Convention tips: How to photograph fans in costume

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A convention is a great place for taking photos: there’s plenty of cool things worth turning into con memories — celebrity sightings, cool displays, and plenty of people in costumes. At a Star Wars convention, expect most of the costumers to be your fellow fans, so here’s some important etiquette for taking pictures of or with folks in costume:

The basic rule: A person in a costume is still a person. Acknowledge them and treat them with respect. Here’s how: Continue reading “Convention tips: How to photograph fans in costume”

Get your Star Wars picture taken at a local landmark!

Yoda at Sea WorldStarWars.com is looking to celebrate fans all around the world this year, so they want your photos! They are looking for pictures of you in your Star Wars costumes at your local and area landmarks.

Here’s the instructions from Lucasfilm:

  1. Share this message with your Star Wars friends.
  2. Take pictures in your Star Wars costumes (UPDATE: or Star Wars apparel!) with your local landmarks.
  3. Turn in the pictures with a signed copy of the release form (email or fax) to fanevents@starwars.com, or 1-415-623-1107 (FAX: Attn: Mary Franklin). (Hint: don’t fax the photos!)
  4. Be sure to name the landmark, and area/city/country.
  5. You can start turning them in at any time. The sooner the better!
  6. The deadline is April 22nd to turn in pictures. But we’ll start putting them up soon after we get them
  7. Have Fun, and May the 4th Be With You!

With those last two points, I’m sure something big for Star Wars Day is planned! (Besides the 30th anniversary screenings of Return of the Jedi in Los Angeles.)

Grab that release form (Lucasfilm Personal Release 2013) and get out there and get some photos!

Extra Update: Please post on twitter or facebook or the like when you submit stuff!

The fandom minute: Spacebook, sports, puns, photos, blogs, corrdors, and the wisdom of Han Solo

spacebookToday on Spacebook.. This t-shirt design by Hogboy has been making the rounds. I would dare take a guess that this genius is the inspiration.

Book highlights the work of Hasbro photographer

Insight is a collection of action figure photographs by Hasbro’s Gianni Lopergolo, who is living with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Hasbro is selling the collection – which features mainly photographs of their Star Wars, G.I. Joe, and Marvel lines, to help raises funds for his family and others suffering from the disease.