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Tag Archives: cameras
Guest Post: So… You Want to be a (Cosplay) Photographer?
This article was originally posted by MindFall on his Deviantart journal and I had to share! Hope you enjoy this and learn some new stuff as well! 😀 ————————————– Ladies and Gentlemen, due to an overwhelming response of “Yes” on … Continue reading
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Better Cosplay Photos: Storing Your Photos
Scott Kelby’s recent hard drive troubles got me thinking: How should you store your photos after you download them from your camera? The easiest approach is to store them on your local computer’s hard drive. You don’t need to buy or do anything … Continue reading
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Better Cosplay Photos: Working Together
Note from Yunie: Posting this on Friday, so the usual tutorial for today will be up on Saturday. At Fanime this past Saturday, I had the honor of being on a panel with Yukari Kaiba, Bekalou, and Foxberry. We discussed cosplay photography … Continue reading
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Better Cosplay Photos: Why Hallway Shooting?
Last month I attended Anime Central (ACen), a large anime convention near Chicago. I didn’t have many shoots scheduled, so I spent most of the convention doing hallway cosplay shooting. Even though some cosplay photographers belittle hallway shooting as boring, I … Continue reading
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Better Cosplay Photos: Before You Shoot
One of the most common myths about cosplay photography (and portrait photography in general) is that doing a shoot is as simple as running out the door with a camera, snapping some photos of a model, and posting the results. … Continue reading
Better Cosplay Photos: Field-of-View
One of the most basic decisions when taking a shot is how close to stand to the model. If you’re using a prime (fixed-length) lens, the decision is straightforward — stand at the distance required to get the framing you … Continue reading
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Tagged angle-of-view, article, cameras, cosplay, field-of-view, fov, guest, perspective, photographer, photography, prime, telephoto, tutorial, zoom
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Better Cosplay Photos: Where Can I Shoot Cosplay? Part 3
There are four location types for shooting cosplay photos. Each has its own style, and each has its pros and cons. The types are: Convention Hallway photography Convention scheduled shoot Cosplay Gathering shoot Non-Convention shoot I’ve already covered convention shoots … Continue reading
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Better Cosplay Photos: Where Can I Shoot Cosplay? Part 2
There are four location types for shooting cosplay photos. Each has its own style, and each has its pros and cons. The types are: Convention Hallway photography Convention scheduled shoot Cosplay Gathering shoot Non-Convention shoot I covered the first two … Continue reading
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Better Cosplay Photos: Where Can I Shoot Cosplay? Part 1
There are four shooting types of cosplay photography, each with its own style, and each with its pros and cons. In this post I’m going to discuss the first two, and in my next posts I’ll go over the other … Continue reading
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Better Cosplay Photos: Shoot RAW
By far the most common file format for images is JPEG (.jpg). It’s everywhere — it’s what you upload to photo posting sites, it’s what you use when you want your photo printed, it’s what every camera generates by default, … Continue reading
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