I met Kisa last year at MCM Birmingham and since then we have become friends. She is one of the most talented builders I have ever seen. I have seen her put together dresses overnight and props. We have had some awesome experiences this year from attending the European Black Panther premiere, meeting Ryan Coogler, having Lupita was our group pic in their group chat, and being on the red carpet with the cast of […]
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MCM Comic Con London
This Comic Con was special for a lot of reasons. First I was able to reunite with a bunch of friends that I don’t get to see often and made tons of new friends. I knew it was gonna be a busy weekend since I was cosplaying every day and on photography duty. This was by far the best con I had ever been to and it had a lot to do with the people […]
Read MoreThe Avengers Infinity Fan Event (No Spoilers)
I don’t know even how to characterize this weekend. It has been a crazy couple of months if you include the Black Panther European Premier to include meeting Ryan Coogler and having our photos shared in the cast group chat! It’s hard to see only a couple of months later having an even greater experience. But on Sunday an awesome group of talented cosplayers and myself were invited to be apart of the Infinity War […]
Read MoreMCM Comic Con Birmingham
MCM Birmingham was a blast despite the snowstorm that came through. I was able to catch up with some old friends and make some new friends. I won’t try to name everyone because I would surely leave someone off. Here are my favorite photos from the weekend. Here are some of my favorite cosplays and cosplayers pictures to include me as T’Challa.
Read MoreAn Isle of Skye Christmas
Have I mentioned how much I love Isle of Skye? Yea I did in another post and in my 1st video vlog I did roughly about a year ago. I decided to go back to Skye for Christmas to capture some of the winter beauty. I was hoping for snow but it wasn’t in the forecast. I rented a cottage high in the mountains which was amazing. Skye was hit with a huge snow storm […]
Read MoreShots By Shinobi Cosplay Spotlight: God of Thunder UK
I saw this guy all over Instagram named @godofthunderuk at placed near me and I just always managed to miss him. He was the best Thor cosplay I had ever seen. It was a must that we work together to create some amazing images. Late last year after we talked he invited me to take part in a Thor battle shoot as a photographer. Even though it was freezing it was an amazing experience with […]
Read MorePhotographing Winter in North Yorkshire, U.K.
The winter storm has been tabbed the “Beast From the East” and it left me with the perfect opportunity to shoot in the cold. When I say cold temperatures have been below zero degrees for over a week. Their was a lot sitting in the cold but it was worth it. Check out some of the photos from the past few days. Photos are from Harrogate, Knaresborough and Brimham Rocks.
Read MoreLove From Wakanda: A Black Panther Marriage Proposal
The hype for the Black Panther movie took the world by storm since its theatrical release. Many Black people have been waiting for this type of representation in film for a very long time. The beauty of the film has been praised by critics and audiences everywhere. I went to the premiere in London recently with a friend of mine @mandoescosplay who cosplayed Michael B. Jordan’s character Erik Killmonger. His cosplay was approved by Ryan […]
Read MoreBlack Panther: A Billion?
Can the Black Panther do $1 billion? Black Panther official three day opening weekend came in at $201.7 million. The film has the fifth-highest grossing opening weekend of all time. Black Panther has the record for most tickets pre-sold for superhero movie. It has the eighth-highest grossing opening day of all time. This movie was not expected to surpass $90 million in its opening weekend but has destroyed those projections. Black Panther has grossed over […]
Read MoreSpoiler Free Review of Marvel’s Black Panther
Chris aka Shots By Shinobi gives is review of Marvel’s Black Panther without any spoilers. He talks about his experience at the European Premier with the cast and another private viewing with Director Ryan Coogler.
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