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Free day out at MCM ComicCon London - lotsa cosplay shooting opportunities

Dragonlady

By Dragonlady, 1652619519

Hey, peeps. Anyone fancy a day out at MCM ComicCon London for free... a fun day out, and lotsa opportunities to shoot the cosplayers, who love to pose for photos.

Y'see, I'll be there for the whole event, from Fri 27th to Sun 29th with the Scorch's Pyrography stall. Yay, a great and fun event... .but I don't have my stallbunnies arranged for all the days this time. I usually have pals lined up to come, as it's great fun, but this time I have some "maybes", but nothing firmly arranged yet, due to people's other commitments... so, anyone wanna be my stallbunny?

You get free entry to ComicCon as my stallbunny, from earlier to later than the general public, in exchange for helping out on the stall a few times in the day (just long enough so I can nip to the loo and maaaaybe look around a little bit) and providing me with car transport to the ExCel (in Docklands) and back from Dagenham (RM10, just off the A13, between the M25 and A406).

Most of the haul-the-gear-there-for-setup issue will be Thursday, and therefore my problem (unless someone's always yearned to see what MCM looks like as it's being set up, in which case do let me know!) but I do have to haul a fair bit extra on the Friday morning. And then the day that I would REALLY like a lift back is Sunday closedown, as the whole two-table-and-walls big MCM stall makes a considerable load for even two people to haul, even with little trolleys, on the DLR, Tube and bus... but no problem to get in a car boot/back seat.

So, if you fancy being my transport-and-stallbunny and going to MCM ComicCon for free, just comment and/or PM me, let me know which day or days you could do...

Dragonlady said, 1652637884

I'll pay your parking at ExCel, BTW...

Margiot said, 1652645540

Have you posted this in the MCM comic con groups on Facebook? There are people that would literally snap your hand off for this on there.

I would myself but I'm in York and also away on holiday on those dates aswell 😪

Dragonlady said, 1652686268

Sis Benedict said

Have you posted this in the MCM comic con groups on Facebook? There are people that would literally snap your hand off for this on there.

I would myself but I'm in York and also away on holiday on those dates aswell 😪

Heya!

I haven't yet, no. I thought I'd try and offer a treat to "one of us" first, as it were.

It's odd how it's turned out this year... I normally have a queue of people just itching to be a stallbunny, but the timing has worked out wrong for everyone this time


Gothic Image said, 1652686970

Wrong time and place for me too, unfortunately.

Dragonlady said, 1652862368

Ah, damn, everyone has dropped out now - what IS it with this year? :)

So, I now have free slots of Fri, Sat and Sun, although Sunday is the killer for me!

Dragonlady said, 1652863471

Well, I now have stallbunny slots free for every day of MCM!
I usually have people lining up to come, and have to disappoint people, but this time it's just bad timing for everyone I know, and people have backed out due to illness too. But Sunday is the killer for me, as everything has to get from the event floor and back to Dagenham in one go, and it's two hefty loads... but NP to do in a car

Glamourportraits said, 1652889495

Maybe not helpful, but to me the issue is not so much filling the day with someone on your stand. It’s more to do with the driving through London twice to pick up the stand and a few days later to drop it off. 

Have you considered hiring a ‘man with a van’ for one trip at the very least or maybe both.

I am sure it would then be a lot more ‘fruitful’ getting cover on the stand itself. To me they are 2 different tasks rolled into 1. (Apologies if I have got the ‘wrong end of the stick’)

Freya said, 1652890172

Why does London have to be so far away

FiL said, 1652890687

Perhaps it would appeal to a broader range of photographers if you also offered a TF for each of the days you need you and your stuff to be carted to/fro, which sounds like Thursday, Friday and Sunday. I think the killer is having to take a vehicle to ExCel, even if you pay for the parking. For most photographers here I doubt that shooting randoms at MCM is sufficient incentive for the hassle involved. Just a thought anyway, and I hope you manage to get something sorted.

DMG Photography said, 1652917947

Hiya, I can do that.  Besides, it's about time I went to one of those anyway :)

Oh wait, you need a driver and car, I'm not and don't have one :( sorry.

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A.A Photographic said, 1652946318

Dragonlady

What times would you need on Sunday I am shooting the evening before but do have Sunday free ?