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pinselluchs · 2 years ago

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I like to fondly think back to my first Eurofurence. And, you know, I'm not the type of guy that argues "planning is impossible, your plans will be nixed either way". Instead, I made a plan on what to do when and stuck to it. It was also my plan to get my first real fursuit photography commissions.

This plan also included to ask Chaotika, one of the most famous and proficient photographers in the German if not the furry fandom as a whole, to join in on one of his photoshoots so that I myself can get a hang on the inner workings of these; what to look out for, how to talk to fursuiters to get the photos you want to get, some generic ideas about composition and placement of a fursuiter. While it is easier to get an appealing photo with a fursuiter than with a human photo subject, it's also much harder to get it just right. Anybody can make a decent photo nowadays.

Needless to say, which I am very happy about and thankful for, both the photographer Chaotika as well as the fursuiter Pudge/Pudgical agreed to have me as a "guest photographer" on the set, so to speak.

While Berlin, and especially the surroundings of the Estrel in Neukölln, definitely do not offer the best of photogenic backgrounds or sceneries, they are clearly not an impossible scenery to get working.

So, under the lead of Chaotika, we marched around the vicinity of the Estrel and tried our craft with surprisingly few, but considerate, onlookers for Berlin and such a busy road nearby.

While most ideas and input was from Chaotika, as expected, I am contently reporting that I also gave a few good inputs and have made a few photos that I am absolutely content with. It's good to see that I know and understand my craft. There is a certain satisfaction in my photography that I do not get anywhere else; but it's a hard craft to get into, not only in terms of skill but also willing subjects. And yet, the joy one can get from this pretentiously expensive hobby is impressive, so it is clearly worthwhile. To me, at least. I'm not sure if you think the same.

Fursuit photography does differ from regular photography, though. Photographing regularly dressed humans or even landscape or animals requires a completely different approach. This is a different subject, though!

Now, on for myself to make my photography as worthwhile as it can be and get some commissions on my own! I am ready.

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