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Basic Cosplay Photography Tutorial



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Getting awesome photos of you in cosplay is actually super easy! All you need is a friend, a DSLR (borrowed or your own) and a lens with a fixed focal length! Thanks a lot to my amazing model Naraku for helping me with this tutorial!
Check her out on FB: https://fb.com/NarakuCostumes

My equipment was a Canon 6D and a Canon 50mm/1.2f lens, though Canon T5i (700d) and a 50mm/1.8f does the same job as well for example! No need for expensive equipment. You can even borrow or share it with your cosplay friends!

Additionally I use Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.
The location was Druidenhain in the Fränkischer Schweiz, Germany.

Let me know if you have any questions! 🙂

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45 responses to “Basic Cosplay Photography Tutorial”

  3. Thanks for showing that photoshop's not an evil tool. Too often, I get comments from people on my pictures that say "That looks photoshopped" and I wonder what the big deal is. So what if it's photoshopped? That's how we can be creative with lightning, corrections and other fun stuff. I don't understand why it's considered "bad" to some people when photoshop is used. It's like they just discovered a big "secret" and want to blurt it to the world. "This girl uses photoshop to enhance her pictures!"

  8. I really respect you. I know you've won one of Blizzcon's contests so there's no debate around your cosplay crafting skills, etc.
    But comparing a 3.4 thousand dollars setup to one that barelly reaches 800 is…. You know….
    And it's not easy taking pictures…. at all … Taking a great, quality picture is a labor of dedication, discipline, etc.

    :V

  17. Out on a whim I searched "cosplay photography" on YouTube and was led to this video and for such a brief video I have to say it was soo informative and I really learned a lot . so with that, thanks so much and keep it up 🙂

  38. This was so helpful!!! Thank you! Especially telling us what equipment and software you use! 😀 I really appreciate it!

    Is there any chance you could someday do a video on how to be the model for the cosplay during the shoot? Stuff like lighting, posing positions, angles, do's and don'ts etc. Anything that might help if you don't have an experienced photographer to guide you 🙂 x

  39. So nice tips!! ^^ I love cosplay photography (and I dream with that camera, oh my gosh…) and that tip of the gradients in Lightroom is awesome!!! I edit and make everything with photoshop btw, but is nice to know all of this!!

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