Hi all you cosplayers out there!

For years now I've wanted to get more images of cosplayers in my portfolio but have not had the chance to do so. That itch has finally caught up with me and I just have to scratch it. I figured that as we head into the cosplay season with Detour in a week and other cons not far behind, I know that a lot of you have your new, totally badass outfits ready to go! So here's the deal:

Instead of my usual $100/hr for a portrait session, you and I will brainstorm on a completely awesome shoot (preferably on location because chances are that your character probably didn't spend a lot of time hanging out in photo studios, although there's no reason we couldn't do both!) and it will only be $75 for two hours! If we think the shoot is going to run longer, we can negotiate on the price for additional hours, and if you need a makeup artist or stylist please let me know and we can work that out.

I want more pictures of cosplayers, and you want more professional quality images of the outfit you spent hours and probably hundreds of dollars assembling that aren't random "in the hall" shots at a convention, so let's make this happen!

For some examples of cosplay photos I've taken in the past, please check out these images I took of Holly Luckes as Poison Ivy!

Also, for a limited time, the first person to do so can save a little money by buying me this totally sweet hoodie in lieu of payment. Only the first person to offer to do so can take advantage of the hoodie opportunity.

Email, FB message or call for more details, to tell me all about your sweet cosplay and to set up your appointment today!

-Drayke Larson
Photosynthetique Imaging
http://photosynthetique.com
drayke@photosynthetique.com
612-424-9760

A veteran of the great Coloured Bubble War of 2010.

The Dickensian Yule Ball was a blast! It was so beautiful. Everyone looked so fancy, the setting was just amazing, and the entertainment was divine. I was not the photographer for the night, but as always I brought my camera anyway. I tried not to have it out too often, but I still had a to blast a flash in a few people's eyes anyway.

The rest are in the usual place. :)

Hey all! I'm running a special on studio photo shoots! Just in time for the holidays! Get pictures taken of you for your family. Get them taken of your family for you. For a loved one. Or maybe just pictures of yourself, for yourself because you are just such a lovely person!

For just $40/hr (60% off the standard price!), you too can have wonderful pictures taken in my beautiful studio in Lowertown St Paul! I have some extra time before the real craziness of December begins and I want to fill it with pretty faces! You have to act fast though, as this deal is only available through Tuesday, December 1st!

For more samples of my work and to find out my information about what I do, please visit my website at Photosynthetique.com

Some recent studio portraits that I have captured:

Brains! 5000+ Brain brains! BRRRRAAAAAAIIIIINNNNNSSSSS! BRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAIIIINNNNNSSSSSS!

Brains.

Sorry for the long wait everyone! The SGMS photos are finally available! I'd write something about what a great time I had working with you all, what beautiful models and designs I was witness to all night long, how well I thought everything ran (no small feat with that many designers and models!), what a wonderful job the makeup artists and stylists in making everyone so pretty, and a bunch of other really nice things but I'M SO TIRED. My apologies. I'll try to be more eloquent tomorrow after I've slept. For now, I will simply allow my images to do the talking for me.

BUT before you go getting all link-clicky, here's the fine print stuff that you should read first.
You CAN download the images from my flickr account and use them in your online portfolio, on your Facebook, Myspace, Blogspot, Facespace, Mybook, and Myblagofacespacebook.
You CAN NOT crop the image in such a way that when it is viewed fullscreen my watermark is missing. I accept that this will happen with small icons.
You CAN print them out for whatever reason, but I really don't recommend it as the images on this site are low quality.
You CAN contact me about getting a high resolution copy of the image, I have very reasonable prices for student designers and models.
You CAN become a fan of my work over on Facebook because you think I rock, but that's up to you. ;)
You CAN totally contact me if you are a stylist or makeup artist and would like your work to be tagged on Flickr. Just let me know which images models you worked on appear in.
You CAN contact me if you're looking for portraits, headshots or any other portfolio-building images taken. Information on that here.
You CAN also contact me if you're looking for a wedding photographer, because I do that as well. That information is here.
You CAN see most of these same designers showing new designs, as well as an incredible show at "Children of the Revolution" put on by The Libertine Asylum. Register early before tickets are gone!
You CAN all be totally awesome people that I'm happy to be able to work with.

