/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>red

portraits that showcase wa-influenced fashion often feature red prominently. they are also commonly taken among traditional architecture

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fashion inspired by Chinese styles also often features red in a significant way.

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royalty, especially in lolita, is also suggested with use of vivid reds.

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oranger reds seem to have a more casual image

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orange, often with black

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this one reminds me of the era of orange and blue movie posters

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golden glows are an easier light source to use or emulate, and work well with historic-influenced fashions

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your threads are always so quality

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thank you, gull

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Seconding, thanks for dumping all these pics OP.

not sure how much red I have op, but I'll dump what I have

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I think that's all the red or super bright stuff I have that's not western/high fashion

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yellow is suited for warm, happy portraits. it is unusual to not see a smile on the subject's face.

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this kind of industrial yellow, like the industrial scenic portraits in thread 1, is often more cynical

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some springy, or autumnal, yellow-green

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this shade/color combo is ubiquitous in outdoor portraits

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here, the green of the plants is reflected in glass, and seems to bleed over into the steps

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many portraits with a single prominent color in their environment feature a subject in a coord that uses the contrasting color. green with red, orange with blue, etc.

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going into cyan, blue-green, teal, turquoise, etc., the tone is overall less warm, and the feeling of the portrait may not have much harmony with nature.

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i do not imagine seeing a pose such as this in a leafy-green environment.

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urban portraits love to use this color, often using it to give grey features more vibrancy or to highlight the orangish glow of city lights

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hyper-saturation makes the world of the subject alive in its own way. it is not the life of nature, though.

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next, some softer or less saturated uses of the color. seasides are a common location to draw this color out

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i did not expect it, but this kind of color is often used in punkish images. the red contrast may be why

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blue makes a good hue for black or grey environments. this wooden structure probably was brown or grey, but transforming it to blue helps keep it in harmony with the subject

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going to transition into indigo and violet next

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this one is unusual for being taken in daylight. purple and violet colors are usually "evening" or "night" shades. here, the subject's hair and the sky and the flowers between the two seem to all be washed in lavender.

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here, the filter is more obvious for a surreal rather than harmonious image.

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This is hot

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moving into pink, a popular color for soft or kawaii portraits, but also a popular color for subversive ones. the background text here puts this photo in the latter category.

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this studio portrait feels like a GLB page

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super-bright pink portraits often use blue for shadows, and this one particularly leans into the hyper-saturated technique

Anyone have any couples portraits they could post? I need inspo for a photo shoot but am coming up empty on my own search...

Love these threads anon

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here are some. is this for romantic portraiture or friendly?

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i rather like this idea of separation by glass or other transparent material. there is a feeling of closeness as well as separation, as if meeting through a portal you cannot quite enter.

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i am glad you do

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dual-color lighting in contrasting colors

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this is a unique location where each subject has their own background suited to their fashion

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here there is a shadow to divide the subjects into their own spaces. one sits while the other stands, which is dynamic

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another dynamic pose can be to interact with each other's fashion in some way. this has a bridal feeling, due to color and veil

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connection can also be implied without even showing faces. if privacy is important to one or both of you, having some such photos for public sharing, while keeping others private, is something to consider.

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if one subject is especially shy, the relationship can still be evident by the expression on the face of the other

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some other poses use contrasting positions to keep the eye of the viewer moving. this type of supine yin/yang can be good for studio portraits where the ground elements can be controlled.

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complementary coords enhance the yin/yang image

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back to back

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a common pose is to have one seated and the other standing, but with the right furniture, this idea can be expanded on to be less stiff

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architecture can flavor the general idea of one subject sitting while the other stands, too. here, the openings in the wall are also like photo frames.

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this uses the sitting/standing poses with another common pose, having the subjects angled toward each other, and features a background that also gives each subject their own surrounding color and texture.

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poses like this can also illustrate an interpersonal power dynamic, using body language or facial expression. is the seated subject withdrawn, or at ease? does the standing subject loom, or guard, or invite?

