♥ LithiumFl0wer

Ryeain :

Am attracted by her Sheryl cosplays.. real good!!

[Macross Frontier-Medley] it does look as if real sheryl is recording in studio..awesome-ness

and of course, her crossplays are ..hawt too!~ *points rokudo Mukuro

Other than that, she's a superb photographer too! Her landscape shots are pretty!! ahh~

✩✩ INTERVIEW SECTION ✩✩

Ryea: What is COSPLAY to you?
Bringing something fictional to reality.


Ryea: When do you first started to cosplay?
2002


Ryea: How many characters have you cosplayed so far ?
I don't count them.


Ryea: Which is your favorite character that you've cosplayed?
Tough question! Hijikata Toshiro from Gintama if I have to choose.


Ryea: Which is your first character?
Sailor Pluto


Ryea: Which characters is in your future cosplay list?
More Sheryl Nome because I love her costumes!(*≧▽≦)


Ryea: Do you make your own costume & props ?
Yes. Most of my props are made by a good friend.


Ryea: What is your favorite part when cosplay?
When I looked into the dressing mirror after putting on the wig, makeup and costume.


Ryea: Any good/funny/memorable experience when you cosplay?
Taking pictures with many cute children when I am cosplaying as Sheryl Nome. I guess all little girls want to be a pop star when they grow up!(＾▽＾)


Ryea: How and what have you think you've improved from since you started cosplay?
Thicker makeup now haha (｀∇´)


Ryea: Do you salute/idolize any cosplayer? Who?
I admire many people for their dedication to the art.


Ryea: Any tips to share?
CosPLAY. Never take out the play. If it isn't fun, don't do it.


What do you think the basic requirement a cosplayer should have?
I don't believe in this if you take cosplay as a hobby.


and 3 random questions :

1) Do you prefer more in crossplaying? *Alto is real hawt!!
I don't have a preference actually. It all boils down to if I like the character and his/her design.

2) How long does it take for Myoubi's makeup? *it's really epic eyelashes just like the manga
I took quite awhile to achieve that!

3) Do you like photography too? The landscape shot is very nice *thumbsupupup
I love taking pictures of beautiful things!

And lastly, what do you think about Let's Cosplay~?
Great site! Hope to see more cosplay photos on your site ヾ(＠^∇^＠)ノ


Thanks so much LithiumFl0wer !!~

✿ NIER ✿

Nier ニーア

Young Nier ニーア

✩Hybridre

Ryeain :
Serious love for Hybridre photography style!~
Love how every photo is fulled with story and emotions, as if the character come to live.
Day and Night shoots are captured spectacularly and angles are of course perfectly captured too.
Indeed a very young age with great achievements, can I say it's talent? but yes, behind those awesome photographs does lies a whole long journey of learning process.I fav more than a single shoot in the gallery.. you guys should really take a look !!!
Oh ya, a great cosplayer too =D

✩ HYBRIDRE ✩

deviantart . blog

photos by hybridre

Ryea : What type of camera do you use in capturing those awesome photos?

I mainly use my cannon 400D
with a lens and a 50mm 1.8 lens, sometimes my friend 4j would borrow me a 16-35mm2.8 or 12-24mm4.5 lens, I'm totally a wide angle fan XD


Ryea : What inspires you to start photography?

The eager to capture the touching moments of my friends.


Ryea : What makes you to continue in photography with passion?

The achievement of bringing those surreal characters into reality,
words can't express my joy when I managed to restore my favorite works with the right composition, lighting and location setting.
Besides, cosplay is a good way to deepen the relationship with my pals, we had great fun and knew each other better at the same time.


Ryea : Which is your most satisfied/favorite shot so far?

I have to say there're many shots I love but it's difficult to pick out the best one.
I tried different styles according to the works and it's impossible for me to compare between totally different things. I may want to leave this question to you guys XD


Ryea : Which photo you've taken is the most challenging? why?

The experience of taking BACCANO shoot, upon a real train at night.
And shooting APH battles, within a heavy snow are probably the most impressive memories for m, both are under very very tough environment and there wasn't any thoughts in my brain at that time, I just pressed the shutter on instinct. It was great fun though~

Ryea : What's your goal achievement in photography?

Keep creating something new and interesting~


Ryea : Who do you look up to or inspires you?

www.pixiv.net - you can fild all styles of pictures in this site
Dogs by Shirow Miwa - I learn a lot from the storyboard, the special angles, how to shoot fighting scenes, etc. I feel my soul and aesthetic sense resonate to the work in many ways.


