1 — Harley Quinn Cosplay — I’m Bored, Play With Me

It’s been over a year since I last did any sort of photo for a project, so I think we can all agree that it’s way past due. In fact I’m mostly doing a new project so my wife will stop bugging me about it…

Looking back at the photos I’ve enjoyed the most over the past few years, a theme seemed immediately obviouscosplay. Over the next year you can look forward to twelve cosplay themed photoshoots, complete with all the usual behind the scenes action.

Spadgerina very kindly “volunteered” to be in my first photo, in fact she’d already started putting together a Harley Quinn – Suicide Squad inspired costume before I’d committed to doing another photo project. If her plan was to convince me to go through with it, it worked. I’ve also been pestered relentlessly by some people to revisit the Quotos that I started back in 2009, game on.

Spadge really nailed the costume, she also found it disturbingly easy to nail Harley’s psychosis too… all I had to do was find a location, light it, shoot it, record my lighting, edit, edit some more, design some type, and put a post together… why did I say yes to doing this again?

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Harley Quinn Cosplay — I’m Bored, Play With Me - a-year-of-cosplay-1-of-12-harley-quinn-1-quoto Photographed by Rick Nunn
Harley Quinn Cosplay — I’m Bored, Play With Me - a-year-of-cosplay-1-of-12-harley-quinn-2 Photographed by Rick Nunn
Harley Quinn Cosplay — I’m Bored, Play With Me - a-year-of-cosplay-1-of-12-harley-quinn-3 Photographed by Rick Nunn
Harley Quinn Cosplay — I’m Bored, Play With Me - a-year-of-cosplay-1-of-12-harley-quinn-4 Photographed by Rick Nunn

Attitude Problem

This shoot required so much more than just a wicked rad costume from Spadge, it also required a boat load of attitude. She brought it!

Harley Quinn Cosplay — I’m Bored, Play With Me - a-year-of-cosplay-1-of-12-harley-quinn-5 Photographed by Rick Nunn
Harley Quinn Cosplay — I’m Bored, Play With Me - a-year-of-cosplay-1-of-12-harley-quinn-6 Photographed by Rick Nunn

Behind The Scenes

All the shots were made with a 3 light setup, 1 key light, and 2 gel'd rim lights. 

Harley Quinn Cosplay — I’m Bored, Play With Me - a-year-of-cosplay-1-of-12-harley-quinn-7-behind-the-scenes Photographed by Rick Nunn
Harley Quinn Cosplay — I’m Bored, Play With Me - a-year-of-cosplay-1-of-12-harley-quinn-8 Photographed by Rick Nunn
Harley Quinn Cosplay — I’m Bored, Play With Me - a-year-of-cosplay-1-of-12-harley-quinn-9-behind-the-scenes Photographed by Rick Nunn

Behind The Scenes II

The arrangement was slightly different for the above to 2 shots, I used one of the rim lights to cast blue onto the back. 

After watching Suicide Squad at the cinema, Spadge had a little bit too much of a thing for Margot Robbie… so I thought I had better remind her that she's straight. 

Harley Quinn Cosplay — I’m Bored, Play With Me - a-year-of-cosplay-1-of-12-harley-quinn-10-my-harley Photographed by Rick Nunn

Lighting Diagram

Lighting Diagram for Harley Quinn Cosplay — I’m Bored, Play With Me

Equipment

Camera Settings

  • Shutter Speed: 1/125th
  • Aperture: F/2.0
  • ISO: 100

Credits: Photography: Rick Nunn Model: Spadgerina Location: Some Back Alley in Lincoln Makeup & Lighting Assist: Rosie Rockets

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