I was going to post these a while ago but decided to wait till now because hey the movie is completely ripping up the box office and I saw it three times in a span of five days A friend of mine and I decided to do a photoshoot in December, and we ended up going out on one of the coldest/brightest days of winter. Which really blew, but I think we got some good shots - most of these have very slight post production editing, if any. The bow and quiver are very real; the bow I repainted as well as its sport arrows which can be seen here. I did not bring them with me to this shoot because it was at a public park and safety was a concern. Anyway, myself as Katniss, photos by my friend. First time I've done a photoshoot too. Climbing trees - I was about 20-30 feet up a pine tree for these. Be warned, if you have no experience tree climbing, don't do this. The ground is always farther down than you think. Spoiler: 1 Spoiler: 2 Spoiler: 3 Ground shots - Mostly with one of the knives I made. Plywood, hand cut, sanded, painted and detailed. Spoiler: 4 Spoiler: 5 Spoiler: 6 (my friend made a really stupid comment while I was "cutting" the tree branch and you can probably tell I was fighting back a laugh...which was bad because I almost fell 15 feet out of a tree) There is a second part to this but I didn't want to make a really huge post so I'll put them up later. Cnc, questions, anything really is welcomed.
These are gorgeous. You made all of the items? Knife, bows and such? Amazing. You are talented in Design Technology, if you call it that where you are, haha. I must admit, I have yet to see the movies or read the books but this cosplay is lovely, imo. My favorite has to be the first one. You were up kinda high, woah. Were you scared?
These are really good I must say! You've definitely made it feel similar enough to the movie/book, the setting fits too. I can see a slight resemblance between yourself and Katniss/Jennifer Lawrence xD Also, the weapons you've made here look very professional! Very well made, great job! Now, we need a few shots of you running away from fireballs that are hurtling towards you, can you do it? :lolface:
What was the "funny" comment, Wolfie? Those photographs are simply amazing, though. Words cannot describe how impressed I am, Wolfie. They really bring your beauty out. Also, how long did it take you to make the bow? It looks amazing, like everything else.
The knife I did, yes. It's one of two I made for the costume, both can be seen here. I made two because at the time there was nothing to base the knife on except the description in the book (the costume was done in...early August I think, way before the first trailer was released) but the bow was an old thing my dad and I picked up when I was a kid. Until now it really didn't have too much use. But thank you. :] And nah, I've been climbing trees for a long time. Granted I had never done it with all that stuff on me, but it wasn't too bad. You should totally read the books though, they're fantastic. Aw, thank you. xD I actually do have a few more shots but no fire, though I suppose that could be fixed with a quick photoshop job. I am planning to do another shoot later this summer since Fayt will be here and he wants to be Peeta, so maybe then I'll do some running shots and add fire. :B In all honesty, I don't remember, this was back in December. Thank you though. The bow I didn't make (aside from replacing the bowstring), like I said above I got it a really long time ago and just had no practical use for it until now. Anyway, here's the rest. Spoiler: 1 Spoiler: 2 Spoiler: 3 no arrows so I improvised. Spoiler: 4 Spoiler: 5 Spoiler: 6 The water was so unbelievably cold, it took a good five minutes before I got the feeling back in my hands sdfjklg;
Once again, simply beautiful. The shots look completely natural and not like you were posing, which is what I really like about this. Are you shooting a movie or something? That's what it looks like to me. XD
Ah the good ol' Eastern Pennsylvanian/New Jersey woods feel. Simply love it. Anyways These are very good pictures madam. You did marvelous on the poses and the creation of the props. I must say I do enjoy seeing your resourcefulness and making it look easy. Very nice! Hope to see more!
There's are really good, You're really got a sense of atmosphere to them and the setting works really well. I particularly like the 2 (in the first lot) as that looks really realistic and it's quite effective. Also, being an archer myself (I've actually been shooting all day today xD), I'm naturally curious about your bow. Can you actually use it or is it simply for show? It's quite cool either way.
Ah that's awesome xD Oh wow, these are just as good! You really make the whole thing look quite believable. Do you have to do multiple shoots of some of these? I wish I was that good at posing in photos, any photo that includes me instantly sucks. I can't wait to see the rest!
I love the quality! The seriousness in your face is so real, I love how the camera was set too takke the pictures. Tooo good! Keep it up!
The costume looks pretty good, especially considering you did it before a trailer was out. And that knife looks pretty badass. Wolfie stalking throuh the forest, looking for the next kill.
The girl who was on fire. WHY did they have to leave those two words out in the movie? I absolutely hated that. I do not hate your cosplay though, because it's freaking amazing. Awesome job.
Thank you, I'd never done a photoshoot before so I was kind of just doing what felt natural. And no, but that might be something for next time, haha. Yep, thankfully where I am just happens to be right around the area Katniss is from (though probably down south a bit more). Thank you, and yes hopefully more will come once I'm on summer break. Ah, thank you! I do feel pretty natural in the woods, particularly the park I was at, so maybe that's what's leading to the realistic feel of it? Some of you have said that so maybe that's it. xD It is indeed a functional bow, though it's been a while since I've been able to use it to shoot. I might have a few more, but I'm not sure - we had to call it an early day since once the sun started going behind clouds/went down it got unbearably cold (which I wasn't dressed for). I can take a look though! The most recent appearance of the costume was at the NYC midnight showing of the movie, I was actually interviewed several times and had my picture taken a lot. I can post a link to some of that if you'd like. Haha, thanks! I'll let my friend know she did a good job taking pictures. I actually had based mine off the UK book version, seen here: Spoiler: image But thanks, lol. I think a lot of people were a bit freaked out, but a couple with a dog came by during the shoot and the dog came right over to me. xD Most of the fandom abbreviates it to "girl on fire", I think even the book does eventually because the original phrase is a bit awkward to say. Thanks though. If anyone's in the area, I'm planning to go to AnimeNEXT in New Jersey this June (not definite yet), and might be going to Zenkaikon in May. I'd have my Katniss stuff at least one of the days there, so if you happen to see me, feel free to come say hi. :]
