The Katsucon Photo Post for 2011

I didn't actually spend as much time taking photos as I might have. The gazebo level of the hotel (where I did most of it) looks like a fantastic setting for cosplay photos at first glance, but if you are shooting toward the huge glass wall that overlooks the Potomac, you get horrible backlighting and glare. And the walls and tile are almost completely white, which is good for some costiumes but very bad for others. The ground level of the hotel, with its indoor garden full of little streams, fountains, plantings, and bridges, is actually a nicer setting, but it's crowded with people during the day.
 

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As usual, I appreciate any help people can give me in labeling the fandoms and characters.

Katsucon Photos - 2011

The con hotel has a very striking design, with a huge atrium whose westward wall is glass, overlooking the Potomac River. The Gazebo level is charming but full of photographic peril: if you shot toward the glass wall, things are full of glare and all backlit, while if you shoot with you back to that, the walls and floor are all shiny and white: good for some costumes, bad for others. The ground floor of the atrium is an indoor garden, with little streams, pavilions, bridges, and plantings, but it's usually pretty crowded.
 

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As usual, I appreciate any help people can give me in labeling the fandoms and characters. ETA: In this post, I know Grell (far left) and Yuuko (second from right). But if you have patience, take a look at the Flickr set.