Bread and Butter Composition

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Bread and Butter Composition Anonymous Sun Dec 13 09:56:26 2015 No.8762968 [Reply] [Original]

We've had "atmospheric cosplay" threads in great locations and those are good. And we've had posing threads, and those are good. But most shoots don't take place in a stunning location, and a great pose gets you nowhere if the photographer can't frame it for shit. So I'd like to get a thread that combines the ideas: composition plus poses that can be made in any relatively empty area, and will turn out well 95% of the time.

For example: playing it completely safe with the rule of thirds takes a solid photograph most of the time.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 09:57:19 2015 No.8762969 File: 52 KB, 576x350, spiritedaway-001.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] More playing it safe with the rule of thirds.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 09:58:26 2015 No.8762973 File: 70 KB, 800x534, 1303021818984752423.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8762969 Yet more.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 09:59:50 2015 No.8762974 File: 48 KB, 466x310, IMG_1067.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8762973 Yet more.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 10:00:51 2015 No.8762975 File: 92 KB, 661x440, reika-cover-story-cosplay-gen-06-18.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8762974 This time with a sword.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 10:03:29 2015 No.8762977 File: 39 KB, 228x400, lightning_ffxiii_2_cosplay_ii_by_yuurisan_c_chan-d45hgx9.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] A full body shot where the subject is slightly diagonal.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 10:04:30 2015 No.8762978 File: 74 KB, 433x650, samus-cosplay-3.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8762977 But preferably one prop or limb is close to vertical.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 10:05:30 2015 No.8762980 File: 82 KB, 600x900, tumblr_nyilkrkoPa1qcx66do1_1280.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8762978 And again.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 10:07:05 2015 No.8762983 File: 336 KB, 454x320, fruits_basket_-_honda_tohru_and_souma_yuki.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Two people walking, shot from behind, where one of them is tugging on the other.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 10:25:02 2015 No.8762997 i have nothing to add, but thank you for a quality cosplay thread, OP.

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>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 11:06:21 2015 No.8763032 File: 156 KB, 800x589, pBc4afh.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I look at a fair number of engagement photos for cosplay ideas, which has taught me "you can do whatever you want, as long as it's in the middle of a bridge."

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 11:07:54 2015 No.8763035 File: 261 KB, 1034x1464, kso1VqO.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Another non-cosplay shot, but the thing the kid is doing on the bottom, leaning up against the wall with one leg up, always looks good.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 11:15:29 2015 No.8763044 File: 259 KB, 1024x683, sorcerer_s_cosplay_by_maryraine-d6h1em4.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8763032 Wait I do have a cosplayer on a bridge. Vanishing points!

Anonymous Sun Dec 13 11:51:28 2015 No.8763102

>>8763044
>vanishing points

Could you explain this one a little better? I'm a cosplayer who's trying to get better with a camera, and these are pretty helpful. Any good bread and butter group photos would be awesome too - sometimes I have trouble posing larger groups without it looking like a prom photo.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 12:06:51 2015 No.8763128 File: 359 KB, 599x398, B_1b-CTUsAAkPCs.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8763102 http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/3500/using-a-vanishing-point-in-your-photography/

Anonymous Sun Dec 13 12:18:08 2015 No.8763154
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>>8763102
If the characters are cool types, a staggered walking shoot. Everyone can look at the camera, or you can mimic the Reservoir Dogs poster and have everyone doing their own thing.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 12:21:46 2015 No.8763162 File: 124 KB, 400x599, d5f37424e97e6d8c631584d5df2108ee.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8763154 More staggered depth.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 12:40:35 2015 No.8763198 File: 75 KB, 900x657, no_6___adorned_by_nottan-d59r07p.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] A three-quarters angle, cropped at the waist or higher, looking slightly upward and offscreen.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 12:41:59 2015 No.8763200 File: 307 KB, 533x800, no_6__shion___looking_to_the_future_by_general_kuroru-d4jc9no.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8763198 It's just flattering on most people.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 15:08:40 2015 No.8763422 File: 22 KB, 236x350, 5bf9bf63efa37ef5229c81af76db24af.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Group shots courtesy of Gantz fandom.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 15:09:41 2015 No.8763427 File: 100 KB, 600x750, tumblr_leyperaHSo1qzz7kwo1_1280.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8763422

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 15:10:52 2015 No.8763430 File: 209 KB, 900x629, gantz__tokyo_team_by_06tatto-d5wan4x.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8763427 imho this one would have been better going shortest to tallest.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 15:15:48 2015 No.8763436 File: 1.77 MB, 900x1350, untitled_by_miyoaldy-d7aevu4.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8763430 And on the opposite side of the moe-to-grimdark spectrum, Love Live is also good about using depth.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 15:17:07 2015 No.8763437 File: 167 KB, 900x643, love_live__by_chibiko_chibi-d5hkbhn.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8763436

