I would want people to continue telling their photographers, especially your favourite ones, how much you like or love their work. Yes, it’s an ego feeding exercise but it’s something which some photographers work off. Nightman consisted of my yoga trousers, a wrap style top, and my trainers. To this day, it’s been one of my most fun cosplays and that’s what it’s all about! Garth from Wayne’s World was another closet cosplay apart from the specific Aerosmith t-shirt which was cheap and easy to source. These composition techniques are great for storytelling with your images and force you to really consider the photos you’re taking when in cities or nature.

The most fun part of costume sewing is the freedom you get to enjoy when working on small details. Techniques you would almost never use when sewing normal clothes are more than welcomed here. Embroidery of various kinds, crazy trims, heavy ornamentations, they can all be utilized and put to good use. I found a free sewing pattern for face coverings online from craftpassion.com. The sewing pattern was perfect for myself as I have to wear glasses. This handy sewing pattern came with an option to place a small piece of fabric into the lining of the mask to hold a piece of wire which can be moulded to the nose. The pattern also came with two other varieties to choose from, Simple face covering and a face covering with an inner pouch to place some sort of filter in between the two layers.Leading Lines can be used with or without the vanishing point, to make your viewer look at a certain point in the image. I hope you enjoyed reading this article. Now you are ready to start sewing amazing costumes and cosplay. coraberrycosplay Also a set of sharp scissors, not just the thinning ones! Wigs are a challenge for a lot of us, however even just the clips and the comb make it significantly easier. I only occasionally use the thinning scissors on my longer wigs. #cosplaywig #cosplaywigstyling #cosplaytools ♬ original sound – Cora Berry | Cosplayer

I will admit I do find it hard to handle praise from people, I don’t know why, just something from a young age. I do spend a lot of time looking at photos either through my social media feed, or when I’m looking up the cosplayers wall for what work they’ve already done so I don’t repeat it, I’m introduced to such wonderful array of work, which I at times have thought to myself, “wow, I can’t top that”. I know this shouldn’t and isn’t a competition with other photographers but I have a mentality that I want to get the best photos for someone and if I believe they got better photos from someone else, I would rather they used their photos.Yellow and Grey strips (offcuts of fabric I think) which I found whilst on Holiday which were the main ingredient for attaching all the pads together using the traditional threading technique that Samurai have punching holes and using a Single Crochet Needle. This took me hours (at least 3 seasons of FRIENDS) but was so worth it as the armour itself is very secure and held up just these Fabric Strips. What is the Rule of Thirds? Quite simply, imagine your photograph as being divided, both horizontally and vertically into thirds, by straight lines. (Many cameras show these lines on the screen when you turn your camera to ‘LV’ or Live-view mode!) S –Shutter Priority mode. In this mode, you select the shutter speed appropriate for your subject, and the camera works out an appropriate aperture and ISO for you. Last but not least, your costume needs to be comfortable. You will be wearing it during the entire day, so it has to be made from breathable fabrics, if possible. At first glance, this might seem like too much info BUT most of this blog is comprised of visual examples, as I think that’s the best way to learn – by seeing it in action!

Starting this tutorial I urge everyone to read the whole way through each variety as some steps are the same across all the options. I also advise using a 1.5″ allowance on the outer ear side when doing option 2. The filter pouch. This helps a lot when folding to make the tunnels for the elastic later. The tutorial is self-explanatory and quite easy to understand if you’ve done a bit of sewing before. There are so many different ways to do casual cosplays from everyday versions of characters, Disney bounding or basically whatever you can think of. This is something that I love seeing either at cons or after because people use interpretation. The creativity and originality of ideas is something to be celebrated and these are great chances too! Using the rule of thirds to place the models head in the top third of the image, reducing the amount of empty space, means that the viewer’s eye can be drawn directly to them. For closer portraits, drawing the top line through the eyes can be a good way of keeping the portrait nicely contained. To conclude this challenge I would like to say that it shows you do not need expensive tools or materials to make something impressive. When I started telling other Cosplayers about my journey they were all impressed that it was just cardboard and fabric. This style in video games has actually been around since the early 90’s and can be found in games such as Parappa the Rapper for the PlayStation and later in 00’s with the Fear Effect games.

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A –Aperture Priority mode. In this mode, you select the aperture (depth of field) appropriate for your subject, and the camera works out an appropriate shutter speed and ISO for you. Disclaimer: All images and videos used, do not belong to FnC and belong to their respective owners. The vanishing point is the point where if you carried on some of the main lines in your photo, they would eventually vanish.

In Landscape Photography: For beginners, in landscape photography, it is often more pleasing to the eye to place the horizon line along either the bottom or top line of your image, rather than having it hover in the centre of the image. This shows the viewer if you want their attention is drawn to the sky or the landscape of the image. A continued series from Charlotte Woolrych Photographywhere she shares how photography skills and knowledge. This month she goes through the setting and modes on a camera and explains what each one means. Before you start sewing anything, you need to make a pattern first. You can find a lot of them online with just a simple search. Once you decide on a couple, try to visualize how they would look. Then alter them accordingly and create something of your own. You can also combine two or more patterns into one. Let your imagination run wild and see what it creates. I hope this gives a bit of an insight into why I and other photographers get annoyed when their work gets edited without permission. Many of us have been doing our part for the community whether that’s fundraising, helping a neighbour or sewing scrubs and masks for the NHS and keyworkers. The UK government have now advised to wear masks or face coverings in confide areas where its hard to social distance. From the 15th June masks/fade coverings are mandatory and must be worn on public transportation throughout the UK.

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Id like to give a shout out to LeeS for planting this seed many moons ago, Dan Bennett for the shoulder patches and such great pictures from his build, and taking the time to answer my questions and everyone on the ole RPF I do shoot with people whom I regularly know or have become friends with. And more often there praise for my work is always there. But a little part of me always thinks, are they saying that as I’m their friend, we’ve worked together or they don’t want to hurt my feelings. Newer photographers often tend to focus on the head of their model, and in the process leave far too much empty space above the head and cut off the lower half of the model awkwardly. Another thing to keep in mind is the character. A costume should depict the character realistically. In other words, you can’t wear synthetic toga, it has to be made from cotton. You also can’t be Catwoman in silk, she wears nothing but leather.