The Darkroom
The room where the scene talks.
A room for the people who make this scene: cosplayers and makers, photographers, organizers, and the brands who want to reach them without being weird about it. Free, moderated, and open whether or not you ever hire us.
Ask for an invite
Ask for an invite and we will send it the day the room opens. The rules below are enforced, not decorative.
Who it is for
- Organizers
- Reach the people who fill your floor, and post the coverage and volunteer briefs you actually need filled.
- Brands
- Post a real brief — scope, usage, timeline, budget — and let creators opt in, instead of cold-messaging teenagers.
- Cosplayers & makers
- Post builds in progress, find people to shoot with, get critique when you ask for it. Being here has nothing to do with booking us.
- Photographers
- Yes, including the ones we compete with. A scene where photographers talk to each other is a scene where fewer people get burned.
Short, and actually enforced.
Published here rather than buried behind the invite, so you know what kind of room it is before you decide to walk in.
- 01Cosplay is not consent — here or on a con floor.
- 02Credit the maker, the photographer, and the editor. Every time.
- 03No unpaid "exposure" briefs. Budget or it does not get posted.
- 04Critique only when it is asked for.
- 05No reposting anyone's work outside this room without their yes.
- 06Bigotry, harassment, or shooting people without asking gets you removed the same day.
Come in. Bring your build.
We are starting small and moderating properly rather than chasing a member count. Early members shape what the channels become.