For the past few months, there’s been two different events on my radar for the Labor Day weekend that I was interested in: Bumbershoot and CascadiaCon. Some time ago, I’d decided to forego CascadiaCon in favor of Bumbershoot, but then over the past week I got a bit ticked at the Bumbershoot people over their “no cameras” foolishness, and ended up deciding that I didn’t want to head that way, either. So this weekend was looking to be pretty low-key.
Thursday evening Prairie and I went out for dinner with some friends from the Vogue (something that’s becoming a weekly event), and found out that Erin had been asked to showcase some of her clothing in a fashion show at CascadiaCon. Over the course of the conversation, I ended up getting asked to photograph the show, and Prairie was asked to be one of Erin’s models!
So, Saturday evening, Prairie and I headed down to the SeaTac Hilton, picked up CascadiaCon attendee badges at the registration desk, and found our way up to the designated “green room”. Prairie was soon buried in hair, makeup, and clothing, so I wandered back and forth between the green room and the conference room where the show was going to be.
The show itself was much fun — three designers showcasing four clothing lines (Imp of Satan, Fetishwear, Winter Couture, and Notorious Curves) in a late-night, 18+ only Fetish for Fantasy Fashion Show, hosted by Betty Rage of Glitzkrieg Burlesque and Cherry Baum (aka Mickey, who I know from the Vogue).
There are, of course, lots of pictures in a Flickr photoset. While my photos aren’t nearly “professional” quality (after all, there’s only so far you can push a little point-and-shoot, no matter how many dials and buttons they stick on it), I did the best I could. Here’s a few sample shots…
Prairie and Christa getting ready.
Models for Imp of Satan rehearsing.
Two of the Imp of Satan models horsing around.
The Imp of Satan crew on stage.
One of the Fetishwear models.
Betty Rage modeling for Winter Couture.
Prairie modeling for Notorious Curves.
Prairie’s second outfit.
The Notorious Curves models after the show.
f.w.i.w., there wasn’t any noticeable enforcement of the camera (or umbrella) policy. even though I don’t think it’s true, we should pretend that the outrage from the weblog community caused them to allow people to bring their cameras in without hassle.
I didn’t bring my camera on Friday and from what I saw decided to bring it on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. I’ve got 135 images to put up (soon!) and figured the “no camera” policy was something which seemed way out of line anyway. But, considering their “rule,” I’ll remove them from public view if someone complains. That’s my plan, but first I’ve got to process the photos. Even took a number of VRs at Bumbershoot – obviously standing in a single place twirling around with a camera. Not a single soul seemed bothered – except in one photo I’ve looked at, there’s these two women who seem a bit ‘turbed. Anyway, Bumbershoot was fun – there was certainly plenty of high fashion running around.
Hey I just found this entry via google and you got some great photos of my models! May I use the first two? I will credit you, of course!
Well, hey there — I’m glad you liked them! You’re welcome to use the photos, or any others that I got (here’s a quick link to all the Imp of Satan photos that I got). Credit is, of course, greatly appreciated. ;) Thanks!