Your panel is not dumb! The fact that there's even a panel for jrock/vkei at ACen is a godsend. Out of all the panels they have, can you guess who's panel is the only one I want to go to? YOURS
And I have a question(s). I've been doing photography for a couple years now and a majority of my shots are all with natural light (because I prefer that look). I thought it would be a good idea to invest in an external speedlite for those indoor shots. So I bought one, but really don't know the correct way on how to use it. I was looking at your indoor cosplay shots and I was wondering how you get such a nice, diffused light on your models. (assuming you use an on-camera speedlite) I have a little attachment to diffuse the flash on my speedlite but there's still that contrast of the model being lit and the background being darker. What are your most common settings as far as f stop and shutter speed for indoor shots?