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Hi all, Here are all the photos I took of cosplayers at Collectormania last weekend: https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_bond75/albums/72157681796949644 If you are in any of the photos and would like copies please send me a message and I can Dropbox them to you.

Well obviously I wouldn't set up in any walkways or anywhere that would cause an obstruction. That just seems like common sense to me anyway. Nah, definitely not setting up a photo booth. Even If I wanted to, there's no way I could afford the kind of equipment I would need for that Nor could I really be bothered to carry it around. It's just a basic lightweight flash stand and standard flash gun, not remotely big or bulky and no big umbrella thingies or attachments or anything like that.

Hi, I'm attending Collectormania both days and am hoping to take photos of the cosplayers around the event. I was wondering what the rules are regarding photography equipment? I usually use a flash stand with standard size flash gun when I'm doing photos (I of course only set it up in an area where I will not cause an obstruction or hazard) and was wondering if I would be allowed to bring this along with me? I have looked at the website but have been unable to find any guidelines in this area. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hi everyone, All photos I took at Collectormania Milton Keynes 23 are now online and can be viewed at the links below: https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_bond75/sets/72157654615216476(Shoots) https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_bond75/sets/72157654444917309(Saturday masquerade) https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_bond75/sets/72157654863106811(Sunday masquerade) If you are in any of the photos and would like copies please feel free to get in touch :)

Hi everyone, I'm going to be at Manchester Film and Comic Con all day on Saturday (and for a few hours on Sunday) doing photos so if anyone would like to meet up for a shoot please feel free to message me so that we can try and arrange something. I won't be charging for shoots, they will be free! Examples of my previous work can be seen on my page below. Looking forward to seeing you all there :) https://www.facebook.com/RobertMannMAPhotography

Hi everyone, I was at Cardiff Film & Comic Con all day on Saturday photographing cosplayers and all the photos I took are now uploaded to Flickr and can be viewed here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_bond75/sets/72157651587270625/ If you are in any of the photos and would like copies please feel free to get in touch :)

I'm a very keen cosplay photographer and was wondering if there's any time during the day when I would be able to photograph the cosplay guests?

I'm a very keen cosplay photographer and was wondering if there's any time during the day when I would be able to photograph the cosplay guests?

Hi everyone, I'm going to be at Cardiff Film and Comic Con all day on Saturday doing photos so if anyone would like to meet up for a shoot during the day please feel free to message me so that we can try and arrange something. I won't be charging for shoots, they will be free! Examples of my previous work can be seen on my page below. Looking forward to seeing you all there :) https://www.facebook.com/RobertMannMAPhotography

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can confirm that this date is definite, i.e. the event won't be cancelled or rescheduled, etc. as has happened with other events recently? The reason I'm asking is that the only way I can afford accomodation is by paying a non refundable upfront rate and I don't want to pay then find that the event is moved. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

That is down to the venue not event organisers. I didn't attend this event (thankfully as I have Asperger's Syndrome and major crowd anxieties and would never have coped) but I am pretty sure that if an emergency situation were to arise and people died as a result, both the venue operators and the event organisers would be held accountable. That would mean facing charges of manslaughter. Saying that the fire exits being chained up is down to the venue and the organisers simply wouldn't hold up from a legal standpoint. It is the responsibility of both parties to ensure that everyone is safe and, in this situation, both parties are undoubtedly cupable for the debacle that arose. Both Showmasters and the management at Earl's Court should consider themselves lucky that no one did get seriously hurt as a result of this and ensure that necessary measures - namely ensuring all fire exits are NOT chained up, thus allowing people to escape in an emergency, and also limiting the number of people allowed in period - are put into place for future events. Otherwise, it is very likely only a matter of time until someone does get hurt and, at that point, all the excuses they can conjure up will not protect them from the consequences of their actions (or should that be inaction).