Ryea : Any advise to those new starter or interested in photography?

Try as many ways to take photos as possible, and own one or two distinct style~
Step out of your comfort zone, delete those exposure correctly and composed steadily but flat and dull photos. Editing is important too.


Ryea : Lastly, what do you think about Let's Cosplay this blog?

It's like a magazine about cosplay to me, it's trilling for me to be featured XD


Thanks Hybridre !! ~

♥ SoranoSuzu

Ryeain :
SoranoSuzu's Fraken Stein is superb, the scar itself attract me the most !! Such manly! *lovelove
The one I like most is her Ion Fortuna *points 2nd photo, details all the way; the photo angle, the lighting, the pose and the character itself.. kudos to the photographer too!!
Yes, indeed a lot of improvement can be seen through out her cosplays.. good job!~

✩✩ INTERVIEW SECTION ✩✩

Ryea : What is Cosplay to you?
S: Cosplay for me - the best hobby.
It's the way for showing my ambitions in role-playing, way for embodying my actor skills and my sewing skills plus other making skills. I love to make something by my hands and to act on the scene - so cosplay is perfect hobby for me. I love to create not just costumes, but full images of my beloved characters, which I like to look alike.


Ryea : When do you first started to cosplay?
S: About three of four years ago. My first festival was Animatrix in Moscow, January 2007.
Before that my cosplays was non-public and soooooo far from perfect, oh my...


Ryea : How many characters have you cosplayed so far ?
S: Not a lot of, about thirty characters.

2007
◦Shion Uzuki (Xenosaga ep.I)
◦Allen Walker (D.Gray-man manga)
◦James Potter (HP)
◦Claus Valca (Last Exile)
◦Watanuki Kimihiro (xxxHOLiC art vers.)

2008
◦Kuujaku (RG Veda)
◦Luke fon Fabre (Tales of the Abyss)
◦Starlock Simon (Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann)
◦Death the Kid (Soul Eater)
◦Watanuki Kimihiro (xxxHOLiC manga vers.)
◦Rolo Lamperouge (Code Geass R2)
◦Chikusa Kakimoto (KHR!)
◦Rukia Kuchiki (Bleach)
◦Komui Lee (D.Gray-man)
◦Kaworu Nagisa (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
◦Soul Evans (Soul Eater)
◦Albert de Morcerf (Gankutsuou)
◦Franken Stein (Soul Eater)

2009
◦Kirakishou (Rozen Maiden)
◦Sora Halloweentown (Kingdom Hearts II)
◦Watanuki Kimihiro (xxxHOLiC another art vers. xD)
◦Itoshiki Nozomu (Sayonara, Zetsubou sensei)
◦Aoyagi Ritsuka (Loveless)
◦Light Yagami (Death Note)
◦Mashiro Kuna (Bleach)
◦Wang Yao/China (Axis Powers Hetalia)

2010
◦Simon (Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann jail vers.)
◦Elizabeth (Shin Megamo Tensei - Persona)
◦Ion Fortuna (Trinity Blood - Thores Shibamoto art vers.)
◦Ashura-O (RG Veda)
◦Shion Kaito (Vocaloid - Imitation Black vers.)
◦Syaoran (Tsubasa:Reservoir Chronicle, art vers.)


Ryea : Which is your favorite character that you've cosplayed?
S: It's hard to name just one, because I love 90% of my cosplay character - and 10% I cosplayed just with interest.
There is three of my very favorite characters - Franken Stein, Simon and Watanuki Kimihiro. They're the best I think and they're mostly loved by me.


Ryea : Who is your first character?
S: Shion Uzuki from Xenosaga.


Ryea : Which characters is in your future cosplay list?
S: I don't want to reveal all secrets - I love surprises ^^
but I can say for sure that in the future I'll cosplay Nero from Devil May Cry 4, George from ParaKiss, D from Vampire Hunter Dloodlust and someone else ^^


Ryea : Do you make your own costume & props ?
S: It's about originals? No, I study in designers university and have absolutely no time for interesting originals.
All my non-cosplay works are designer's collections, historical costumes and other works like that.


Ryea : What is your favorite part when cosplay?
S: It's always small details, wigs and contact lenses ** I'm in love with them all and making small stuff like little hats, bracelets and masks - in other word, all decorating work - is pure joy for me!


Ryea: Any good/funny/memorable experience when you cosplay?
S: Every time I cosplay I learn something new and interesting - like how regular and boting things can be useful for my costumes and stuff.


Ryea: Do you idolize any cosplayer? Who?
S: Yes!
Astarohime&Emperor - http://astarohime.deviantart.com/
Cvy - http://cvy.deviantart.com/
Tamarpg - http://tamarpg.deviantart.com/
Astellecia - http://astellecia.deviantart.com/

They're the best! *0*


Ryea: Any tips to share ?
S: The main thing in cosplay - it's always try to do everything perfectly, from very beginning.
And, of course, a lot of love for cosplaying character and your work. Try to do as many small cosplay details as you can, that's every time bring character to life more and more.
Dream and try - not just dream! And all of plans and wishes will come true perfectly.


and 3 random questions :

1) Is Ion costume hard to make? which part took the longest time to make?

S: Not very hard, but a little... long. I've spent a month for this costume, it's really long time for me. The longest time to make... I think it's hat, but at the same time it's my favorite part of costume.


2) Franken Stein's scar is so real ! What kind of materials you used? any tutorial?

S: There are no difficult tutorial for that scars - I've made them prom cotton wool and medical glue. And make-up of course. Nothing very special ^^


3) Do you prefer more in crossplaying? You do well in crossplaying *thumbsup

S: Thanks! *0* I love crossplaying because it's always more difficult than just cosplay.
More difficult - more interesting.


Ryea : And lastly, what do you think about Let's Cosplay~?
S: I've just heard about this page, but I've looked it through and find it really nice, informative and interesting ^^


Thanks so much SoranoSuzu !!~

✿ パラダイス・キス PARADISE KISS ✿

Yukari Hayasaka 早坂紫

Isabella 山本大助

✩Kazex

Ryeain :
Yes, 'Hell Comes Swiftly' is indeed a piece that make me stares longer and saying the angle is perfect. There's strong yet soft side of this photo, the flow of the scarf captured is my favorite part of the whole photo. And the other piece 'Encore', amazed me as if time stopped for a second and has the movie feel of it.. serious LOVE!!~ Love how he tend to play with different lighting throughout his photography *thumbsup!

✩ KAZEX ✩
http://kazex.deviantart.com/

Photos by Kazex

Ryea : What type of camera do you use ?
I use a Canon 5d Mark2 right now.
Some of my earlier pictures were lit using flashguns, but i've moved on to strobes by Elinchrom now. All my pictures have been processed only with Lightroom 2/3. Sadly i don't know how photoshop works.


Ryea : What inspires you to start photography?
I started around 2 years ago, when i was 17.
Back then it was the school holidays, and i didn't feel like staying at home just playing video games, so i decided to try photography. My first purchase was a clunky Praktica MTL-50 - back then i was only interested in B&W film photography.

It wasn't easy because i didn't have any friends nor anyone else i knew who was interested in photography back then. I learn everything through books, magazines and the internet.


Ryea : What makes you to continue in photography with passion?
In photography, everyone has to develop their own signature style and look.
Once i mastered my technical, i proceeded onto the next step, finding an identity for myself and my photography.

An identity stretches beyond simply how a picture looks.
It's born of a photographer's instinct, taste, and philosophy. I always liked art, but could never draw well with a pen. Being able to reproduce the visuals i can envision in my head excites me every tim i pick up the camera. I slowly found myself addicted to photography and how both complex and simple the art form can become, pushing the boundaries between what other photographers think can or cannot be done.


Ryea : Which is your most satisfied/favorite shot so far?
That would be Hell Comes Swiftly
or Encore coming in at a close second.


Ryea : Which photo you've taken is the most challenging to you? why?
That would be Encore.
Both me and the cosplayer were standing underneath falling water at a fountain, with our legs soaked shin-deep in the water. The longer we stayed there, the more water would get on my lens and equipment. So it had to be done very quickly.


Ryea : What's your goal achievement in photography?
To be a Hasselblad Master.
Every year, the prestigious Hasselblad brand holds a competition for different genres/categories of photography for photographers all over the world.


Ryea : Who do you look up to or inspires you?
Tommy Oshima ,
Henri Cartier Bresson,
and various painters around the world, such as Kazu Shimura


Ryea : Any advise to those are new starter or interested in photography?
Photography is a long, thought-out process.
Certain images may be created in ways which are more than meets the eye. Simple pictures can be created with much complication, and complicated pictures can be created with simplicity. There is no right or wrong as to what you use to recreate your visions, but only one's principle behind each picture.

Our pictures are all valued in different ways - do you know what makes yours?


Ryea : Lastly, what do you think about Let's Cosplay this blog?
It's a great site with comprehensive features and such ^^


Thanks so much Kazex !!~