Watercolours

Here it is! My big project I worked on back in March, shot for RAW Artist's Exposure in April.
I was inspired by colours and their psychological connection; what do the colours mean to people, what emotions do they evoke?
What do these photos mean to you? Feel free to let me know in the comments below :)
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Supanova 2015

The con season is now underway, opening last weekend with Supanova! And it was the biggest one I've ever seen.
Saturday was packed, you could barely move inside, and outside was no different. I think this sudden increase of attendees would have been due to the big name guests like Christopher Lloyd and George Takei. But Supanova had rearranged their usual set up, which helped ease the crowds.
I know a lot of table and stall holders were disappointed to learn that the celebrity signings had been moved to a separate building, as a lot of sales come from people who only come for signings but check out the stalls on the way out. But in my opinion, Supanova made the right choice in separating the celebrities from the exhibitor's hall. The exhibitor's hall, as I said before, was packed full, I can't imagine how worse it would have been with people waiting in line for signings as well.
Supanova also seems to want to grow more, with Popcultcha and EB Games having massive stall space. What this means for the artist alley, I'm not sure, but I hope they don't begin ignoring the smaller artists, because they're a core part of the con and the community.
The convention also changed up access to it. Instead of being able to hang around outside without a pass, you needed a pass to get into Supanova's area of the showgrounds. Not only did this stop people loitering without passes, but it also made it easier to enter halls as you didn't have volunteers constantly asking to see your pass.

The second day was a lot quieter. I could actually browse the stalls without being pushed along by the crowd, it wasn't unbearably hot inside and out, and I got to see some of the celebrities walking around. My only complaint about the second day was they attempted to make and entrance only, and ext only door to the exhibitor hall. I wouldn't have a problem usually, but they started doing it halfway through the day. Though they gave up quickly.

My other complaint would have to be ticket prices. I know they've upped the prices because it's technically a three-day pass, but hardly anyone goes on Friday. Nothing is set up, the only thing on Friday is buying tokens for signings. I think they need to make the weekend pass a two-day pass, and then add an extra pass for the Friday for people who want to go.

Anyway, enough of what I thought of the convention, you're here for photos!
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RAW Artist's: Exposure

After two months of planning, shooting, and all around stressing, the RAW: Exposure exhibition was on last Friday!

It was a great night filled with amazing art. I was really stoked to see the project, 'Watercolour', I had been working on for the past couple of months go from ideas, to sketchers, and then to finally come together and be hung up on the wall for everyone to see.
I didn't make as much money via prints and photoshoot vouchers as I would have liked, I think it's because people who bought money were after large art pieces to hang in their houses, but I received a lot of interest in my work, and a lot of business cards were taken. People really loved my Watercolour project that I had completed. One couple really understood my goal in a lot of my photos; that nudity isn't always sexual, and they had a long conversation with Eloquent Mx Loki about it.

As far as the behind the scenes of RAW goes, I have no complaints. I've seen a lot of people calling it a scam because you have to sell 20 tickets, or pay the equivalent price, but they tell you from the beginning that this is the case, and make sure you understand before booking you in. Communication between the organizers and myself was always fast and clear, emails with updates were often sent, and they were happy to answer any questions I had. It went very smoothly, especially considering how many people, and different types of artists were participating.

My only complaint was about one guy who was quite lewd to Eloquent Mx Loki, who was topless and helping promote my work. But the organizers and security took it very seriously and helped us out. But all in all it was a great night, I'm really happy I got to be a part of it, and really proud of myself for completing such a big undertaking.

I would also like to thank a bunch of people! Thank-you to everyone who bought a ticket and came along, and those who bought a ticket and didn't come along, your support really helped me out.
Thank-you to Nate of Hades Industries for pimping me out a lot and all the support. Thank-you to Mad Dame for letting me use your studio for a week, I couldn't have created my art without that space.
Thank-you to my models Baz Kaybee, Eloquent Mx Loki, Miss Twisted, Sally Ersch, Stirling Gill-Chambers, Soot Silver, Tahlia Celenn, and Void Decay for agreeing to be a part of this project, and being gorgeous people who embodied my ideas.
I want to also send a HUGE thank-you to Karen Richens, for helping me out with funding this project.
And another huge thank-you again to Eloquent Mx Loki for supporting me with this enterprise, coming into the studio everyday with me and helping me out during the shoots, and for helping promote my work on the night. I couldn't have done it with out you.

The photos of my new project won't be posted for a little while, because I am planning to get them published. And photos from the night will be sent to me in about two weeks, once I get them I will post them.