[Yamada cosplay] Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Three Color Tones Capturing Different Moods

This set of photos utilizes three different color grading schemes to correspond with the emotions of different scenes. The first image uses a strong flash combined with warm yellowish tones to simulate the texture under a late-night streetlamp, making the red wig and the texture of the striped shirt pop more. The second one was shot inside the convenience store, maintaining a cool white light to restore the authenticity of an employee taking a break, with the details of the apron and ID badge captured quite clearly in this convenience store clerk style look. The third image adopts a darker gray-blue tone, which, paired with the rough wall of the back alley and the cigarette, dials the casual yet slightly exhausted atmosphere up to the max for a perfect late-night photography vibe.

During the shoot, we specially prepared a red potato chip bag and a paper bag as interactive props, while the blue crates and gray bins were real backdrops found on-site, rather than intentionally built sets. The cigarette was actually unlit and only used as a styling aid. The overall pose was referenced from the character's daily routine of squatting by the door in a daze, and the hand movements of cupping the chin and holding the cigarette were adjusted several times to look both relaxed and natural. The red wig was thinned out by two layers, with the bangs and inner layers partitioned and fixed with red paperclips to secure the hat, ensuring the hairstyle wouldn't fall apart even when tilting or turning my head.

The striped shirt chosen features fine grayish stripes, which visually avoid clashing with the brown shoulder straps of the apron, instead setting off the primary red color perfectly. The entire shoot took less than two hours, but the color grading and post-processing were handled in sections to emphasize the skin texture under different lighting environments. As an attempt at a casual style, I feel this set of photos is highly immersive. Without the need for extravagant sets, a single supermarket back door and a few ordinary props can carry the narrative. If we shoot this series again next time, we might try daytime natural light to see how the same outfit changes under the sunshine.