This set of photos was easily one of the most meticulously planned studio creations I've done recently. The chosen theme was a dream wedding, cosplaying Alice from GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE. To achieve that balance of sacred elegance and sweet anime charm, our set was built with pure white Roman pillars, cut-out arched doors, and cascading sheer veils, lavishly surrounded by interwoven purple, blue, and pink florals, complemented by a crystal chandelier to enrich the background details.
For the outfit, this pure white performance-style dress was paired with lace White garter stockings and white high heels. The puffy tiered hemline and the criss-cross lace-up back design instantly brought the entire concept together once put on. To maximize visual impact on camera, I constantly explored dynamic angles—such as holding up the skirt hem with one hand or doing playful leg-lift poses. These gestures not only accentuated the volume of the dress, but also elongated the leg lines naturally. Paired with pink twintails and lace hairpieces, the studio lighting falling across the figure completely elevated the ethereal vibe.
This shoot was captured using a Sony A7R3 paired with the 24-70mm F2.8 GM II. This gear combination performed exceptionally well under complex studio lighting, offering rapid autofocus and pristine resolution that left plenty of latitude for post-processing.
After seeing the final photos, many friends asked about my post-processing workflow, so I'm sharing it here. This set is definitely not straight-out-of-camera; it went through refined post-production. The general pipeline began with grading in Lightroom, followed by portrait retouching in Photoshop, and finally layering a dreamy bloom effect.
During color grading in LR, I first raised the overall exposure and added a touch of contrast, then pulled down the highlights while raising the shadows to keep bright areas from blowing out and ensure shadow details remained intact. Next, I slightly increased global saturation and applied an inverted S-curve to soften the overall contrast. Moving into the color mixer, I focused on skin tones by boosting the luminance of orange and magenta while gently lowering their saturation, yielding fair and translucent skin. Afterward, adjusting the hue of the red primary and lowering the saturation of the blue primary lent the image a clean, airy texture. To prevent the subject's brightness from muddling with the background, I generated separate subject and background masks to fine-tune their exposure independently. Finally, the image was imported into PS for standard liquifying, skin smoothing, and an added layer of soft glow to seal in that dreamy atmosphere.
While the shooting and editing processes were quite demanding, seeing how the light, shadow, and colors came together made every tedious step worthwhile. Stepping into this style was also a creative breakthrough for me, and I hope everyone enjoys this set of Anime-style photography.