Deku feature set by Cosplays by Fenpai from PortConMaine 2019

As soon as we were done with our Friday panel at PortConMaine 2019, “How to Build a Nerdy YouTube Channel,” I made a beeline for my usual shooting location. I wasn’t there for more than 30 minutes before I saw an adorable genderbent Deku cosplay. After grabbing a few hall shots, I found her to be quite chatty, and looking for someone to take some more featured set-style shots. I hadn’t shot a set since our photoshoot week on Cape Cod in May, and it was still early in the convention so I said sure.

As it turns out, Fen, online as Cosplays by Fenpai and merchantqueen_, is from Florida, and not only a talented cosplayer, but an experienced martial artist. Experienced enough that she can throw sidekicks while wearing at least 6-inch heels and standing on a mound of mulch. We had a lot of fun chatting about different martial arts styles and cosplay.

Right after the shoot, Manny did a video interview, and you can hear how much planning and effort went into making the Deku catsuit-like costume. That video is below the image that links to the gallery.

We now use Smugmug to present cosplay photo galleries and will post all photos there, with a link to each gallery in its own gallery article. This will allow us to give you higher resolution images to download — still for free.

To view the entire gallery, just click on the image below. If you are pictured in any of our galleries, feel free to download the images and use them non-commercially on social media, with appropriate credit.