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Photograph · Katsucon 2014

A Gentle Smile Beneath Blue-Violet Strands

A Gentle Smile Beneath Blue-Violet Strands
The cosplayer turns slightly with a small smile, the turquoise-and-violet hair falling over a studded purple waist band.
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From the photo record

Photographer
Yenra
Event
Katsucon 2014
Captured
2014:02:15 12:11:12
Camera
NIKON D600
Lens
85.0 mm f/1.4
Focal length
85.0 mm
Aperture
f/1.8
Shutter speed (seconds)
1/100
ISO
200
Copyright
Yenra Corporation 2014

Subjects: ypmidn00337

More recorded details
Profile
Camera Vivid
Color temperature
5400
Editing software
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.8 (Windows)
Approximate focus distance (m)
1.58

Detailed description

The cosplayer turns slightly and gives the camera a small, gentle smile, bringing the long blue-violet hair into a more balanced outline around the face. Pale cyan sections sweep across the forehead and mix with deeper purple lengths below. The direct gaze remains clear between those brighter strands, making the close portrait feel attentive and unhurried. The dark dress has a pale violet border along the neckline, giving the upper fabric a clear edge beneath the hair. A broad purple waist band is more visible near the bottom, dotted with tiny reflective studs. These small highlights introduce a finer rhythm below the much larger waves of color in the wig. The dress’s smoother, darker surface leaves the hair’s fine strands and flyaway edges easy to distinguish. Soft light catches the upper hair and eyes, then becomes gentler across the lower clothing. The convention interior behind dissolves into warm, pale and dark patches, with no single background object competing for attention. The slightly angled shoulders add depth to the simple stance, while the smile keeps the elaborate color from feeling impersonal. The photograph’s atmosphere is calm and close, centered on the relationship between the quiet expression, luminous hair and restrained purple fabric.

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