Ep. 36 - Cosplay Photography Part 1

There's more to photography than point and click! This episode features three experienced cosplay photographers who also enjoy cosplay in their spare time. Pretty Prism Photography (Miss Amanda Stars), Inoli Images (Inoli Shiba of Red Something Project), and Silver Fyre Studio (Silver Fyre Cosplay) share their knowledge on how to get the most out of your next photo shoot!

Listen to part 2 here.

Pretty Prism Photography
Miss Amanda Stars

Tune in next week to see some photo examples on the blog from these amazing photographers! This triple guest episode was so epic we needed two parts!

Inoli Images
Inoli Shiba of Red Something Project

Email us your stories or content requests at CosplayStitchandSeam [at] gmail.com . We always love hearing your stories and sharing them withe each new episode!

Silver Fyre Studios
Silver Fyre Cosplay

As always, Thanks for listening/reading!

- the Stitch and Seam Team

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As promised, James of the Cosplay Armory shares his knowledge on how to make Auron's Katana from the game, Final Fantasy X. I have been very excited for this as I followed his page as he worked on the blade. I hope you enjoy it! - VFire

Auron's Katana Build by James

A note before I start. I will be mentioning the use of several machines that I have the luxury of having in my shop that I am well aware not everyone has. This project is definitely easier with them than without but everything I describe can be done without them or with simpler tools. I will also include steps that I do that are not necessary in parenthesis()

I was commissioned to build the Auron Katana by Lolita Zombie Cosplay and knew immediately that I wanted it to be light, yet durable. The first step to building any prop is figuring out what you’re going to make it out of. A lot of prop makers use light woods like poplar and MDF and while I have used some wood I decided it would be my first sword that I built e…

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Last week we met Savannah, aka: Sailor Crafty, and her fun creature and human cosplays. This week we get to delve into one of her first creations: Sora from "Kingdom Hearts II." This section of the blog is brand new and is meant for seeing the creation process of one or more parts of a coplay. Savannah was kind enough to explain her entire Sora cosplay for us.

Inspiration
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"I was working at JoAnn... and noticed a chain in the clearance rack. This chain sparked the idea [for the cosplay] because it was so perfect for Sora's crown necklace!" - Sailor Crafty.

Creation Process
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Ep. 23 - Halloween Special: Cosplay Horror Stories!!

Prepare yourself! Hide your props! Keep your sewing kit close, for today is Halloween and we have a bunch of Cosplay Horror Stories to share!!

Big thanks to everyone who shared their stories at Anime Banzai 2018! We look forward to more stories as the podcast grows. For those who do not know, we share your stories at the end of each episode and give a shoutout to the cosplayer. If you send pics, we make a post on the blog and include them. These stories are by far my favorite thing ever!!

Share your story with us at CosplayStitchAndSeam@gmail.com or join us at the website CosplayStitchAndSeam.com

As always, thanks for listening,
- The Stitch and Seam Team

Sound editing by David Jeffress

Music this episode: "Burnt Spirit" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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