[Ganyu Cosplay] Genshin Impact's Liyue Covenant: Still Loving It Even Knowing There's No Traffic

This sharing of Ganyu Cosplay official photos from Genshin Impact was actually expected to not have very dazzling data before shooting. An anime theme combined with an ancient, Chinese-style setup is indeed hard to break through the algorithm pool, but out of an obsession with this costume and character, I still completed this shoot with all my heart.

The main difficulty this time lay in restoring the details of the costume; I spent a long time picking the fabric textures for the white and light blue parts. The visual conflict between the black-and-white long gloves and the white thigh-high boots, adorned with a red bowtie and rope knots, easily creates a gorgeous yet non-obtrusive overall visual balance. For the hairstyle, I specially trimmed the wig, striving to make the curvature of the hair strands and the direction of the ahoge close to the original setting.

For the scene setup, I chose an indoor studio shoot, discarding the randomness of outdoor locations. During set design, a wooden Arhat bed was put together, paired with an ink-wash style background folding screen and large pink flower branches as a foreground frame. Tea sets, green bamboo, and red-and-green fruits were intentionally placed on the corner of the table; the combination of these props adds a bit of life and tranquility to the frame. During the shoot, I tried several different lighting schemes and finally adopted a single-sided main light source plus fill light. This lighting method left a clear boundary between highlights and shadows on the character, especially the texture of the light spots falling on the white stockings and wooden railings, preserving a certain layer of depth.

Regarding the composition, the first sitting pose utilizes the red string and foreground flowers to increase the sense of interaction, while the third one controls the extension of the arm to enhance the spatial depth. The second single photo with the white umbrella was an attempt at another stable standing pose, trying to make the transition of light and shadow on the white umbrella softer. When editing the photos, I didn't excessively brighten the skin tone or overuse filters, wishing more to present the natural feel of the clothing texture and the overall light and shadow atmosphere.

Actually, midway through the shoot, I also repeatedly agonized over adjusting the poses, because the posture on the wooden couch needed to embody the character's elegance while avoiding any stiffness brought by clothing wrinkles. The intervals spent removing the headpiece to touch up the makeup were instead the times when I could most immerse myself in the character's state. This process itself is highly healing, no longer relying completely on the validation of platform traffic. What has settled in this set of photos is more of an expression of my own understanding of the character in this journey of Anime cosplay and Ancient style photography.