Question 4: Who takes and edits your photos?

Well here come the story XD: When I was a beginner in cosplay, it was totally normal to take photos only with small compact digicams. We just took them randomly on conventions together with friends. It was something “super special” when a GREAT photographer (definition back than of “great photographer” was a person with an DSLR cam XD!) came and asked to take a photos of us lol. Sometimes we just hoped that some good photographers will appear on cons to take us great photos.

But soon we got bored of waiting and wanted to become better in taking our own pictures. Well that´s why I collected money and bought my own DSLR. I asked other photographers for advices how to use it, read tutorials about photography and studied other photographers photos to get better ideas.  I tried hard to improve my own photo skills, so my friends did not have to wait on cons till a “great photographer” appears to take them some decent shots. I showed my friends how to use my camera and we learned together to use it better.

As well as my skills in photography, I also tried hard to become better in editing. Also asked other people for advices, read tutorials etc etc.

long story for short: 90% of all my photos are taking by my friends with my camera equipment and edited by myself!

It´s really rare that I shoot with other photographers. I have a few good photographer friends that i really love to work with, but unfortunately they all live to far away to asked them “hey, I have this new costume, wanna come over this weekend to shoot?” XD. So the combination of buying my own equipment + friends help + editing photos myself works pretty well for me for most of the time =3.