NinSega - Hobbyist, Writer | DeviantArt (original) (raw)

The art behind photoshoots

May 30, 2023

Every cosplay and photoshoot has a story behind it, whether it’s a piece of a series, an original idea or (someone else's) artwork. Personally I prefer to combine as many sources as possible. I love to come up with original ideas for settings, poses and photography angles, but I also love to recreate pictures and scenes that were made by the original creators from the characters as well as fanart from other artists. For example, my Star Guardian Syndra cosplay shoot was inspired by artwork by League of Legends’ animated trailer ‘A New Horizon’. I was inspired by the skyline shot at the end of the video, because in my opinion, LoL showed us that even in the "normal world" (outside of "the rift") heroeines can exist. Besides that I also loved the idea of a skyline shoot because I’d never done that before. My only regret of this photoshoot is that I didn't have any other Star Guardian friends with me, so we couldn't recreate the entire scene. This is definitely my goal for the next