The Munchkin's Notebook

On October 18 th , I did a cosplay studio session with Kei (za_warudio) and Kitsune Kauki (kitsune_kazuki) for their Mizi and Sua from Alien Stage cosplays.   Alien Stage mostly takes place on a stage, so I kept the set very simple to align with stills from the show and the fan art references. For these sessions, I used: Photography Equipment Other Equipment Cannon R6 24-105 mm Lens Transmitter/Trigger 2 Westcott FJ400 2 Phottix Strobes 2 bell reflectors 1 round soft boxes 1 bell reflector with barn doors 2 c-stands 3 light stands Backdrop stand Black seamless 2 gels Tether cable Laptop Laptop holder Sandbags A-clamps Spyder Color checker Silver backdrop Smoke genie Stool Pillow (to kneel on) The setup The stills and reference photos provided were very simple in regard to background, so I went with a black seamless and a silver backdrop.  I chose a silver backd...

On May 7 th I did a very special session for Karishma, who was celebrating being a Hodgkin Lymphoma Cancer survivor.   The ribbon color for Hodgkin Lymphoma is purple, so I incorporated purple into the set lighting and flowers. I also discovered while doing research for the session, that several images for the cancer awareness and survivors included butterflies, which I used as inspiration for the set design. For this session I used: Photography Equipment Props Cannon 80D Trigger 2 strobes 2 c-stands 2 Backdrop stands 2 speed light clamp mounts White backdrop Sandbags 1 octabox 72-inch umbrella with sock Dome reflector 40-degree grid 3 light stands 2 speedlight Purple gels 18-inch-tall posing box Fake flowers Purple tulle Fake butterflies Wire   The set up For this shoot I used two sets of backdrop poles, one to hang the backdrop and the other to suspend the cancer ri...