Today I'm sharing the shooting record of Misaki's loungewear Ver.02 look. We set up a very minimalist home scene in the studio, which, paired with this white-themed plush loungewear outfit, allowed the overall vibe to settle into a relaxed and casual tone.
While preparing for this styling, we specially picked this plush hat with a white cat-ear design. The expression embroidery on it is very vivid, and the pom-poms on both sides hang down so they can sway with movements. The main body of the clothing is a white high-neck open-back knit sweater with a highly distinct weave texture, beautifully showcasing the lazy feel of loungewear, while the cut-out open-back design adds a touch of cute little ingenuity. The plush bands on the wrists and ankles, along with the socks, also continue the overall white palette, delivering a highly unified fluffy sensation when paired with the sweater.
We experimented with different states during the shoot. The first shot of kneeling on a white circular platform and propping up the body to watch TV actually required a bit of core engagement to maintain the supporting action, but fortunately, the posture turned out very natural. Personally, I adore the sitting pose in the second image most, where my body tilts back slightly while my hand pulls at the pom-pom of the hat. This perspective not only makes the limbs look more extended but also yields the strongest sense of eye-contact interaction with the lens. As for the third image, sitting on a beige bean bag chair balance-carrying a book on my head was because I wanted to inject a little bit of vacation zoning-out fun into the frame. That yellow duck emoji added in post-processing was also a spontaneous thought to increase some humor of daily life.
This Beijing studio photoshoot in a white studio actually required careful consideration regarding the pairing of the high-neck sweater with the white backdrop. If the lighting and makeup aren't handled properly, white clothing can easily blur into a single mass within a white environment, losing its three-dimensional quality. Therefore, for the makeup, we deliberately kept the base clean and fresh, emphasizing the shadows of the eye makeup and the flush of the blush. Combined with the studio's soft yet distinct light-to-dark gradient illumination, the character could stand out naturally from the background. In terms of prop placement, we utilized a vintage TV set with a black base and a dark wooden table to manufacture a visual anchor, preventing the frame from being swallowed by a massive expanse of white. The Switch and several magazines on the table were also customized details to reinforce the interactive scene of "Sensei, shall we watch TV together?"
Compared to those gorgeous and complex combat gear or formal dresses, this daily-oriented loungewear outfit actually tests expressiveness even more. The core lies in not being "rigid"; you need to genuinely throw yourself into that comfortable, relaxed stay-at-home state. Throughout the shoot, the photographer kept chatting with me to guide me, making me unconsciously reveal relatively relaxed expressions while adjusting postures. This character and clothing trait also allowed me to drop my tension in front of the lens, simply needing to authentically transmit the current comfortable state of sitting in the bean bag chair.
This photo set was a highly pleasant attempt. Whether it was the choice of clothing fabric materials or the set layout in the studio, it gave me deeper shooting insights into daily-series characters. The clean texture of the white studio photography combined with this loungewear outfit genuinely collided to produce a very gentle and cute visual effect. I hope this group of photos allows everyone to feel that cozy ambiance of completely letting down one's guard and doing whatever one pleases at home.