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Don't know what else to call this one, because that is what it is!

I wasn't sure about posting this shot because its a little up close and personal (you can see how uneven my chin is from cracking it open on a rock when I was a kid!) and the only editing was to crop out my motion-blurred friend, but I like how you can see my 10lbs of makeup and how honest it is to how conventions actually look. Bad lighting, awkward background and all.

I think sometimes people can forget that cosplayers are just people too and none of us are super models. It can be easy to forget with all the extremely photoshopped images, fansites and names that we're all just nerds who get to play pretend at being sexy, evil or confident for a weekend while we hang out with our fellow nerds and look for good deals on stuff we could live without but really, really want for our useless but priceless collections.

I honestly love conventions and cosplay, the humongous time and cash sucks that they are, because I have met so many cool friends and people and have done so many strange things most people don't get to accomplish in their lives. If it weren't for cosplay I wouldn't know how to do my every day makeup, wear high heels or have learned to take photos without feeling shy or awkward. It gave me a lot of self confidence despite not being a super skinny or perfect gal and I probably won't stop until I need a walker.

Costume and cosplayer are me! Photo taken by my friend JJ.

Description
Don't know what else to call this one, because that is what it is!

I wasn't sure about posting this shot because its a little up close and personal (you can see how uneven my chin is from cracking it open on a rock when I was a kid!) and the only editing was to crop out my motion-blurred friend, but I like how you can see my 10lbs of makeup and how honest it is to how conventions actually look. Bad lighting, awkward background and all.

I think sometimes people can forget that cosplayers are just people too and none of us are super models. It can be easy to forget with all the extremely photoshopped images, fansites and names that we're all just nerds who get to play pretend at being sexy, evil or confident for a weekend while we hang out with our fellow nerds and look for good deals on stuff we could live without but really, really want for our useless but priceless collections.

I honestly love conventions and cosplay, the humongous time and cash sucks that they are, because I have met so many cool friends and people and have done so many strange things most people don't get to accomplish in their lives. If it weren't for cosplay I wouldn't know how to do my every day makeup, wear high heels or have learned to take photos without feeling shy or awkward. It gave me a lot of self confidence despite not being a super skinny or perfect gal and I probably won't stop until I need a walker.

Costume and cosplayer are me! Photo taken by my friend JJ.