[Sorasaki Hina cosplay] Blue Archive's Dress Ver.01, the Moment of Sheet Music and Crown

This Dress Hina design really hit the spot for me. From getting the costume to the final images, it took over a week of back-and-forth effort. The wig is a specially customized silver-white updo. Just styling it took two hours to recreate that fluffy, slightly messy, airy texture. The dress has a dark-blue-leaning-black velvet texture, and the large open-back design heavily tests one's posture. I had to keep my shoulder blades tightened throughout the shoot, otherwise it would easily look slouched. When I put on that fluorescent purple crown, my first thought was that it was so light, but once the inner halo structure was added, I had to deliberately look for a sense of balance.
For this shoot, I specifically chose a vintage flowerbed-style practical studio. The blue and purple flowers on the flower stands and the white plaster statues perfectly counterbalanced the somber feeling of the dark dress. The most interesting part of the cosplay photography session was the sheet music prop. It actually just had some random jumbled scales I scribbled on it, but holding it in my hands and pretending to read it or prepare for a performance instantly brought me into that rigorous mindset belonging to the Prefect Team Head. For a split second, I even wondered: what if I actually played a wrong note? Would this sensei haul me straight into the office for a lecture? (Laughs)
The photographer really understands light and shadow. The rim light gave the edges of the hair strands a beautiful translucency while outlining the lines of my back. Post-processing didn't adjust the skin tone too much, preserving the real transitions of light and shadow. The core of this set of photos actually lies in that temperament of being "both noble and harboring a hint of detachment," and I feel it flowed out very naturally in the final images. Although maintaining this pose and shooting continuously for nearly forty minutes left my back very sore, seeing everyone feel the character's roleplay atmosphere makes everything totally worth it.