YFN_Spider-Sam

06/07/2021

"I'll see you again. I promise."

28/06/2021

Happy everyone!

Here's another shot from my shoot with and my updated blaster.
While Mando is out hunting across Brighton, I'm often asked where my helmet came from, and I am pleased to say my armourer has finally made an insta page. If you ever want a helmet like mine, .replicas is the man to ask. MGReplicas on Facebook too. They work amazingly as a cosplay component but also as an awesome display piece. No, I haven't been paid to say any of this. Go give the guy a follow and consider looking through his collection!

21/06/2021

Happy Mando Monday!

I'm gonna start off this second round of images with probably my favourite from the new set. This came out incredibly well and absolutely knocked it out of the park.
Stay tuned for the rest, there are some epic ones!

10/05/2021

"He means more to me than you will ever know" - The Mandalorian


Last (and one of my favourite) photos from the first batch of pics by the amazing
I'm so stoked to see the rest as this guy is brilliant. Doing a proper shoot in a cosplay is a dream come true for me and I couldn't be happier with the outcome. Stay tuned as more come through!

Fun fact, that huge branch at my feet? I may or may not have tripped over that about a second after this shot was taken.

07/05/2021

Making some minor additions to my blaster in preparation for some future shoots. Not bad for a first coat. It's starting to look like an actual blaster!

06/05/2021

"When one chooses to walk the Way of the Mandalore, you are both hunter and prey" - The Armourer

Photo and editing:

05/05/2021

"I'm not leaving my fate up to chance" - The Mandalorian

Happy Revenge of The Fifth!
Photo and editing by:
The Mando is yours truly.

04/05/2021

Happy Star Wars Day!

Celebrating with one of my favourite shots of myself and Grogu. This is the May!

03/05/2021

Happy !
Photo and editing credit goes to as always.

02/05/2021

A friend of mine sent me this. You're welcome.

02/05/2021

"I've never met a real Mandalorian. Heard stories. I know you're good at killing." - Cobb Vanth

Hearing the roar of Mando's flamethrower always gave me chills in the show, so to see jets of fire come from my own vambrace (even just from an edited photo) is something else.

your work is stellar. Follow the guy and DM him if you need a photographer, can highly recommend!

28/04/2021

"I can bring you in warm, or I can bring you in cold"

I have no words to describe how happy I am with this shoot. I'm gonna keep slowly uploading these as time goes on, so stay tuned, there's some corkers. you have captured this suit in ways I simply couldn't.
This is the way.

27/04/2021

"I'm a Mandalorian, weapons are part of my religion"

Had an absolute blast with my new pistol 1.0. Will be giving it a better paint job, etc as time goes on.

A teaser of what's to come from my shoot today with the amazingly talented
The photography, the effects, everything was done by him, so show him some love! Don't worry, Grogu was there with me, and will definitely show up.

14/04/2021

"Does this look... Jedi to you?"

22/02/2021

"You're... very special, kid. We're gonna find that place you belong, and they're gonna take real good care of you."

Happy Monday all!
Part 2 of my Mando/Grogu shoot. I love the tender moments between these two and I tried to capture that relationship in some of the shots I took. Really excited to release the rest of these over the coming week, so keep an eye open!

20/02/2021

"Where he goes, I go"

Today has been the best day for shooting I've had so far. Took Grogu out to the nearby park and rock garden and I have never had such a positive reaction. I had families stopping me and asking for photos, people waving at both me and the child (who waved back), the classic of yelling "This is the way!", so many different interactions. The many many smiles of both kids and adults made this day extra special, not to mention I'm actually getting the hang of this whole picture taking thing.

Gonna be posting this set in chunks cause it splits up quite nicely. Stay tuned for more!

13/02/2021

"You are a clan of two." - The Armourer

Coursework sucks, no matter what is going on in the world. Luckily, Mando has some company to keep him motivated. Especially with the thought of taking the little wamp rat out with him on his next mission.

09/02/2021

Yesterday, on the Mandalorian's hunt, he began to pick up the trail of some future targets. A strange device, the likes of which he had never seen, and the dog tags of a mutant ex-soldier. The Mandalorian is certain he will track down these targets some day, and maybe find some more evidence of their past activities.