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 15:23:28 2015 No.8763445 File: 347 KB, 1280x853, love_live__april_ver__fruit_parlour_bar_ver__by_acyz-d8nl5xo.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8763437 V-formation is good shit.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 15:23:40 2015 No.8763447 >>8763154 >>8763128 Thanks, anons, this is a very helpful thread. I've been wanting a photography help thread for a while but they tend to devolve into drama over which photographer's composition sucks more. This is a refreshing change.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 15:24:30 2015 No.8763450 File: 54 KB, 453x680, f8537fa3957ff9a3796dff9116689874.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8763445 Sailor Moon fandom has had a long time to work on this, too, if you want to go looking for inspiration.

Anonymous Sun Dec 13 15:27:00 2015 No.8763454
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>>8763450
Big groups can be broken down into smaller sub-groups, where A and B are having a conversation, C is chasing after A and B, D has an arm around E, and so on and so forth. (This isn't necessarily a great example of that.)

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 15:34:58 2015 No.8763466 File: 720 KB, 2048x1367, air_gear_cosplay_ikki_and_simca_by_yeyebirdie-d71d9z4.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] "Look at that thing off-screen and slightly upward!"

Anonymous Sun Dec 13 15:36:34 2015 No.8763469
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I'm a huge sucker for shallow depth of field shots where a focused item of personal significance is in the foreground and the cosplayer is out of focus walking away from it in the background.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 13 15:48:48 2015 No.8763485 File: 96 KB, 1024x682, 006_BLANKO.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8763469 I like it with people, too.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 15 01:29:30 2015 No.8766382 bump for more cool tips

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 15 22:29:22 2015 No.8767867 File: 210 KB, 1920x1080, pwoosh.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Extended arm.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 15 22:31:23 2015 No.8767870 File: 1.11 MB, 1503x1000, dsc3749_edit_sm.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8767867

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 17 14:09:59 2015 No.8770406 Bump feed me more

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 17 14:13:03 2015 No.8770411 >>8763025 Is this The Bride's Story cosplay??!!

Anonymous Thu Dec 17 14:25:21 2015 No.8770424
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>>8762978
This is crucial. Dutch angles look really stupid if you just tilt the camera a little bit. You need to line at least one thing up on the vertical, otherwise it just looks dizzy.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 17 14:27:10 2015 No.8770426 File: 16 KB, 223x330, guidelines.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] And here's a good guide for where is and isn't a good place on the body to crop a portrait. Green lines good, red lines bad.

Anonymous Thu Dec 17 14:30:35 2015 No.8770430
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A guide to how focal length can separate or smush together aspects of the background.

Remember that this is on a full frame camera, and most entry level DSLRs are crop sensors, so add ~15-20mm to the focal length to get the apparent focal length when you're shooting with a body with an APS-C sensor.

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 17 14:32:24 2015 No.8770432 10/10 thread so far based op

>>	Anonymous Thu Dec 17 14:44:51 2015 No.8770443 >>8770432 I thought the same! I'm getting into photography and this thread is great.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 18 00:42:24 2015 No.8771218 File: 75 KB, 600x400, 1180149626990.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8770432 I'm really enjoying this thread too! Lots of interesting ideas.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 18 02:17:18 2015 No.8771295 File: 278 KB, 750x500, 11.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Shooting between structures (columns in this case) to look at the cosplayer.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 18 02:19:33 2015 No.8771296 File: 199 KB, 750x500, tenshi04.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8771295 And another. It helps if the structures frame the cosplayer.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 18 04:58:15 2015 No.8771405 >>8762968 >awkwardly cropping off the top of her head >good composition

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 18 05:31:40 2015 No.8771427 File: 291 KB, 600x401, ao_oni__blue_demon_by_silverharmony-d60hv8v.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I love corridor shots like these

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 18 05:31:48 2015 No.8771428 >>8762977 This photo is bad. Sorry. the foot AND the tip of the sword are cut off, while there's plenty of room in the top for the subject to have been framed properly. Also vignetting.

Anonymous Fri Dec 18 05:38:23 2015 No.8771432

>>8763450
No!! Shooting from up with a group that is in a V formation is only good when the smallest legs are in the middle! Front two look disproportionately fat. Generally, shooting from low is very hard if you are shooting a whole body that isn't stick-thin. Note how fat the green haired girl looks, despite probably not being fat at all (the disparity in the size of her arms proves it)

I don't watch SM but this is a terrible photo, clearly framed only because of the interesting ceiling.

>>8763485
Asuka looks like an extra from the walking dead, and the shot isn't as shallow a DOF as you think, it has clearly been blurred. Probably shot with an 85 at most.

All other shots are decent except for terrible post work, but I'm griping on these two the most.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 18 06:41:23 2015 No.8771468 >>8763450 I can't get over how ugly their Sailor Pluto is on the right. Such an unfortunate face with a derpy expression. How hard can it be to direct her to a different angle that doesn't make her face look like shit?

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 18 07:55:49 2015 No.8771507 >>8762968 >>8762969 >>8762973 >>8762983 >>8763044 these pics are all unbalanced

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 18 08:36:43 2015 No.8771539 >>8770411 i've never seen a Otoyomegatari cosplay that wasn't Amir! that's so cool!

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 18 08:44:16 2015 No.8771553 >>8771507 How would you correct them, anon? Does the rule of thirds not apply? Not being sassy, just looking to learn. The fruits basket photo in particular looks fine to me.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 18 09:12:12 2015 No.8771581 >>8771296 They missed the focus on her though, so this one doesn't work.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 18 09:14:12 2015 No.8771585 >>8771428 I tend to use vignetting as a technique to draw the viewer's eye to the subject -- I've had actual legit lens vignetting happen once when I was shooting in bright sunlight with a lens hood, but sometimes I'll add it in in post. Is this tacky?

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 18 09:33:28 2015 No.8771609 File: 2.39 MB, 1080x1920, Screenshot_2015-12-08-23-12-46.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] What do you think about this

Anonymous Fri Dec 18 10:31:15 2015 No.8771645

>>8771609
It's a good start! I think it can be cropped a little tighter-- there's too much space above her head, and you can get rid of some of the space to the left.

Also, the colors are kind of drab/boring as is. I'd bring out the yellows/golds a little more and consider upping the contrast a little bit. This will also help the white in her dress pop a little more-- it's a little dark as is. Perhaps doing some sort of color grade so that it's not a big wash of grey. This is all a matter of taste though.

Anonymous Fri Dec 18 10:32:58 2015 No.8771647
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>>8771645
Here's how I would crop it, for reference. Places her body more in the left third of the photo and removes some of the excess space above her head.

Anonymous Fri Dec 18 11:30:25 2015 No.8771712

>>8771585
Black vingnetting is super super tacky. It combines with over 'contrasting' (aka. grabbing the contrast slider and shoving it up) and just looks bad. If you need to use something like that to draw the viewer's eye to the subject, consider shooting in a less busy location or, really, just composing your shots better.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 18 13:49:57 2015 No.8771815 >>8771585 >>8771712 idk, I think really harsh vignettes are tacky, but a subtle black vignette can be nice. It depends on the photo and subject in question, but used appropriately, a super subtle vignette can be a nice touch.

>>	Anonymous Fri Dec 18 14:14:48 2015 No.8771842 >>8771815 Subtle means only doing 1-3 corners, if that. It's the same as shitty corner blurs. You have to be artistic to make it work.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 19 17:29:11 2015 No.8773639 Half of the shit photography people say is really tacky, normfags love (dutch angles, vignette, blurred edges, filtered to death shit). We're not shooting fine art here.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 19 18:07:29 2015 No.8773689 >>8767867 Posing 101 for cosplayers: Be as boring as humanly possible.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 19 18:10:23 2015 No.8773694 >>8773689 >why are amateurs not very good at something Good observation.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 19 18:10:58 2015 No.8773696 >>8773639 Why aren't we shooting fine art? Great photography is still great no matter the subject.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 19 18:12:09 2015 No.8773698 >>8773694 My observation is that someone who is an amateur is trying to teach me how to do something, and simultaneously being very bad at it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 19 18:17:47 2015 No.8773707 >>8773698 Do you have any tips on how to make poses more interesting or what would be more suitable?

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 19 18:22:06 2015 No.8773710 >>8773707 That's the thing. In most cases, the idea of "posing" is bullshit. If there's an iconic pose for the character, by all means do it. But generally speaking, the best photos are ones where the cosplayer looks comfortable and natural.

Anonymous Sat Dec 19 18:25:19 2015 No.8773718

>>8773707
The photographer's job is to direct the cosplayer into a position that makes for a great shot, but is also lit well, looks natural, and is NOT BORING. Standing straight up with the legs spread is not interesting. With the amount of images available to look at, why should I look at this one?

