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Risachantag β Cosplay Photography Tutorial 1
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...because I could have done with a decent cosplay-specific photography tutorial when I started doing cosplay photography! Just a few tips can help a lot.Part 2, Poses, Framing & Composition, can be found here: [link]
My cosplay photography can be found in my cosplay photography gallery: [link]
Cosplayers featured:
Yuffie, Ky Kiske
ABA
Sebastian
Squall
Ultimecia
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Comments: 51
Holy crap this is helpful! My friend wants me to do a shoot of her HarlequinΒ cosplay and I've only ever done bare basic portraits and wildlife shoots so this is hella helpful
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Thank you for both tutorials! Most of my photos are taken by my little sister, who's a photography aficionado, and she asked me for tips several times. This is really useful for the two of us >o<
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I need to photograph one of my cosplays still so this will really help!
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i'm soo glad someone decided to post tips on cosplay photography as my friends have hired me to take their photos when they dress up for cosplay next year. this is incredibly handy. thanks
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Thank you for the tips i was really looking for some help ^^
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Great info for both photographer & subject!
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Thanks again for this, it really helps a lot!
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Thanks so much for this! 0: I'm a total cosplaying noob and I'm really grateful to read this kinda stuffs.
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This is very helpful, thanks for making this tutorial. :3
This video can offer additional help to people that are interested in the anatomy of a cosplay photography:
[link]
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Thank you for the tips
I take photography... so this really helped me a lot
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Amazing, this is remarkable, you did a phenomenal job on this!! The tips are so helpful! =3
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luv the tutorial! ^.^ thanks for sharing this!
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Thanks for the awesome tutorial for cosplay photography! I may be a cosplayer as well as a slight photographer, I'll deff. use your advise! would you advise in using a reflector if needed?
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Thanks, I'm glad you've found it helpful. If you have one, then yes, there's certainly situations where reflectors are useful.
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Yes! I've seen a lot of my shots at conventions and they are so bright from being outside or dark and grainy from the lack of light inside. Thanks again!
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Awesome advice. I haven't shot cosplay before but I want to.
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Risachantag, we would love you to do some photo shoots for Mutiny Go! if you ever were looking for for
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Oh, I'd LOVE to! I was just thinking the other day about how awesome it would be if I could do a One Piece photoshoot with your group!
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Oh really? Wow that would be so awesome, I'll let the guys know our thoughts and see what they say!
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omg thankyou for this toturial, its really handy for me at least X3
i do take cosplayers photos but im an amateur so i make a lot of errors, and i dont usually study characters, if i dont know them i just ask the people to make poses
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This is awesome! 
Really helpful and well explained
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Thank you very much for the tutorial!
My photo's suck horribly atm, so I'm hoping this might improve my skills a little.
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Fuuu. This is just so usable
Im also a cosplayer and I really want to take pictures of other cosplayers myself, though i am terribly shy so havent done it other than once where the cosplayer got impatient with me after only one picture *sigh*
Hopefully this tutorial will help me to take far better pictures of humans and cosplayers the next time. Thanks a lot for sharing 8DD
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Thanks for this~ I've been wanting to improve my cosplay photos and photography skills!
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Amazing! Really helpful and interesting ^-^
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Great, helpful, and informative information for the beginner, or even experienced photographer. Thanks for sharing!
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Well, now I know everything I'm doing wrong. 
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Thanks so much for making this! This will certainly help!
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Interesting read. Eagerly anticipating the next part!
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I don't know if someone already mentioned this, but I wanted to add it anyway. A great cosplayer can be either ruined or made by their photographer. A front flash point-and-shoot camera captures everything. If you've got a thread loose, or maybe you couldn't get your armor perfectly mirror smooth, the point-and-shoot will capture it. The mobility and control of a DSLR can help camouflage those problems, specifically if you have a flash. If you're still working with the included flash, you're just getting really sweet and clear point-and-shoots.
That said, a person can get fabulous results with the point-and-shoot if they know how to manipulate light. Use what's available and know that it may turn out darker or brighter than you're seeing it. This is where composition comes in. All the great cameras in the world won't take nice pictures if you can't compose a shot (but apparently you'll cover it in the next section lol).
Anyway, tl:dr version. Point-and-shoot flashes can be slightly manipulated. If you place a white credit card, drivers license, or even a business card in front of the flash, one can diffuse the light somewhat. Play with what angle will work best for the shot, but a good rule of thumb is about 45 degrees. Light is either your friend or your greatest enemy.
ack... still tl:dr. sorry... Great tutorial, though. A lot of people need to know this stuff when they're first starting out.
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This was very helpful, even though I don't cosplay photoshoot, it will help me in my regular photography
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This is great!!!! I'm part of a Hetalia Cosplay group and we've been trying to make sure the group is of high quality and I think these cosplay photography tutorials that you are doing will benefit our group A LOT!!! If you don't mind, when you post the next one, I'd like to link your tutorials to the members of our group. These are some great tips and you definitely know what you are talking about!
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Wow, great tutorial! 
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Oh, thank you! I got a camera and have been playing with it to figure it out before September for NDK, but these tips are more helpful. I will pay attention to the lighting. Problem is, most of the time, the other cosplayers are 'running' from one event to the next in the dark hotel hallways, so your flash idea is the best thing I've ever heard because there isn't much time usually! Thanks your the best!
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great helpful hints
i've never shot cosplay..ever
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