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Photograph · Animazement 2013

Catherine from Catherine the video game — The Red Waist Bow

Catherine from Catherine the video game — The Red Waist Bow
The fuller bodice view includes the wide red bow beneath the white fitted panels, blonde spiral tails and pale lace framing the smile.
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From the photo record

Photographer
Yenra
Event
Animazement 2013
Captured
2013:05:25 12:09:49
Camera
NIKON D600
Lens
85.0 mm f/1.4
Focal length
85.0 mm
Aperture
f/1.4
Shutter speed (seconds)
1/1250
ISO
640
Copyright
Yenra Corporation 2013

Subjects: Catherine

More recorded details
Suggested title
Catherine Cosplay at Convention
Summary
A woman dressed as Catherine from the video game Catherine.
Description
Catherine is a puzzle-platformer adventure game in which players control Vincent Brooks, who begins having strange nightmares after his girlfriend, Katherine, begins to talk about marriage and commitment. This matter becomes more complicated for him when he meets a girl named Catherine, and begins an affair with her, and the nightmares get more and more intense.
Profile
Camera Vivid
Color temperature
5850
Editing software
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 7.2 (Windows)
Approximate focus distance (m)
1.88

Detailed description

Catherine stands with both elbows opening slightly, the face directed toward the lens beneath a straight blonde fringe. A small closed-mouth smile keeps the expression quiet. The side tails curl into tight spirals near the shoulders, their rounded turns framing the face without covering it. The white bodice is built from smooth fitted panels with subtle vertical seams. Pale pink lace follows its shaped upper edge and narrow straps. A delicate lace choker repeats that smaller open texture at the neck. The fabric's broader highlights are softer than the sharper little shadows inside the trim. A wide red ribbon wraps the waist and forms a bow at the center. Its stronger color gives the lower crop a clear anchor beneath the paler garment. Broad ribbon folds contrast with the finer lace and narrower hair strands above. The wider frame makes the relationship between fitted bodice and waist accent more apparent than in the earlier close portraits. The hall behind contains indistinct attendees, pale architectural surfaces and darker overhead space. Gentle light keeps the face and white fabric readable without washing out their detail. The atmosphere is poised and theatrical through the direct gaze and carefully arranged costume. The vertical composition connects the paired hair curls to the choker and then the red bow, giving each level a different scale of pattern. Fine strands, open lace, smoother shaped cloth and broad ribbon loops remain distinct. The quieter background allows the red to stay vivid while the face remains central, with the bowed waist providing a visual endpoint below its softer smile.

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