Anonymous Sat Dec 19 18:41:28 2015 No.8773748
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>>8771553
Not original anon here but agreeing with him.
In most of these pics, there's no rule of third and the character is more on the 3/4 or 4/5 of the pic (what matters is the middle of the coser's face)
-> lot of empty, useless space ; breaks dynamics.

In the Fruits Basket one, the guy is standing so straight it doesn't feel he's getting carried by the girl (she has a dynamic pose, on a vanishing point, her hair flies, this part is great).

Don't forget a rule of thirds is ON THE THIRDS of a pic, not the fourth. And a third is fucking close to the center.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 19 18:52:55 2015 No.8773774 >>8763044 I know jack shit about photography, but I really love the enviroment in this one. I can see a RPG adventure party walking past any moment, going on great adventures.

Anonymous Sat Dec 19 18:55:19 2015 No.8773779
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How far >>8763044 is from the thirds.

Also other fill only a single third. Rule of thirds is "fill as many important points as possible, so the eye will be guided reading the pic". Here eye is guided to 50 % void.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 19 18:59:48 2015 No.8773785 >>8773779 I don't think "person in the wild" photos need to follow the rule of thirds as much as pure portraiture -- breaking it conveys a person being tiny in comparison to their surroundings.

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 19 20:35:40 2015 No.8773869 >>8773710 Mm, I think it depends on what you're going for in the photo. Certainly there's something to be said for adding drama by adding realistic tension like in >>8773748, especially if you want to go for more of a "cinematic" type photo.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 20 10:13:54 2015 No.8774535 this is a pretty cool thread

Anonymous Sun Dec 20 11:52:58 2015 No.8774623
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I'm going to dump a few basic photos from my collection of other people's engagement and wedding photos. I'm a cosplayer not a photographer, but these are some pictures that I've come across and liked.

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>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 20 11:59:11 2015 No.8774632 File: 373 KB, 807x538, rnw5qQT.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8774629 this is not a duplicate reply

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 20 12:00:20 2015 No.8774633 File: 376 KB, 800x1199, 69WwJZU.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8774632 Oh wait I guess it was a duplicate reply.

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>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 20 12:09:54 2015 No.8774653 File: 171 KB, 439x610, hGrrFhT.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8774647 .

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 20 12:10:08 2015 No.8774654 File: 1021 KB, 1200x883, nanami_cosplay_by_kawaielli-d6xr6gx.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] High-angled shots where the model is looking up

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 20 12:10:55 2015 No.8774656 File: 110 KB, 910x524, 3mZgDcS.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8774653

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 20 12:11:12 2015 No.8774657 File: 1.04 MB, 1536x1024, league_of_legends___ahri__classic__by_thedevil_photography-d8llvyv.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8774654

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 20 12:12:26 2015 No.8774659 File: 350 KB, 1500x943, WjQvTm1BQjI5NTlUbHlzMlUyOG03ZzNySHRQV0x1cVNSVFRvbUpVN0RFTE5tNjYxaXowN29nPT0.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8774657

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Anonymous Sun Dec 20 14:15:15 2015 No.8774794

Plz stop with wedding pics. You can relate to them because pro photographers shoot weddings just for making a living out of it and they usually don't give a shit.
Classic composition, easy emotional clichés (sunset, foreground blur, vanishing points). Great to see 2 or 3 sometimes to remember the basics, but twenty of them in a cosplay thread is getting boring.

On the other hand >>8774654 is really great.
The colors, the flattering high-angle, the perfect rule of thirds (the violin, the joined hands, the music sheet and the rose are each on the 4 power points). Real good shit there anon.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 20 14:24:14 2015 No.8774803 >>8774623 these photos are trash and your taste is trash.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 20 14:32:39 2015 No.8774810 >>8774623 Photographers: don't pull this bullshit with your watermark. Small, 50% opacity, and in an inconspicuous corner is all you need.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 20 14:39:01 2015 No.8774819 >>8774794 >>8774803 It's safe basic bitch photography for a thread about safe basic bitch photography, sempai.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 20 15:21:09 2015 No.8774884 >>8774819 There are some good photos here, but essentially, this thread is full of some of the most boring photos known to man. Especially the wedding shots.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 20 15:45:50 2015 No.8774912 >>8774884 I can't disagree that it's boring, but most cosplay photographers would improve if they could reliably turn out safe pictures like these.

>>	Anonymous Sun Dec 20 16:18:14 2015 No.8774951 >>8774912 Listen, with the avalanche of tutorials, books, support groups, and great examples of master-level photography, if you're still turning out shit photos in 2015 (really 2016), you need to just sell your camera.

