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[Kawaiichibiz]

I was literally thinking about this earlier today! This advice will come in handy if I ever want to wink for a photo.

[Blood_Sword]

I know this maybe is kinda random but I noticed it feels more natural for me to wink with my left eye, right eye just feels... weird, forced. I don't know how to explain, sorry if it makes no sense.
One character I'll be cosplaying in a close future I want to do some winking shots with because it kinda fits his character.

[evelynlove]

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[animazn]

So I'm crossplaying Black Star from Soul Eater. I know he's crazy and all but how do I portray that in a photo? I need to be more masculine cause I'm not at all xD Any tips?

[nathancarter]

Originally Posted by animazn

So I'm crossplaying Black Star from Soul Eater. I know he's crazy and all but how do I portray that in a photo? I need to be more masculine cause I'm not at all xD Any tips?

I'm not familiar with the character or the show, but here goes:

If the photographer can control the lighting (e.g. flashes and/or reflectors), have the main light coming from underneath your face. The "usual" way is to light from above and slightly to the side, so light coming from directly below the face will give an unsettling look to the portrait. Crazy, demonic, ghoulish, creepy - call it what you will.

Raise your head and look down your nose at the camera. Open your eyes very wide so that the whites of your eyes are very pronounced above the irises. This will definitely give you a "crazy" appearance.

[animazn]

That would work for a actual crazy photo thanks! But I was mainly talking about his personality. He's more spontaneous and funny. He's a ninja too. Oh and my friend who is his partner(weapon and meister, not romantic) is shorter than me. Her character is suppose to be tall and mine is more short. So any tips on that?

http://static.minitokyo.net/downloads/38/13/420688.jpg
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__...ansforming.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PsQWwMak3Q...640/400546.jpg
(I'm the guy with the blue hair, she's the one with the black hair)

Does that help any with helping me? Woah that sounded weird. Its a great anime/manga you should watch it!

[TykeJack]

Originally Posted by animazn

That would work for a actual crazy photo thanks! But I was mainly talking about his personality. He's more spontaneous and funny. He's a ninja too. Oh and my friend who is his partner(weapon and meister, not romantic) is shorter than me. Her character is suppose to be tall and mine is more short. So any tips on that?

http://static.minitokyo.net/downloads/38/13/420688.jpg
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__...ansforming.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PsQWwMak3Q...640/400546.jpg
(I'm the guy with the blue hair, she's the one with the black hair)

Does that help any with helping me? Woah that sounded weird. Its a great anime/manga you should watch it!

This thread is primarily for photographers to get advice from other photographers on how to do photography stuff. I mean, you're photographer should be the one in here asking questions on how to make the shoot work because you're not going to be the one in control of the camera. That being said, if you were the photographer, I'd tell you to shoot low angles and have you in a crouched action type pose low to the ground, and have her stand straight up directly behind you. It would be best to use a wide angle lens for this low angle because it will exaggerate her height, making her look taller.

Another type of shooting would be to use different objects for here to stand on. Steps are a good example of this because it doesn't look like you're intentionally making her stand on something to increase her height. Don't use like a chair or a box. The photographer should also aim to do some shots where you're seated, like an a ledge, with her positioned behind you. You should also do a shot where she has you in a headlock giving you a noogy(sp). This doesn't fit her character, but it's a fun picture that emphasizes that fact that your character is a bit of a shrimp, at least in terms of size, not heart.

All of these examples will take care of the height difference and should make it a non issue. As long as you don't pose in your pictures like you're about to fall asleep, then you shouldn't have any problems with your own personality. Most of the time blackstar is rambunctious and generally aggressive when it comes to battle, so your action/fighting based poses should show you yelling, like an angry roar. Use this picture as an example. Blackstar is also a bit full of himself, so you can do a thumbs up with a wink and a slanted grin for a more fun type of picture.

Again, everything I said here should be researched and known by whatever photographer you decide to go with, but having some information yourself never hurts.

[Volphiedfan]

I am looking to make a costume of Kane Blueriver or Dark Star (human form) from Lost Universe

[claudillama]

What i really need to find a tutorial of is how to manipulate a photo. heres an example of what im talking about http://browse.deviantart.com/#/d2wr2ws

It also shows you the original work! I can never seem to find a perfect tutorial on how photo manipulation is done. THis is something I would really like to do to my photos! any help will be great

[solstis]

I could really use information about how to take nice pictures with a 'Bad' camera.

I have a little VuPoint 5 MP camera. I only use it to take random pictures at cons and pictures of my own cosplay. So I am not going to be buying another one as it would not be worth it to do so.