The main line of this set of photos unfolds around a blue, dark light and shadow atmosphere, and I intentionally placed the focus on controlling the details. In the early conceptual stage, I wanted to create a dark-toned atmosphere that differentiates itself from conventional sunlight, so I specially used a large number of blue backdrops, cool-toned luminous props, combined with a plastic reflective base material to create an illusion of water surface refraction.
The biggest challenge during the shoot was the complex prop storage and emotional control. The vintage old books, luminous glass jars, white spinal bone models stacked in the scene, as well as the blue flower clusters and white rabbit plushies scattered on the ground, actually each underwent repeated positional adjustments to make the frame look saturated yet not too cluttered. Especially in such a cold environment color, to ensure the skin tone wouldn't look too strange, the early lighting required specifically using warm-toned small light sources to supplement the character's facial light and shadow.
This time I wore bright blue colored contacts, paired with darkened eye makeup; this kind of enlarged close-up can indeed clearly show the blending transition of eyelashes and eyeshadow. Usually, I care deeply about the cleanliness of the makeup, because a Coser will experience several hours during a cosplay photoshoot, and if the makeup face gets patchy, it will heavily affect the final result. This time, the setting and touch-up of the makeup were handled quite tightly, and I am quite satisfied with the resulting texture. The deep blue wide-brimmed hat is adorned with golden three-dimensional stars and a white lace edge, which, combined with the golden four-pointed star on the hair accessory, adds some airiness to the overall dark-colored outfit. The black jagged collar at the neck, the white bowtie on the chest, along with those delicate golden buttons on the clothes, mean the details are packed to the max.
The lower body is paired with grey-blue tights and black pointed high heels. The shoe surface features cross straps, and a blue ring band was specially added at the ankle to echo it. In the second photo, the pose of holding the hat and crossing legs exactly showcases the layers of the skirt hem and the shoe style. When shooting various sitting and lying postures, one must be careful that the scattered shape of the skirt hem is not too rigid, creating a natural sense of wrinkles. If the all-black and all-blue color scheme is not handled well, it will look heavy, so white scraps of cloth, white edges, and light-colored props were used for visual brightening.
The process of producing these photos this time was rather tedious, but the entire process was very focused on how to freeze this specific styling feeling through the lens. Actually, many times it's not as simple as just putting on the clothes for a Coser to release photos; every corner of the backdrop behind must be carefully managed. I am highly obsessed with this state of completely immersing myself into another visual setting within a specifically created space. During post-color grading, I didn't excessively pursue high saturation either, but instead preserved the steadiness of the blue color and the character's clear facial contours and shadow depth, so that this picture can stand up to being zoomed in and scrutinized closely, which can be considered worthy of the hard work put into the early makeup, styling, and backdrop design.