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 23 10:07:12 2015 No.8778845 >>8774951 If you're not sure, just look up photo by Anna Fischer, Martin Wong, BMZ, Beethy, Elysium, Dave Yang, and Jason Chau for some ideas on great photography! These guys are constantly featured on Kotaku!

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 23 10:18:20 2015 No.8778853 >>8774884 yes, that is the point of bread and butter - it looks nice but nothing special. this isn't amazing cosplay shots, this is the ones that will always work out >>8778845 >constantly featured on Kotaku >plskillyourself.png

>>	Anonymous Wed Dec 23 10:30:15 2015 No.8778862 File: 333 KB, 300x231, tumblr_nq04s2ymC81s5lzbso6_400.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8778845 >Constantly featured on kotaku

>>	Anonymous Sat Dec 26 00:55:44 2015 No.8782472 >>8774794 I agree, they bore me whenever I see them on my Fb feed.

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 29 15:01:55 2015 No.8787364 gerroffa page 10 ya swallycog

>>	Anonymous Tue Dec 29 15:06:01 2015 No.8787370 >>8774951 CURRENT YEAR

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 1 01:15:34 2016 No.8791022 >>8787370 NOT ANYMORE FUCKFACE

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 1 01:33:29 2016 No.8791031 >>8791022 Yeah, now we get to have new opinions! You waited two days to post that? Good show!

Anonymous Fri Jan 1 11:24:04 2016 No.8791326

Posting here because there's no other photography thread.

Ive only recently gotten into cosplay, but I have some costumes that I'm pretty proud of, and I know hallway shots don't do them justice. Ive never had a session with a professional (or even a hobby) photographer, and Im always too shy to look for one. I guess I'm just afraid that I'll be awkward and wont know how to pose?

So, advice on doing a first photo session? Should I come up with ideas for shots beforehand? Will the photographer help me out with suggestions?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 1 12:24:36 2016 No.8791383 >>8773748 i want your blog because I feel like you artculate what I think.

Anonymous Sat Jan 2 06:01:08 2016 No.8792524

>>8791326
Depends on the photographer. Do some research on what poses are iconic and/or acceptable for your character and their personality. The photog should help you with tweaking these poses to see if they will turn out right for their shooting style, but by no means should you expect them to do all the posing work for you.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 2 06:11:28 2016 No.8792532 >>8791326 >>8792524 Also depends on the experience the photographer has. A newer one won't have a better idea than you do on how to pose you. An experienced one will be able to give suggestions.

Anonymous Sat Jan 2 20:46:25 2016 No.8793471

>>8791326
You can prepare some ideas but no need to come with very precise things. Let him some freedom on how he'll compose his pics.
Basically, he may ask you what the character's personality or what's his role in the story, so be prepared to sum up.
He might just suggest you a good-looking place and ask you to find a pose. Try to find some iconic poses, and prepare 4-5 poses that suit the character (cute poses for an idol, fighting poses for a fighter, etc.). Think about some standing poses, but also some sitting or lying, and you'll be good to go very soon.

Last, accessories are GREAT.
Even if it's not exactly the same as in the anime / comic / whatever, try to bring accessories. A book if your character is a bookworm, some cellphone if she's a gossip girl, and so on.
You're not used to pose just like that, but having an accessory will make you a lot more comfortable and give ideas to the photographer.

With all of that you'll get at least ~10 good shots even with the dumbest photographer.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 3 06:08:41 2016 No.8794208 File: 39 KB, 415x622, 1430201898417.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8774659 this photo is great

Anonymous Sun Jan 3 13:25:12 2016 No.8794573

>>8792524
>>8792532
>>8793471
Awesome, thank you so much! I have friends who have been cosplaying for longer than myself, so they're going to try and introduce me to some of their photographer friends next time we go to a con. Hopefully I can come back with some nice photos!

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 3 13:33:30 2016 No.8794583 >>8794208 That picture's a good start to something great. The only thing that's off to me is the comp. It has no real sense of movement like it seems to desire, and I think it's from the angle. Maybe from a lower point, and slightly from behind?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 3 13:37:54 2016 No.8794586 >>8791326 Don't look for a cosplay photographer. Shell out the dosh for a portrait/family photographer who has access to a studio. You won't have to worry about them being incompetent or unprofessional.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 6 02:35:25 2016 No.8799109 >>8774810 Most photographers are too insecure about people stealing their photos to not understand basic watermarking.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 7 16:39:55 2016 No.8801735 File: 171 KB, 599x940, tumblr_mrswseqGrC1rjs5z6o6_1280.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>8763469

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 9 04:28:58 2016 No.8804450 Some really nice photos up in here.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 9 11:35:50 2016 No.8804736 This thread is fantastic, really really useful, thanks for all the uploads!

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