I just got these Hatsune Miku Rabbit Hole pictures, and the more I organize them, the angrier I get—I actually forgot to turn on live photos during the shoot! I was too busy confirming composition and lighting with the photographer and completely forgot to record the motion. Now I regret it so much I could just cry and scream. I especially love this kind of shooting atmosphere with a bit of dynamic feel and many dolls around. Although static pictures are nice, they always feel like they lack that lively agility from back then.
This time I chose the classic Rabbit Hole styling, and the overall style leans towards a sweet Maid outfit style. The Pink twin tails gradient wig is made very fluffy; I deliberately clipped many white cross clips, pink hearts, and that iconic pink little bunny hair clip on top of my head in the hair, and stuck a black X-shaped hair clip right in the middle of my forehead as the visual center. In terms of makeup, to match the wig's colors, I specially intensified the under-eye blush, paired with blue contact lenses, trying my best to restore that delicate, doll-like feeling. The base makeup is very white, and the lips use a glossy, pinkish lipstick; although a bit heavy, the camera absorbs makeup, so the resulting effect is quite satisfactory.
The costume is a classic black-and-white color-matched Maid outfit, with the top being black puff sleeves, a white turn-down collar with a black bow at the neckline, layered outside with a white ruffled apron. The cuffs have white fold-overs dotted with small pink buttons, and a pink cartoon small badge is pinned on the chest. What I'm most satisfied with is this bright pink Plush toy rabbit in my hand, with white X-shaped eyes, red bows tied around its ears and neck, and an exceptionally fluffy texture.
The shooting site was arranged with tons of Plush toy dolls, wrapped with warm yellow LED decorative string lights, making the overall atmosphere exceptionally dreamy. Because the number of dolls in the background is too large, composition is actually challenging; a slight inattention will make the frame look cluttered and chaotic. Therefore, I could only try to get close to the lens, or use a large aperture to blur out the background dolls and lights, concentrating the visual focus on myself and the rabbit doll in my hand. In terms of actions, I tried poses like hugging the rabbit, hands on hips with one hand, and leaning forward slightly, hoping to make the frame look more tension-filled, making up for the regret of failing to record the motion.
Cosplaying this kind of twin-tail character, maintaining the wig really tests one's patience. Not only do you have to spray a large amount of hairspray for styling, but you also need to pay attention to the natural transition of the hair parting and sideburns, and comb the pink-blue gradient part evenly to prevent giving away the illusion. Moreover, the weight of the twin tails is quite obvious; after a long shooting time, my neck really aches a bit, but for the sake of the photo effect, all of this is worth it. Since I didn't turn on live photos, I can only rely on static poses from different angles to convey that slightly crazy yet extremely cute atmosphere of Rabbit Hole.
From makeup, styling to props and scenes, a lot of thought and detail-crafting went into this set of pictures, hoping to fully showcase this sweet 2D feel.