{"id":27959,"date":"2014-05-28T02:01:14","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T06:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/?p=27959"},"modified":"2021-01-19T21:39:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T02:39:57","slug":"momocon-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/momocon-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"MomoCon 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Toys for Momocon picture taking: Nikon F100 and Tri-X, Polaroid 600 SE and Fujifilm, IR Sigma SD14, Pocket Cinema Camera, and Fuji X100<\/p><\/div>\n

MomoCon Atlanta | May 23-25, 2014<\/p>\n

The photo above shows the “alternative” gear that I brought on an adventure to MomoCon. \u00a0(If you have never been, you’re missing out on the joy in people watching\/gawking and the inspiration that comes from seeing kids creatively expressing themselves . \u00a0I’m sure most people in business suits can’t see the coolness in all the nerdery, but last time I checked, the highest grossing movies were still based on comics, fantasy, and animation. Not to mention the size of the video game industry alone.) \u00a0I of course brought too much gear and ended up only using the infrared Sigma and the Pocket Cinema Camera for fun. \u00a0And Saturday was just a DSLR + Steadicam Merlin combo. \u00a0Yep, a bit different this year than your average stills\u00a0shooter.<\/p>\n

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Us as “Japanese tourists,” with a hint of\u00a0Jimmy Olsen and the Doctor too I guess! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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So the main oddball camera I used this year was an Infra Red Sigma, a camera unlike any other DSLR out there due to the unique Foveon sensor. \u00a0I’ll keep the technical details short, but I’ve shot with this camera long enough to know that it just renders reality much like a comic book drawing. \u00a0Due to the sharpness of the non Bayer sensor and the lens, and the black and white conversion from IR that produces some great contrasty images. \u00a0Easy or reliable to use–of course not, but the results are worth it.<\/p>\n

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Welcome to Atlanta! \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n

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These next few shots by Thomas C, as I was lugging the heavy Steadicam Merlin combo.<\/p>\n

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More images to come!<\/p>\n

Bonus Footage: \u00a0Haven’t gotten to the rest of the videos yet, but here’s an example of some fly around shots with the Steadicam Merlin.<\/p>\n

Feel free to share with friends with the links below! \u00a0Thanks to each and every Cosplayer who posed for photos. \u00a0The time, talent and dedication needed to do this type of work is definitely impressive. \u00a0Taking a still photo is really brainless compared to this artform, so thanks again to everyone. \u00a0Those that want to schedule a fun collaborative shoot in the future, just let me know!<\/p>\n

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\"me\"Hi! My name is Boon. \u00a0I’m an Atlanta based Artist. \u00a0<\/strong>I draw. \u00a0I take pictures. \u00a0I write.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been covering events and documenting random things here in Georgia since 2004!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

All Artwork and Photos \u00a9 Boon Vong. For image usage feel free to\u00a0Contact Me<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Portraits from this year’s great event. Most of the images with my “alternative” gear!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27995,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[14,184,304,148,185,170,146],"class_list":{"0":"post-27959","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-photos","8":"tag-atlanta","9":"tag-cosplay","10":"tag-foveon","11":"tag-ir","12":"tag-momocon","13":"tag-portraits","14":"tag-sigma-sd14","16":"post-with-thumbnail","17":"post-with-thumbnail-large"},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t