Photo shoot, posing tips.

So since we never got our pictures from the so called "professional" photographer (Rant to come) I've really wanted to get some good photos of our costumes but am not willing to trust another person to do so for us. So I decided since we wont have anything to do on day zero of Kumori-con that during that day (We'll leave early) we'll set up my camera on a tri-pod and do some photo shoots during that day as well as day one and maybe day two. Since we wont be able to change while waiting to check into the hotel (around 3-4) the first part of the shoot will be lolita. I'm really loving my lolita outfit now that I've finally figured out fake eyelashes and added fake gems under my eyes. I have a lot to do to my wig, that has tangled because of the wind during Sakura-con. I'm going to try the boiled water curl technique to make big curls. 


So this is the plan so far. I'm really excited because I might start doing photoshoots for cons and this will give me a good chance of showing my skill off.


Day zero:
Morning/afternoon: Lolita (Sweet lolita.)
Late afternoon/evening: Sharon/Sakura (Maybe. Might not have time.)

Day one: Sharon (Pandora Hearts) and Break

Day two: Sakura and Syaron. (So excited for this!)

Day three: None, maybe more Sakura. Unsure.


I'm really thinking of doing small shoots for Kumori-con or Sakura-con. It would be fun for the those moments where there isn't much to do. Plus once I gain the skill and the friends/clints I could charge a small fee. Most likely around 5$.


Now on to posing. Because you can't have a good picture without POSING!!!! Believe me we made this noob mistake and our pictures always turn out the same. Sadly we changed this for our picture shoot and never got the pictures (They were so cute!)  But we learned if we want good pictures to enter into cosplay contests we need to pose. And believe it or not but posing is rather easy. (I might be going off topic and jumpy, forgive me I'm not well right now. Going to the doctor this week.)

Since Tsubasa is our new cosplay I'll use that as an example.

Since we do couple cosplays posing is rather simple and easy, we can do the same type of posing for each cosplay. It also helps we're engaged so we aren't shy of holding each other. I'm going to link a few good posing examples from DA at the end but I may not post all of them now because I'm starting to feel icky again.

Here are some poses we plan on doing for our Tsubasa cosplay

Fierce....



He's ready to attack, keeping Sakura close with his staff drawn. Sakura looks worried, maybe scared. Those emotions should show, even if your using your eyes. And yes, you can put that emotion in your eyes. It will show up in photos.

 
Romantic...

 Again Syaron's expression is fierce, he's ready to protect her. While she's more in awe, loving staring out at the camera. Both are turn sideways but are making sure to face the camera while holding holding each other close, their hands touching. It's softer than the first one, more personal. You can sense they are in love but are still a bit shy.

Fun...

Big smiles. Wide, open eyes. Even the pose, how their bodies are is fun and care free. Notice Syaron is still in character. He's smiling but it seems off, maybe forced or caught off guard.








-----Will finish tomorrow.-------