Cosplay Photographers – Creating Beautiful Cosplay Photos

January 2013 Featured Photographer of the Month: Jay Tablante

Jay Tablante: The cosplay and advertising work actually have this symbiotic relationship for us. What I learn from one, I applied in the other. The people who I work with in the industry are the same ones in our cosplay photography endeavors. I see advertising as creativity with parameters of working within a brand. The art directors who pitch in the concept creation come from ad agencies who just want to do fun stuff on the side. They bring in the science of story-boarding, pegs, scripts, and process.

The Best Lens for Cosplay Photography

“What’s the best lens for cosplay photography?” This is one of the most common questions that photographers ask early on during their quest to grow as an artist. The short answer is … it depends. To get the real answer for this I’ll turn it around and ask you a question: What look are you [...]