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warding and keeps me going with it
and everyone loves to see the shots
at the end of shoot since they give
a unique look that you just don’t get
with digital. With that said, I won’t
be abandoning my DSLR’s anytime
soon!
A lot of your photography is horror
based, why and how did that hap-
pen?
I’ve always been a big fan of the
horror genre and loved the unique
designs you see showcased in mov-
ies and games but I never had much
exposure to it outside of the movies.
It’s not often you come across a hor-
ror-movie set or group of zombies in
real life! My first experience was at
a “Zombie Walk” during comic con.
I loved that everyone did their own
take on the horror genre with their
makeup and acting. There were no
rules on how it had to be done, so
everyone did their own thing and just
had a great time. I loved the shots I
got out of it, and one group I worked
with turned out to be the managers
at a local Haunted House. They in-
vited me back out during Hallow-
een to take some photos inside and
I fell in love with it. Since then, I’ve
been shooting for several haunt-
ed houses each Halloween season
but also working with many of the
actors off-season to create unique
horror-inspired looks. It was all by
chance that I ran across that group
but it’s made a huge impact on what
I shoot!
Talk to us about cosplay photogra-
phy... is it a passion, does it work out
that you can have an income from
this genre or is it something you sim-
ply love doing?
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