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A small selection. Filtered, curated, and significantly more flattering than convention selfies.
Hi. I'm Beefshanks.
I shoot fursuits because nobody else was doing it right.
Most con photos are disasters. Hotel light is yellow. Phones can't see your eye detail. People shoot you from below because they're sitting on the floor having a great time. The result is never a photo you'd want to use.
So. I bring a real camera. Real lights. The kind of patience you need to wait for a fursuit to land its expression.
I shoot Anthrocon, Midwest FurFest, Biggest Little Fur Con, Pawcon, Further Confusion, Las Vegas Fur Con, Golden State Fur Con, and Anthro Southern California. If you're not at one of those, ask.
I shoot outdoors because the light is better. I shoot urban because it makes you look like a movie poster. I shoot at night. I shoot in the rain. I shoot until I get one.
DM @bestbuygeeksquad on Telegram. That's the fastest. I always reply.
Beefshanks. Shanks if we're already friends.
PS: gear, since people ask. Sony A7 IV body. Tamron 28–75 f/2.8 lives on it most of the time. Sony 85 f/1.8 for portraits, Sony 20 f/1.8 wide, Sony 200–600 (with a 2x) when you're across the field. Godox V860III on the hot shoe. Two Godox AD200 strobes when I'm building light. Also a Fujifilm X100f for walking around. For film: a Minolta X-700 and a small fleet of Soviet rangefinders I keep forgetting to label.
PPS: a client texted me at 2am after I sent over a gallery. your photos are so tuff as sht gng
. I had to look it up. I think it was a compliment.
Glad you asked. I'm Beefshanks. Shanks if we're already friends. Los Angeles based, traveling for the right shoot.
I'm a houndsteeth corvid. Smug. Snarky. Mildly pretentious. Deeply expressive. Green eyes, three piercings, opinions about everything, and a real camera. I shoot fursuits because someone needed to do it RIGHT, and the existing options were grim.
I got tired of watching people pour months and thousands of dollars into a suit, only to come home from a con with photos that look like surveillance footage from a Wendy's drive-thru. So I learned the camera. Hard. The lights. The lenses. The light meters that nobody owns anymore.
What you get: dramatic lighting, careful editing, a real eye for character, and somebody who treats your suit like it's the protagonist of its own movie. Because it is. I just hold the camera.
Bring me your suit. Bring me your dance routine. Bring me your weirdest pose. I will shoot the hell out of all of it.
Every job is custom-quoted. Send me your dates, your location, and what you're picturing. I get back to people within 48 hours.
I will follow you across the convention floor like a paid stalker (because I am). Candids, posed, group shots. I work fast, I work clean, I never run out of memory cards.
Forests, fields, abandoned warehouses, scenic overpasses. We pick the location together; I pick the time of day; weather is everyone's problem. Your suit gets a SETTING.
Concrete, neon, fire escapes, the side of a parking garage at dusk. Your fursona dropped into a movie poster. Bring a vibe; I'll find the wall.
Bookings & policies
Booking with me means you've read these and agreed to them. If anything's unclear, ask before we shoot; I'd rather over-explain than under-deliver. Yes, all of it is non-negotiable. Yes, I'm serious. No, the deposit isn't returnable.
A non-refundable 25% deposit holds your date. The rest is due on or before shoot day. No deposit, no hold, no exceptions, no matter how charming you are.
2–3 weeks for a curated set of edited selects, delivered via online gallery. Want it faster, pay for rush. Want unlimited revisions, you can't have them. Want reasonable revisions, free.
Personal posting: go nuts. Tag me as @beefshanks or "Photo by Beefshanks" or I will find you. Commercial use, merch, paid promotion: separate license, talk to me first.
I keep the right to use your photos in my portfolio and on socials. Want a private shoot with no public sharing, fine, just say so up front and we'll write it in the contract.
14+ days out: lose the deposit, no further charge. Less than 14 days: 50% of total. Same-day: full amount. One free reschedule if you give me a week's notice.
Both on the menu. Tell me up front what you're after so we can plan the shoot, the location, and the lighting accordingly. NSFW work requires age verification and signed release before we shoot. Look after yourselves out there: hydrate, take breaks, tell your handler your business. When you say stop, we stop. No questions asked.
I'm based in Southern California. I shoot locally all the time, and I'll drive to Las Vegas or the Bay Area without a second thought. I'll also fly to conventions further out: Midwest FurFest, Anthrocon, Eurofurence if the right thing comes up. Don't worry about my travel expenses. Local metro is on me.
RAWs are yours, on the house. The only ask: tag me when you post. Skip the credit and I'll come find you. Edited selects archived forever; RAWs available on request for up to 12 months after the shoot.
Telegram is fastest. X is fine if you're patient. Tell me your suit, your dates, your vibe. I get back to people within a day, usually faster.