Hi WickedQueen, No worries about the delay in replying. I know well what it's like to be completely swamped and fall behind on stuff. I always seem to have more stuff to do than time to do it. I don't think I did get any photos of you in your other costumes unfortunately. As for the Leia photos, how would you like me to send copies to you? I'm not sure if there's any way to send them on here (if anyone does know a way though please let me know) and the full resolution photos are pretty big files anyway. With other people I've either sent photos via email or over Facebook (not 100% certain if they do actually get the full resolution images with Facebook though). Anyway, just let me know how you would like me to send them and I'll send them right to you. Nice to meet you too by the way :)

Hi WickedQueen, I was taking photos on all three days at Collectormania. I know I took some of you on the Saturday in the Leia costume and I caught you in a couple of other shots as well. Here are links to them if you would like to take a look and if you would like copies just let me know and I will gladly send them to you. https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_bond75/14233647191/in/set-72157644769264401 https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_bond75/14050285028/in/set-72157644769264401 https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_bond75/14233627631/in/set-72157644769264401 https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_bond75/14213754926/in/set-72157644769264401 https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_bond75/14050242379/in/set-72157644769264401 I was wondering also what costumes you were wearing on the other days in case I got photos of you then too. I very likely missed you on the Friday as I didn't arrive till quite late and only photographed a small handful of cosplayers on that day but I did photograph quite a few people on the Sunday so it's possible I might have photographed you then too. It was nice meeting you by the way :)

You're welcome :) I've just sent you a Facebook message with copies of those two images. I hope you like them :) Is this you in these images too? https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_bond75/14236037885/in/set-72157644769264401 https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_bond75/14232739381/in/set-72157644769264401 https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_bond75/14049372868/in/set-72157644769264401

Hi everyone, I was at Collectormania at the weekend and photographed quite a lot of the cosplayers there. Here is the link to the photos so that you can view them: https://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_bond75/sets/72157644769264401/ If you are in any of the images and would like copies please feel free to get in touch and I will happily send them to you. Enjoy

I'm attending all three days but, due to coming straight down from North Wales on the Friday, will probably only be in costume for the Saturday and Sunday. I'm planning on being The Observer from 'Fringe' on one of the days and Kirito from 'Sword Art Online' on the other, haven't decided which one for which day yet though. I'll also have my camera with me so that I can photograph other cosplayers so if anyone would like to have their photo taken then hopefully I'll see you around there.

Hi everyone, I am a very keen photographer and I am going to be at Collectormania Milton Keynes next weekend. I'm hoping to photograph as many cosplayers as possible so if anyone is going and is interested in having their photograph taken perhaps we can arrange to meet up at some point during the day for a shoot? I will of course provide digital copies of any images I take to anyone I photograph. Alternatively, if we happen to cross paths over the weekend maybe you may permit me to take your photo then? I will be attending all three days but will likely only be there on the afternoon on Friday as I will be travelling down from North Wales in the morning. I will be in costume myself, with my plan currently being to either attend as The Observer from the TV series 'Fringe' (this will involve me being dressed in a black suit with black tie and white shirt and wearing a bald cap with a trilby hat on) or as Kirito from the anime 'Sword Art Online' or possibly both on different days, so hopefully this may help you to recognise me. Some of the best examples of my past cosplay photography (including a few shots from Wales Comic Con over the last few years) can be seen here: http://www.robertman...phy.com/cosplay I look forward to seeing you all there Robert

The photos I took can be found here: [media=] [/media] If any of you are in any of the photos and you would like copies please feel free to get in touch.

Hi everyone, I took quite a lot of photos at Collectormania 19 and thought I would share them with you all. They can be viewed on my Flickr page here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_bond75/sets/72157634189560491/ If any of you are in any of the images on would like copies feel free to get in touch.

Hi everyone. I have posted the photos that I took at this year's Collectormania on Flickr. You can view them here: [media=] [/media] I hope you like them.

Hi everyone, I have posted the photos I took over the weekend on Flickr. Here is the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_bond75...57626757300087/

Can someone please confirm that there won't be any more cancellations for this event as I have got a long way to travel to get to it and don't want to get there to find out yet more people I want to meet have dropped out. Frankly, if anyone else is going to cancel I'm not sure it will even be worth bothering to make the effort to come.

Over 80 guests? Considering that a significant number are sports guests, which are not what Collectormania is or has ever been about, most of them are not even worthy of mention. All I see is that most of the best guests have dropped out and no one or equal or better quality has been announced to replace them.

Can someone at least tell me that there won't be any more cancellations. I've got a long journey down to Milton Keynes today and the last thing I need is to arrive at the event tomorrow morning only to find that yet another guest has decided not to grace us with their presence.

This event definitely needs a last minute announcement now that yet another guest has cancelled.