15 People You See At Every Comic Con

2. The Hoard Of Photographers

There will be an army of people armed with cameras. Professional photographers will be taking pictures of people in costume, newspapers will have commissioned pieces for tomorrow€™s paper, and amateur photographers are just having a good time. Decent cameras have become increasingly accessible in recent years, so ordinary people can get amazing quality photographs of the event. You don€™t even need a professional camera for this; just use a smartphone and upload your photographs to Facebook and Instagram and you are joining this crowd. The ability of Comic-Con attendees to document their visit on social media, through photos, means that the event is in many ways timeless and limitless; you did not have to be at San Diego Comic-Con to see what the event looked like, and you don€™t have to be there to see all the incredible costumes. Photography means that the event is enhanced; it no longer ends on the Sunday, you can continue to feel immersed in the atmosphere by uploading and browsing images online. Next time you are at a Comic-Con check out the hashtag for the event on social media; you will be inundated with images of the event you are attending. This is clear evidence of the attendance of thousands of people armed with smartphones and cameras. The quality of the pictures that emerge during and after Comic-Con show how many of these photographers are there, and how good the pictures can be.