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here, the seated subject seems to have some power over the other. the devil/angel contrast contributes to this image, as well as the relative maturity of each coordinate.

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here, the dynamic is reversed. the standing subject seems to have more power.

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there are other ways to convey a power dynamic. these subjects are not in full kabedon mode, but the sense of assertiveness vs withdrawal is still felt.

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one subject might lead the other towards something

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the chin tilt is a major power move.

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it is not uncommon for couples portraits in Japanese alternative fashion photography to be explicitly sensual.

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here, it is as if we are engaging in voyeurism; the viewer has the power.

actually, i often do not save portraits where there is a power exchange that is also sexual. they are common, and may even feature overt kinky themes without being pornographic. however, i am not usually interested in those, because the subjects often seem posed for the viewer's or photographer's pleasure, without tenderness or affection.

in contrast, affectionate couples portraits can feature any sort of relationship, from friendly to sexual. because these interest me more, these are the types i will share.

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the out-of-focus flowers in the foreground add a dreamy glow. the dreaminess is enhanced by each subject's eyes being closed.

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(rather, half-closed on one subject, who thus seems to be the one with greater power.)

caretaking can be suggested through contrasting, affectionate poses. the gaze of one subject is on the other, who seems to feel safe and cared for enough that she is relaxed with closed eyes.

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*half-closed

mutual trust can be communicated with both pairs of eyes closed during a close-together pose.

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another "caretaker" type pose

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affectionate embrace.

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mutual embrace

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ah, that one was KERA. the logo slipped right by me. sorry if it's an old one

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leaning against each other can demonstrate comfort and emotional closeness

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even without faces, the dynamic is shown

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locked arms show togetherness in situations where standing is key

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in this portrait, the dynamic between the pair, and their individual personalities, is conveyed by pose, expression, coord style and color, and the hyper-saturated environment. this portrait has intensity that is almost confrontational.

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Thank you, anon! These are great! And it’s for romantic purposes.

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you are welcome! these next ones tell a story using props, setting, pose, and coords. if you two enjoy storytelling or roleplaying, a portrait like these can convey a tale

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this is more fantasy than fashion, but it uses contrasting colors for each subject, different poses, and creates the feeling of motion with flowing fabrics and dynamic posing

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the head tilt, ikemen-style ouji subject, shelving, and seeing from behind the lolita makes this one feel like an illustration from a dating sim

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this one is very shoujo, though the sign adds a mood-incongruent element

to close the thread, i wanted to share some more dual lighting portraits with contrastive colors.

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new thread: >>10305464

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oh my god it took me a good 5 seconds to understand what was going in with her legs

at first i thought those were the weirdest cankles of my life

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there are actually still 6 images left to post here. i was going by the reply count instead of the image count. that is good, because it gives me a chance to post some "rainbow light" portraits.

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the effect there is created by the light highlighting her hair highlights.

here, it seems created by Christmas lights

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this subject blends into the darkness, and her coord is difficult to see, but the lights illuminate her eye and her smile

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on the opposite end of the light spectrum (haha), this bright portrait suggests a mosaic type of rainbow in the interplay between the stained glass window and the subject's colorful coord.

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this portrait is complex and busy. the LV logo presents itself in overlapping layers of color and light, so that we can see it reflected on the floor beneath the subject in pinkish-purple, and then (moving up from the floor to the glass) we can see small slices of orange, yellow, green, and cyan. the blue layer overtakes the glass above that, but you can still find other colors peeking out through the gaps.

of course, the subject's coord is also a celebration of rainbows, from her striped platfirms to the cloudy sky of her dress. even the bag is shaped into a rainbow

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finally, this portrait also uses layers of transparent color. the shifting neon rainbow combines with reflections of the subject, so you can see the shape of her hand in different places as it is reflected across the item she wants to have.

Interesting thread. Op are you doing any formal analysis of these photos? How did you learn to examine them so well?

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not christmas lights, it is from the sun shining through stained glass windows in a church. very beautiful