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Risachantag — Cosplay Photography Tutorial 2
Published: 2011-02-15 14:38:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 59972; Favourites: 1459; Downloads: 688
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Part 1, Preparation and Lighting, is here: [link]My cosplay photography can be found in my cosplay photography gallery: [link]
Cosplayers featured:
Millia Rage, Joshua
Rhyme
Neku, Baiken
Shiki
Beat
Tidus
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Comments: 41
This is a fab tutorial; thank you!
Out of curiosity, which lens did you use for the more dramatic photos in your "Angles" section?
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aaaaaaand into the favorites you go!!! >//< amazing!
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awesome tutorials you made. It made me want to go out shooting immediately with my cosplaying friends, and you have many useful tips <3 thank you for making this
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A good tip if it is too bright out is to under expose your shot (i.e. make it too dark), and use your flash. Even if it is mounted on your camera, but if you use a camera mounted flash make sure you are very close. It's a pretty cool effect and makes your skies look really blue.
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thank you ! this was helpful because im cosplaying Jesse Anderson and Alexis Rhodes from Yugioh GX, and I was actually thinking about how I'd pose if one of the photographers asks me for a photo at the con im going to. and im even doing my own cosplay shoot, so again this is really helpful tips on how to pose. i obviously knew not to be doing that duck face or the peace sign or anything like that.
now that I saw the very first picture in the tutorial, I knew exactly how to pose ^-^.
And I even know how to edit photos for a dramatic look or a sort of edge to the cosplay pic to make it look more "cool", like you mentioned in the tutorial
Just a little fun fact, the cosplay costume in the first pic you used for the tutorial sort of reminds of Yoh from Shaman King
Dood! Thank you for this! This really helps! Really appreciate it 8D
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Excellent tutorial! Now let's see if I can apply it in real life. Thank you very much for the tips
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What a fun, informative pair of tutorials! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge of photography, Risa!
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Fascinating! This shall be in my folder of tutorials.
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Even after 16 years of taking cosplaying pictures, there was so much I didn't know
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As a cosplayer who doesn't know how to pose half of the time, I'd be very happy if someone were to give me tips on how to pose correctly.
The best thing to do is just go up to them, ask if you can take a picture and with a "could you please pose a bit like this", and a polite way of asking, I think you should get far enough. (: Just don't take up too much of their time because, after all, you don't know them.
And promise to give them the shots when they're done. That also helps quite a bit.
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This is some wonderful stuff, and I truly thank you for putting it up. I've been roped into the job of photographer by my cosplay club and though I'm tenacious and passionate, I have no experience with human models. This is a real treat to view and I hope you are able to post more in the future.
Also the TWEWY picture in Shibuya Crossing is beyond epic, I'd consider it composition wise at the very least to be the best cosplay photo I've ever seen.
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"This is why I spend so much time on my knees."
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Immaturity aside though, I love it.
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Not only are these great tips for shooting cosplay pics but I can see how they work for taking pictures of craft items! Thank you for sharing your experience!
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Amazing, I am definitely going to heed this advice when I am posing and while I'm taking photos.
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A tip I got from my photography class... if the main point of focus in your image is smaller than your little finger nail on the screen of your digital camera, they're too small and the background or other objects will force focus away.
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I think this applies to photography in general. Very helpful, thanks a lot!
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Nice, never knew how much went into cosplay photoshoots
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Why on one of the last pictures, in background there is write : You have 7 days ?? About what it is ? ( beause I know it was in The RING ^^ )
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the 7 days is part of the story of The World Ends With You (the characters they're cosplaying as in that picture is from that game)
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Wow, this isn't just helpful for photographic cosplay, but for taking better pictures of regular people as well 
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awesome tut for us n00bs, really helpful... thank you
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