That is all! Now go! Enjoy!

The entire Fresh Fruits Basket 2009 collection.
Carousel Cafe/Kittineko Designs
Irregular Pearl
KMKostume
Scoundrelle's Keep
Apatico
Megan Maude
Blasphemina's Closet

(insert text here about the absolutely gorgeous wedding of my beautiful cousin Jaclyn and her incredibly awesome husband Cam, that was held in one of the most amazing places I've ever had the pleasure to visit. This text would be here if I wasn't so incredibly tired and dreading having to be up in a few hours.)

Enjoy!

Selected images from the entire set can be seen here: My flickr account

BTW, if you like my photos you can become a fan of my work here on Facebook.
If you or someone you know is looking for a wedding photographer, you can find my information on my wedding site.

Good news! Although the original five slots in the Libertine Asylum fundraiser special have been filled, it has been extended by two slots! To make it even more awesome, whoever gets these two extra slots will have their photos taken by the amazingly talented Carla H of Fairshadow Photography! Fairshadow Photography is a frequent collaborator of both Photosynthetique and the Libertine Asylum, and you can find out more about Carla's work here: http://fairshadowphoto.com/

She's an incredible photographer and she's going one further by offering these two extended slots at a deep discount of just $40 for the same two hour special! So if you're not already committed to 1 of the initial 5 slots, this is your last chance to get portraits done at an unbelievable price. Contact me via email, phone or FB message, or contact Carla at ladyfairshadow@gmail.com. I'll keep everyone updated as these slots fill up!

Thanks everyone!

To help support the Libertine Asylum's November event entitled "Children of the Revolution", I am offering a special discount on my services.

Any standard portraiture shoot, on location or in studio for two hours. Just $50. This is a $140 value. I only have five slots open, and I will be updating this post as they are taken. Your purchase of this time will not only get you beautiful pictures, but also help support alternative fashion in Minnesota!

Note that even if you choose studio, there are many great locations immediately around the studio itself where we can shoot so that you have a variety of both studio and location photos! Whatever your idea may be, I look forward to making it a reality with you!

I can be contacted via email (drayke@photosynthetique.com), phone (612-703-5125), or via Facebook message (Photosynthetique on Facebook.).

Update 10.04.09: Only one slot left! Now's the time to email, Facebook message or call if you're interested!

All slots taken! See new post for information!

Examples of studio photos:




Examples of location photos taken within walking distance of the studio:

I love hanging out with the MN Rufflebutts! They're all so damn cute, fun and great models. All of you! I wish more would have made it out yesterday to the Photosynthetique studio because it was a blast. :D

The full set is, as always, here.

Meet Jesse "Perfect Robb" and Katie, my newest clients. I've known Robb (I've known him as "Perfect Robb" since high school, so it's hard to think of him using his real first name) for a long time, and I met Katie on the set of "Record of Abraxas", the short film by BokBok Productions. These two were meant for each other, Robb being a movie producer, her being an actress and they're extremely cute together. It's easy to see the chemistry and they were really fun to hang out with while shooting their engagement photos. I'm very flattered that they chose me as their photographer, because I know that they have several photographer friends whom they could have easily taken over me. Thank you, you two! :)

I've posted a few from that session here, if you'd like to take a look. Otherwise, here's a couple of my favourites.

Hey, I had to do something in there after getting that bloody backdrop set up! Also, getting a heavy seamless paper backdrop installed is more work than I thought it would be.

I've finished the photos from Briana and Corey's wedding. What a wonderful time! I hope that if they are reading this as I post it, having just returned from their honeymoon today, that they had an absolutely beautiful time together and that they love the photos I've taken for them. :D

I'm sharing with you a few of my favourites just because I can. If you want to check out the selected images from their wedding, you can go here. I've chosen not to post the entire set as it's kind of fun for the couple to find more great photos on their disc when they get it!