through a lot of difficulties, giving me hope and inspiration and, need I say, a whole lot of laughter.

Thank you, Doctor Who. Here’s to the past, present, and brighter future! Allons-y!

(Photo by this wonderful person)

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Happy Halloween everyone! Here are some photos I've taken over the last couple months. Finally tried out the "barnyard" backdrop to see how it looks. Pretty fun, hopefully some Clark Kents and Dorothy Gales will get some use out of it at cons.

The Cosplay Studio Project will be stretching it's legs a bit with local stuff but hopefully we can make it to a few conventions in 2014! I'm hoping to bring the Booth to Arisia for a limited time during the weekend so look for updates on that soon!

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Got together with Robbins Studios to play around with new equipment with some NEG 501st/Alderaan Base members and a couple other friends this weekend. I got to use two of the three new mini Photopie backdrops I bought recently, the blue and the roses. We also used the Moon and Versailles again for a couple costumes.

Here is a sample of a couple shots we got! Follow in these places to see more: Website  //  Tumblr  //  Flickr  //  Facebook  //  DeviantArt