Cosplay Arabia - January 2021

Cosplay Arabia • january 2021
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Character: Batman Damned
Cosplayer: @impostor.cosplay
Q. One tip you would give to
every cosplay photographer out
there?
Cosplay Arabia • january 2021
My tip is something that I
reflected at some stage and which
helps me a lot.
Always know and be aware of
what you did to take that photo!
Because, only if you are able to
replicate what you have done,
you know your equipment and
the techniques well enough to do
it again at any time. Be sure to
increase that knowledge by trying
out new things and use the same
replication capability cycle again.
Anything else will frustrate you.
Q. Do you think there is a
career opportunity in cosplay
photography, either part time or
full time?
Q. Walk us through your Cosplay
photography thought process - how do
you prepare?
A lot of preparation already goes into
the pre-planning, but once agreed the
basic things I check are: weather forecast;
location accessibility (in case construction
work or events - more likely recently-
Character: Harley Quinn
Cosplayer: @vicious_cosplay
closure times); arrange for helpers to join;
traffic conditions (for myself or the ones
that travel far); amenities; prepare food/
snacks and juices/water for everyone at
the shoot; finally pack the car with all the
gear and check on meeting date if all are
well and are coming to the shoot.
I keep discussing that question
every now and then with my
cosplay and photographer friends
and we come to the conclusion
that if a cosplayer should pay a
photographer to get photos, the
photographer should also pay
the cosplayer to be able to take
pictures of the cosplay. Some of
the photographers I know offer
paid shootings because of their
high quality results, which I think
is fair, especially when these
photos are offered for selling to
the community/fan base. My
advice, unless you have something
extremely special that no one else
can offer - don’t plan for a career.