Cannot express how much fun yesterday was. Sure, I was beyond frozen by the time I got home, but so worth it. Definitely gonna try and make a habit of setting time aside for taking photos on the regular-ish. Especially when the weather heats up again. And these shots make me more excited than ever for when cons return and I can put this suit under the lens of a professional!

08/02/2021

The Mandalorian was on the hunt once again, this time on the beaches of Brighton. But who was he tracking? Could these characters one day appear on this very page? Stay tuned to find out...

Once again to everyone, young and old, who said hi, asked about the suit or complimented it, some even asking for (safely distanced) photos, thank you so very much. Super glad I could make some people smile.

07/02/2021

Let's try this again. This is the new account.

07/02/2021

The few photos I managed to get from my little photoshoot today before my camera gave up. Pretty sure anyone with actual photography skills would consider some of these a crime against cameras, but I'm proud with my first attempt. 😅

Thanks again to MGReplicas for the helmet, I'll never not thank you for this thing.

07/02/2021

Needless to say, the recent weeks, month, year, you name it, has not been the best for any of us. I know I sure as hell have been feeling it. With mental health issues, old rona, family drama, deaths of loved ones, just to name a few, it can certainly be tough to keep your head above water.

But today, I'm writing about something positive and giving some simple advice to you all:
NEVER deny yourself the chance to do something you love.
If you had asked me a month or so ago if I would wander around Brighton in full Mando gear and occasionally take photos of myself, I would have thought you were insane. I was not remotely confident enough. But after some encouraging words from some friends, I did it today, and I for damn sure will do it again. And hopefully my camera won't die so quickly next time...

The reactions I got were amazing and the smiles my daft hobby put on people's faces cheered me right up and managed to take my mind off things. Whether they simply smiled, waved, or actually told me how much they loved the suit, it all brightened up my day.

So the moral is, make some time for you, do what you love, and you never know, it might not just be you who you cheer up along the way.

P.s. to the woman who, at a set of traffic lights, rolled down her window, leaned out and yelled "MANDO! THIS IS THE WAY!" at me, with the biggest smile I think I have ever seen, marry me. Best reaction I just didn't expect.

07/02/2021

Heads up guys, if your insta account has been disabled within the last few days with no warning, don't bother supplying them with any info or trying to get your account back. This will be the response.

So Instagram took down my profile for literally no reason and cannot even justify it. They cannot tell me which term of service it violates or anything. I have pointed out that I cannot impersonate myself and that this was a cosplay account and this was their rude and downright unacceptable response. They didn't only take it down with no warning, they straight-up deleted it.
What they are embarrassed to tell us, is that they made a whiplash decision to shadowban a bunch of accounts due to a recent Instagram hack.

I am going to attempt to make another one, because Insta seemed to be the platform you guys engaged with more. It'll probably have to have a completely different name to this page, so sorry for the confusion, but this is why.
What irritates me the most, is they took my mobile number, claiming they could recover the account within 24 hours. So not only are they disabling accounts for no reason, they're using their mess up to harvest personal data. Wonderful.

04/02/2021

Say hello to the new addition to the family that has probably been freaking out my neighbours for the past day, featuring the best dressing gown of all time. Hey, even a Mando needs some downtime.
Massive shout out to MGReplicas for putting this together for me. Goes super well with the suit (which I intend to show off at a later date once I get my sd card through for the camera). This photo on my phone does not do it justice at all and I can't wait to get some better shots of it and one day take it out to cons!

30/01/2021

Here is something I made from a friend's suggestion. You're welcome. ;)

Hoping to get a new cosplay together soon to show off. Unfortunately, the main component has gone MIA while on its way to me. 😑

28/01/2021

Now where would Spidey be without his trusty camera?
Got this in today so that I can stop taking just selfies on my phone, went to take some photos aaaaaand... realised it didn't have an sd card... 🤦‍♂️
Anyhoo, that should arrive tomorrow then we can get down to hopefully taking some semi-decent shots!

21/01/2021

Definitely feeling the lack of cons at the minute.
Thought I'd show off the costume I wore to my last con (back in 2019!), Spider-Man Noir himself. Also the first time I was professionally photographed (credit to Doctor Bell's Magical Mirrorless Picture Box for that).
Definitely need to pick better rooms for cosplay selfies. 😅

20/01/2021