{"id":226,"date":"2020-02-03T01:55:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T01:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelbward.com\/?p=226"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:03:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:03:42","slug":"2020-2-2-time-for-cosplay-1519","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelbward.com\/?p=226","title":{"rendered":"Time for cosplay – 1\/5\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After a fair amount of theoretical planning. \u201cWe should totally do this\u201d but without any details to actually do it. Finally I took the time to drive up to one of my sisters and we did a cosplay photoshoot day. She\u2019s been making costumes for years and had a few locked and loaded that needed some nice quality pictures. That’s my cue. <\/p>\n

So I loaded up everything I had and hit the road. I brought a flash, I brought some foam core boards to reflect light. I had received a wireless trigger for the 5D for christmas, and picked myself up a nicer tripod. Metal, not plastic. Still using that to this day, but I do have my eye on some much nicer models. Really want a sturdy one with flip locks instead of twist for faster and easier deploying out in the field. (that sounds way more impressive than it is lol)<\/p>\n

So really this was the first time I\u2019d taken pictures of a person in a serious way, not that any money was exchanging hands mind you. Just for practice and because my sister does some bad ass cosplay. Check her out here @ceciliameowcosplay<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We started with a cosplay from Dragon Age, the Grey Warden. First mistake was that we were starting at 4 in the afternoon in January. It was a bit cold and only got colder as time went on. But you work with what you\u2019ve got, in this case some very harsh lighting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 5D Mark II w28-135mm @50 – 1\/125 Sec – F8 – ISO 100<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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First step is put the kitty back inside. The kitty likes to rub legs and is not actually a part of this photoshoot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 5D Mark II w28-135mm @28 – 1\/60 Sec – F5 – ISO 100<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Gotta take some goofy shots as well. Looks at all these bushes. But also, look at that harsh lighting. We tried both in the sunlight and in the shade. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 5D Mark II w28-135mm @28 – 1\/160 Sec – F8 – ISO 100<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canon 5D Mark II w28-135mm @117mm – 1\/200 Sec – F8 – ISO 100<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This was a nice big patch of tall wheat like grass on the side of her backyard. We absolutely played with that in the shots and even with the harsh lighting I think this one came out pretty good. Although this isn\u2019t exactly the best to show the whole cosplay, another thing I learned doing this. Even if I like the shot, keep in mind the point of what you\u2019re doing. And what a client would want. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 5D Mark II w28-135mm @38 – 1\/125 Sec – F8 – ISO 100<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Black and white? Why not. <\/p>\n

Then it was time for a quick costume change and back out with another one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 5D Mark II w28-135mm @60 – 1\/100 Sec – F5.6 – ISO 100<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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First pet cat with bloody death weapon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 5D Mark II w28-135mm @ 60 – 1\/160 Sec – F7.1 – ISO 100<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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No, umbrella out of face, sorry but harsh sunlight it is.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 5D Mark II w28-135mm @33 – 1\/100 Sec – F6.3 – ISO 100<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canon 5D Mark II w28-135mm @28mm (cropped) – 1\/640 – F8 – ISO 400<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Wanted to really show some of the details on that Man-of-War that she created.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 5D Mark II w28-135mm @56mm – 1\/160 Sec – F8 – ISO 100<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Maybe forgot that she owned a pip boy as part of this cosplay and ran back in to get it for these wheat field shots.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 5D Mark II w28-135mm @65 – 1\/125 Sec – F6.3 – ISO 100<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I think my personal favorite from this day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 5D Mark II w28-135mm @56 – 1\/50 Sec – F4.5 – ISO 200<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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We moved onto the last cosplay, Toan from the PS2 game Dark Cloud. Fantastic game back in the day, played it again recently and it holds up alright. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 5D Mark II w28-135mm @50 – 1\/50 Sec – F4.5 – ISO 200<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canon 5D Mark II w28-135mm @65 – 1\/40 Sec – F7.1 – ISO 400<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Windy wig troubles?<\/p>\n

And that was it.<\/p>\n

Yup. That was all we took pictures of. And there was absolutely no reason to say, play around in the crawl space above the garage for a weird black body suit demon thing picture.<\/p>\n

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Nope.<\/p>\n

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