{"id":942,"date":"2018-09-04T12:16:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T17:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/?p=942"},"modified":"2018-09-03T17:17:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T22:17:59","slug":"bladesister-live-in-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/bladesister-live-in-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Bladesister – Live in Concert!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the Labor Day weekend, we traveled south to do something I haven’t done in many years. I attended a convention. Wait, didn’t I go to Photocon<\/a> this year? Yes, I did. But this was not about photography. This was a gaming convention! What was once a twice-a-year pilgrimage to any place with miniatures and games had become a very long drought. After having recently won a story-writing contest that put one of DGS Games’ Karadel Bladesister models<\/a> in my possession, I knew it was time to do some catching up.<\/p>\n

\"ReaperIt had been a rough week and we almost cancelled the trip. We had already paid for tickets and a hotel room. The road ahead is looking rough, so I decided I needed this mini-vacation to help settle my mind. We perused miniature and game vendor’s wares, played a couple of games, talked with old friends, and made a few new ones. We even took a miniature painting class together.<\/p>\n

When I regularly attended gaming conventions, photography was always a part of it for me. Inspired by a fresh convention, I spent a little time to set up a mini-session (pun intended) of sorts. I’ve seen a lot of wedding ring shots taken in a certain way that I felt would translate well to miniatures. Choosing this amazing, custom-modified Bladesister, I experimented with colors, angles, and more.<\/p>\n

\"DGSWhile I attended the convention (Reapercon<\/a>, for those curious), I spent a good amount of times with my friends at DGS Games. We sat in on a demo game and, later, got a booth demo on how the basic rules work. I learned that the volunteer that was helping us along the way was the painter behind this specific model. What a kick to meet the artist behind the model that helped inspire the journey!<\/p>\n

Where do you go to get away from the every day? What hobbies do you have that help you “reset” for the next adventure?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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