tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-20:105854 you like monkeys - you like ponies - maybe you don't like monsters so much nonelvis 2009-08-12T01:31:08Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-20:105854:159025 2009-08-12T01:31:08Z 2009-08-12T01:31:08Z public 0 <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://kylecassidy.livejournal.com/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif' alt='[livejournal.com profile] ' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' width='17' height='17'/></a><a href='http://kylecassidy.livejournal.com/'><b>kylecassidy</b></a></span> is a professional photographer who has worked with Neil Gaiman, among other people. During Worldcon, he asked fans to pose for photos, and he's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7725107@N07/3811943089/in/set-72157622013791778/">posted the results on Flickr</a>.<br /><br />Cassidy has that magic portrait photographer skill of making everyone look handsome, beautiful, or at least really interesting. The fans he photographed span all ages; some photos are of adorable geek couples; some are in costume; some are in "mundane" clothing. But I went through all 151 photos and could have looked at more. <br /><br />Some favorites:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7725107@N07/3812758376/in/set-72157622013791778/">One</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7725107@N07/3811944951/in/set-72157622013791778/">Two</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7725107@N07/3812757500/in/set-72157622013791778/">Three</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7725107@N07/3811944027/in/set-72157622013791778/">Four</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7725107@N07/3811943523/in/set-72157622013791778/">Five</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7725107@N07/3811943089/in/set-72157622013791778/">Six</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7725107@N07/3812758192/in/set-72157622013791778/">John Scalzi</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7725107@N07/3811944401/in/set-72157622013791778/">Connie Willis</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=nonelvis&ditemid=159025" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-20:105854:158596 2009-08-11T02:06:46Z 2009-08-11T02:06:46Z public 14 <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://nonelvis.dreamwidth.org/158596.html#cutid1">Many photos after the cut. Definitely not dialup-friendly.</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=nonelvis&ditemid=158596" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-20:105854:158090 2009-08-09T03:17:42Z 2009-08-09T03:17:42Z public 3 <i>Overheard in the ladies' room:<br /><br />Mother: "So, when we go back into the Dealers' Room, do you want something with Cthulhu or without Cthulhu?"<br /><br />Small child: "Wiv 'thulu! Wiv 'thulu!"</i><br /><br /><br />I wish I'd overheard this myself so I could have complimented that woman on bringing her child up properly.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=nonelvis&ditemid=158090" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments