Shooting for "Cosplay Showcase" was held at the event "New Layers Paradise" at Tokyo Dome City Prism Hall.。
I brought two new secret weapons with me for this shoot.。
One is a huge strobe like a parabolic antenna。This is a broncolor parabolic umbrella、A full-body photo taken in a large space like the venue for this event、Lighting with just one strobe is sometimes a good thing。Normal、Unless you use a bounce plate or reflector、Even under conditions where the light does not rotate well, the light source area is wide and the straightness of the light is good.、Not just soft、Shadows with an edge create a nice and sharp light。This time's "Cosplay Showcase" has a cosplayer inside the white-based Showcase.、Lighting similar to fashion photography with a white background, which is considered to be the most difficult, is required.。Actually Sugiyama、I like the edgy photo with the white background and the shadow part of the model is tight.、I am also good at。It used to be called "Sugiyama with a white background"、I have an obsession with white backgrounds。
the other is、Ever since I started filming, I've been worried、clipping synthesis。Because it is a circle shooting (x8)、200If you shoot a character, it will be a huge number of cuts with a total of 1600 cuts。Even though it takes time to correct the skin and retouch to make it into a figure、must also be clipped。Also, Layer's costume uses a lot of materials that are not suitable for clipping, such as lace and feathers.。
You might hear someone say, "If it's a white-based Showcase, it's fine if you shoot with a white background."、Of course it's not that simple、After all, you have to keep it as a clipped image in app production。
Thanks to Photoshop CS5, "Border Adjustment" has been enhanced、It is now possible to cut out in a short time with auto at a different level than before。But、After all, the manual clipping up to now (it takes a lot of time, but…) and there is no accuracy up to、Inevitably there will be places that have to be corrected manually。
1600 cuts even if you struggle if you don't dramatically shorten the time? (Perhaps 2,000 cutovers are included for this event)、If you continue this shooting in the future, the number of cuts will be frightening.、Even with 10 Sugiyama, I can't catch up。
there、Chromakey compositing software used from this shoot "ROBUSKEY"。shoot with that green screen、yes、This is a high-precision version of his still image software that is now commonplace in the world of special photography movies.。
Although there was a little resistance to the green screen、Although some attention is required for the color of the shooting object、It cuts through in no time。Photoshop plug-in software is easy to use。It seems that I will finally be freed from the trouble of clipping、I think I can get some sleep。(Laughs)
