Blood+ with Jane Frances Chiong

After looking at my portfolio and reading comments from friends, I realized that I had too much fashion and glamour in my photos. This is when the idea of doing cosplay shots first came into consideration. I have also been a fan of Jay Tablante, one of the best cosplay photographers in the country, and after studying some of his work and got inspired by them I went and tried my luck in doing an action shot with model Phaulyn Lock.





The photo shoot we had with Phaulyn started as a casual fashion shoot but at the end of the day when the sun was already setting, I dabbed some red lipstick over Phaulyn's cheek to resemble a bloody cut and had her posed with a friend like a kick-ass lady Bruce Lee! When the photos came out, I was overwhelmed with all the positive comments and feedback I received from it. And that's what pushed me to pursue the Blood+ shoot.

The decision of doing Blood+ as the concept shot was actually suggested by my good ol' loyal padawan DeNelicious. According to her, since my 'followers' (aherm!) are already used to seeing sexy and beautiful girls in my portfolio, it would be advisable to make the transition, well, easier on the eyes. So after hours of online research and sleeping (hoping I'd get the answers from my dreams), we finally decided to have the character of Saya from Blood: The Last Vampire (based on the anime Blood+). A sexy sword-yielding schoolgirl, Saya ought to do the job for us.

It took us 3 weeks to plan and completely execute the Blood+ photo shoot. After browsing my friends list in Facebook, I found cosplayer Jane Frances Chiong and I thought she would be a perfect Saya. Luckily for us, Jane already has a schoolgirl outfit from her previous cosplay gigs and with some minor alterations it was made to look like costume from the movie. Now, all that was lacking was the sword.

Luckily, a friend of a friend of a friend of mine knows a friend who has a friend who makes cosplay props (thats a lot of 'friend', I know). The guy was highly recommended and we ended renting a carefully crafted wooden katana from him.

Now, with the model, the costume, and the props all set to go, the only thing needed to be finalized were the scenes to be shot. I was also starting to  have second thoughts if I would be able to pull them off with the humble set up that I have. With doubts lingering over my already messed up head, I went to find inspiration from Jay Tablante's photos, and after going over some of them I finally conjured enough courage to ask him for advice. And amazingly, I received a response from him! And this is what Jay said:

Hi Girome:

Whether you use alot of lights or natural light, it doesn't really matter. What matters more is the idea you have in mind. That idea would then dictate your lighting, situation, etc... 

Get your idea down-pat first before anything else.




Boosted up with my new found mantra, idea's came flowing in and after another week of preparations and finalizations, Blood+ with Jane Frances Chiong was a success! Here are the photos:










I would like to thank all the people who helped with this project most specially to Jane Frances Chiong for being such a good sport and an awesome model. Also to DeNelicious for her constant support and ideas that helped with the overall success of the project. Thanks to Mr. Alan D. Kazagami for the almost-realistic looking katana. And finally, thanks to my self-proclaimed mentor Jay Tablante - now, if only you would take me as your padawan.





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