This is rather irritating to have to explain over and over again, and I have seen fellow photographer friends say this until they are blue in the face. Always credit the photographer! Yes, it is important to credit the person that is actually in the photo, but you should also credit who took and edited the photo. This has come to arise from yet another time of where a photo I took was posted, but I was not credited. This time by a cosplay magazine, which is actually slightly more insulting. I'm not going to go into full details about the lack of credit from the magazine that posted a photo I took and only credited the model. Instead this is going to explain why the photographers should get the crediting that they so rightfully deserve. And I will say this as not just a photographer, but a cosplayer too. Photographers are taking time out of their day to dedicate to one person or a group of people. If you book a photoshoot with a photographer or they request to work with you, they are dedicating minimum half an hour of their day to work with you. The average photoshoot that I see posted is usually at least 45 minutes, and this photographer is dedicating their time to one or a few individuals. It's a lot more than just a click of the button and you're done. Most photographers take at least 100 photos per shoot. I know myself on average, since I usually shoot groups or duets, I take about 200-1000 photos per photoshoot. There is the sorting through afterwards once you're home (or sometimes in the hotel room) to see what photos are the best in terms of composition, lighting, posing and facial expressions. There is a lot to consider. On top of that there is all the editing time put into doing these after all of the sorting is finished. The photographers work hard too. I can't say this for all photographers, but I know for myself that I will put myself into some strange, sometimes hazardous situations to take a photo that I really want to get, such as having the cosplayer stand over me with the tip of their sword at the camera lens. I consider that somewhat hazardous because if it accidentally slips, goodbye camera and hello first aid for me. That editing is often more than a couple of clicks of the mouse. A lot of people seem to have it in their head that most editing is just a few clicks of the mouse and boom your image is perfect. While just clicking a few things can enhance and fix a few things, often a photographer needs to dedicate time to hide some blemishes missed on day of, hide unwanted background people, etc. And if the photographer feels, or if the cosplayer paid for it, a fully edited composite image (like the above Ezio) can be done and that takes even more time. Just by these few things it goes to show that the photographer does deserve their credit for the work put into the image. And, let's face it, without the photographers, what photos would the cosplayers have to share around? Really? Final thoughts: Do you agree with my above points? If so, why or why not? Do you have any additional thoughts on this?
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