September Cosplay Meet-up
On September 27th,
the first meet up of the DCC was held since the
COVID pandemic started. This group meet-up
was limited to 10 people (5-cosplayers and 5-photographers) and was held in an Ohio
county that was not red. COVID per cautions were taken to include having the
event outdoors, keeping 6-feet apart, photographers wearing masks at all times,
cosplayers wearing masks when not being photographed, and keeping session times
to 15-minutes per photographer. All participants in the event understood their
risks, and choose to participate in the meet-up.
For this shoot I used:
- Canon 80D
- 2 Speed lights
- Light stand
I shot 199 frames at ISO
100. My aperture varied between F8 and
F9. My shutter speed was on the high end, so I was in high speed sync for a
good portion of the shoot. My shutter
speeds ranged from 1/125s to 1/400s, with a majority of the frames being shot
at 1/200s. My focal length varied from
18mm to 70mm, with most of the frames being shot at 18mm. Of the 199 frames I edited 113 frames, and
released 42 final images, which averaged about 8 final images per cosplayer.
My favorite image from
the meet-up is of ‘ashleynicole-draws’ as
Aerith Gainsborough from Final Fantasy VII. The reason I like this image so much because I
feel it aligns with the character and could be a scene from the game. The sky works beautifully with the tall grass
and the colors of the characters outfit pop against the two. When shooting this I adjusted for the sky and
had a flash my right to light the model.
Then when editing the image, I enhanced the sky slightly with a selective
gradient, and added a touch more light to the model’s face. I fished up the
image by adding a vignette to the image. (ISO 100, Focal Length 18mm, Aperture F9, Shutter
1/200s)
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| (ISO 100, Focal Length 18mm, Aperture F9, Shutter 1/200s) |
You can see all the
final images from the meet-up here: Quarry
- September
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