Public Fandom Meetups 101: Hosting Your Public Photoshoot
Have you ever been super excited to cosplay a character, but ended up with no pictures of your cosplay after the con ends? Have you ever wondered how a public photoshoot is organized? Let’s discuss the ins and outs of organizing and hosting a public photoshoot so you can host one yourself!
We’ll go over all of the following:
How to determine if your photoshoot idea is a good one
Etiquette for submitting a photoshoot request (i.e., please don’t steal it from someone who hosts it every year!)
Choosing a day, time, and location
What to do to prepare before the convention (there’s a lot!)
How to get people to show up
Whether or not to hire a photographer
Keeping things flowing smoothly during the shoot
What to do after the shoot (again, there’s a lot!)
This panel has been presented at the following conventions: