OVERWATCH

 

 

Overwatch | D.Va

 

C/N: Bamzy Cosplay 

FATE GRAND ORDER | RULER [Jeanne D'Arc]

FATE GRAND ORDER | RULER [Jeanne D'arc]

 

C/N: Kyoshiki
Photo: Black Heaven. Katsucon 2016



Dans le visage de vos ennemis, face à du harcèlement, ridicule, et le doute, vous avez tenu ferme dans votre foi. Même dans votre abandon, seul et sans amis, vous avez tenu ferme dans votre foi. Même si vous avez fait face à votre propre mortalité, vous avez tenu ferme dans votre foi. Je prie pour que je sois en gras dans mes croyances comme vous, St. Joan. Je demande que vous roulez à côté de moi dans mes propres batailles. Aidez-moi à être conscient que ce qui vaut la peine peut être gagné quand je persiste. Aidez-moi à tenir ferme dans ma foi. Aidez-moi à croire en ma capacité à bien et à bon escient agir. Amen.

 

 

刀剣乱舞 | Touken Ranbu

Slowly but surely am chugging away at wrapping up the Katsu line up QvQ!!! I didn't think I'd see the light at the end of the tunnel! And honestly speaking this set had me quite nervous =3=

We shot this at peak convention hours, right after the fire alarm went off. Foot traffic was ridiculous and we even tried to go outside and shoot. The poor swords were cold. Its coo tho coz I suffered with them :x (I gave up my coat to one of the swords and was literally in jeans and a tshirt in the cold LOL and I vividly remember one photographer going 'How are you shooting right now!?' and I smiled and cried on the inside. Determined afk...)

I got 2-3 more sets to go through before I can start putting together my portfolio for Katsu. I'm quite stoked to put it together and I hope I dont end up with excess pages QvQ but theres so much I want to squeeze in there!!!

Cosplayers: Sakuran 錯乱 as Kogitsunemaru

Nenu Cosplay as Mikazuki Munechika and Tsurumaru Kuninaga

Shot and Edited by: Black Heaven Taken at: Katsucon

Thanks for letting me shoot your guys' costumes QVQ it was a challenge for everyone to cosplay/shoot this as it takes so much to put on and move on them so I appreciate the cosers for being patient and working with me. It was rather difficult shooting this set since it was overly crowded in the inside of the con and we decided to brave the cold outside to get some of our shots QVQ If only we could have gotten more but staying warm and healthy is more important than risking health just for a few mesely photos.

Dont push yourselves too much gaiz~ These are defintely not the most mobile of costumes and to be shooting in such close quarters such as the convention hall definitely proves to be rather difficult. Please bare with me as I still have quite a bit of photos to scrub through but I wanted to get some of these up qvq thank you again to the cosers for allowing me to shoot you gaiz.

東京喰種トーキョーグール | TOKYO GHOUL

I'm falling behind again~ I've been trying to keep content updated on my FB Page though but in terms of blogging I'm always falling behind and I'm still wrapping up a few more edits on a few shoots I've been working on.

And I got a few more coming up...I'm thankful for everyone who is eager to see the photos QvQ I was so hyped for the NANA shoot that I...really need to wrap up the 2nd half but I still got quite a bit from Katsu to wrap up and then book layout! Ah nothing has changed! LOL

TG has always been a goal of mine to shoot and I'm super stoked to have gotten this chance at Katsu.
Admittedly, this shoot was rather rushed??? There was quite a lot going on and not to mention it was really cold so we were unable to shoot outside as I had intended to try and get a urab style shoot but I'm very happy with how this turned out.

Cosplay by Nepesi, I'm sorry I didn't catch her Touka's name QvQ I will go back and update this when I am able to get her contact info. I'd still love to be able to shoot another TG set in the future though!

The rest of the photos are under the cut!

Catching up: Katsucon 2016!

Weeks / Months later! I'm finally sitting down to write this entry before I completely abandon it orz  coz I know I'm still behind on entries from SUMMER SHOOTS too but....welps...better late than never??? More under the cut!

LOVE LIVE

Love Live Photoshoot shot at Katsucon Weekend

 

 

Kotori: Sarah-Boo Cosplay

Nozomi: Capezio Serena

Taken at Katsucon

 

Death Parade March Photoshoot

Death Parade March Cosplay shoot at Katsucon 2016

Cosplayers: Cheesy Tan, Soulxii Cosplay and Trashcan Cosplay

Helpers: Sakuran

 

 

 

This was a interesting shoot, I personally have not seen Death Parade March and all I got the synopsis of the show was that, we needed a bar setting and I rolled with it QVQ likewise with editing, I looked up images of the show to try and capture the same atmosphere that you get from the show.

 

I'm glad we shot this late Thursday night right before the big con rush on Friday and so on, it would have proved  to be impossible to even try and shoot there it that was the case! I shot this right after the Euphemia shoot I did after just landing at National Harbor earlier that evening.

 

I had quite fun editing this set too and I appreciate that the cosplayers even bought drinks to use as props for the set lol. Yum.

Diablo Cosplay Photoshoot | Katsucon 2016

 

Crusader Diablo Cosplay by Bamzy Cosplay

 

 

I'm quite thankful that Katsucon weekend allowed me an opportunity to work with such a diverse group of individuals, styles and different series too! I think every cos photographer has a bucket list of things they'd want to shoot and Diablo is definitely one of them for me! I'm glad I got to shoot the Crusader class versus the typical more overly cosplayed Demon Hunter. Its just a nice diversity since I dont see this class done often enough.

 

Though I am very very open to shooting with a Monk and Witch Doctor especially too! (or with anyone in general! LOL)

 

Bamzy Cosplay was a dream to work with, this was my first time shooting with her but homegirl worked it. She was confident and comfortable with her posing and had vibrant energy. It definitely helped shed away my nervousness at shooting at the con >w<!!! Thank you for being patient and so awesome! This is one of the 3 sets I shot with her this weekend.

 

I wanted to highlight the details she put into her costume, one of the biggest thing I want to learn and improve on is painting props and armor. From getting the right highlights and shadowing on the costume and armor really really makes a huge difference and I definitely wanted it to show through on her photoset. I also went with this a strong contrast and sharp colors to help bring the Diablo mood to life. Or atleast how I would have translated Diablo in my head...

 

LIFE IS STRANGE

Life is Strange cospaly photoshoot at Katsucon

Shot with Serindano Cosplay

 

 

Admittedly, I have not played the game Life is Strange but I have seen images of the game floating around the internet, I was tempted to get it a couple times via stream or other means but I haven't quite had the time to do so.

The concept and imagery of the game was totally up my ally so shooting this would have been a no-brainer for me. But honestly, it was a bit of a challenge. I was a little concerned on how I'm going to shoot such a grunge style photoset in the lovely National Harbor Resort area!?!?

My go to settings when it comes to shooting something dark and grunge style is to always all ways  abuse parking structures. Hotels usually have big under ground or multi level parking garage which provides the ambient lighting I need to create the mood I wanted.

 

I tried to really hone in on the dark atmosphere of the game and on Chloe's character. I wanted to go with a really mood lighting and story boarding style and I'm really happy with how this set turned out. I hope everyone enjoys it too.

 

Thank you to Serindano for shooting with me, we shot this in an open parking garage where it was super cold, it was probably around 40F so it was no joke. It was also a nice treassure find when I stumbled upon this construction site. Its a dream come true to shoot in a decrepit area like this and we weren't bothered. I doubt anyone else during that weekend used the same parking spot. I ended up coming back to this same area for several of my shoots ahaha...yesss <3 p="">