When I first started going to conventions (Youmacon 2005) I pretty much went to go to panels, game shows, and the game room and that was my convention experience. Admittedly, I’ve fallen out of the loop of anime quite a bit and my convention experience has changed a lot since then. My biggest reason for going to conventions now is photography, and that is the primary reason I decided to go for a press badge at Youmacon 2012. As someone that enjoys portraiture, naturally my favorite things to photograph are the massive amounts of unique cosplayers that appear in these conventions. Following is a gallery of some of my favorite cosplay images from the convention.