We don’t think taking cosplay photos is as simple as taking wedding portraits and simply going to a location, snapping a few shots, and then calling it a day and getting a bunch of beautiful but somewhat off photos.
On the effects of shooting
As a cosplayer, you need to know what kind of photos you want, this is something you have to decide, the photographer is not clear and difficult to provide you with help. cosplayers themselves should have a concept of what kind of photos they want, whether they want to reproduce the picture or want to have a special effect, want to make the photos have a warm feeling or a harsh feeling. Then it’s time to communicate with the photographer and let the photographer figure out how to make it happen, while the cosplayer should also be prepared accordingly.
Cosplay photographers also need to actively communicate with cosplayers. The topic is not limited to a simple transaction process, and of course agreeing on a time and place as well as determining the price are important things. However, it is more important to understand the cosplayer’s ideas, to know what to shoot and how to shoot it. The photographer can actively discuss the character’s characteristics with the cosplayer, provide reference advice to the cosplayer and try to fulfill the cosplayer’s normal or not-so-normal requests. You know, most of the cosplay shooting is not the photographer cannot do, but they do not know how to do.
About the choice of shooting time
There are many cosplay photographers who have a lot to say about this issue, as there are many cosplayers who do not understand this aspect of knowledge and thus blindly pick their time. As a result, some cosplayers choose to shoot at 12 noon on a sunny day. Not to mention the heat, the strong light is also not conducive to the camera. This will lead to heavy shadows on the cosplayer’s face, even with the use of reflectors to fill in the light, the strong light also makes the photos look unnatural, and the strong dazzling sunlight will make the cosplayer’s eyes open and facial expressions become difficult to control. Choose the time to shoot more communication with cosplayers, this knowledge is not understood by many cosplayers. Outdoor shooting do not choose a sunny day from twelve to three, the best choice is about three to six in the afternoon or six to nine in the morning, this time the light is soft, but also has a sunset or sunrise free to find the beautiful sky.
On how many photographers to have
This depends on the number of people, the cosplayer is a person or a dozen people shooting together to decide. If you are taking individual photos, you don’t need many photographers; if you are taking group photos, the photographer does not need to be particularly large. A COSER  photography is the best, at most no more than two photography, two or three COSER a photography is also acceptable. A bunch of photographers and one cosplayer is not good, a bunch of cosplayers and one photographer is not good either …… because communication between cosplayers and photographers is the most important, whenever the photographer or cosplayer has any idea, they can immediately find each other to communicate. If there are too many photographers, it will be very difficult. If there are too many photographers, it will be very difficult to do, there will be no separate communication situation at all. This becomes a cosplayer-led shoot, rather than a collaboration between the two sides, where the cosplayer strikes a pose and a group of photographers go around and snap a few shots and it’s over. It is difficult to have a particularly good idea or shooting method, which is simply not implemented, and this is very inefficient, only to get a bunch of different people in different angles to shoot almost the same photo. To adjust the position of the light, the use of different ways to fill the light, different angles and shooting? For so many photographers, it is very difficult to achieve.
All in all, whether you are a cosplayer or a photographer, you have to be proactive and communicate with each other in order to get better shots. Trust me, proactive communication is the best option as long as you both want to do a great job on this shoot. If you are worried about cosplay costume preparation, if you want to buy a full set of cosplay costumes on one website, Cosplaylab can fulfill your requirements. Cosplaylab includes costumes, wigs, props, shoes, contacts and other products related to cosplay, and as a professional website, the quality of the products is guaranteed.
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