Cosplay photography

Cosplay photography is a form of photography where the subject of the photo focuses mainly on a cosplayer and their attire and/or prop making skills. A majority of this form of photography is done at events or conventions, such as San Diego Comic-Con where cosplayers attend in costume, however, it is becoming more popular to schedule individual photoshoots at various locations and outside convention schedules.

This form of photography is a combination of Fashion photography and Portrait photography where both the clothing and the portraiture are the main subject. Cosplay magazines, such as Cosmode, have developed a focus on the photographer and the different styles of cosplay photography. The photos can be black and white, color, any size or shape with any lens, so long as a coslayer is the main subject..

Cosplay is a combination word of "costume" and "play", to describe the performance of acting and dressing like a character from a particular series. These series can be from any genre of entertainment from comic books to anime to sci-fi and horror, live-action or animation.

The photography of these individuals is becoming a style of photography that photographers can now be hired for a shoot rather than as a hobby, which it has been up until recent years. Groups like The Enthusiasts ^[1] have begun to capitalize on this growing trend by setting up booths at conventions to take photos of cosplayers and sell them the photos for a certain price per photo, either digitally or print. But there many others who still do cosplay photography on-location and in private, scheduled shoots.

References

1. ^ "The Enthusiasts". http://www.the-enthusiasts.com/. Retrieved 14 April 2011.