Annie and Lilly Cosplay Black Butler

Last weekend, my good friend, and regular star of this blog Annie and I did a costume photoshoot together, with a friend of hers visiting from the United States, Lilly. Both are big fans of the Japanese manga and anime Kuroshitsuji or Black Butler, an 1800’s era supernatural gothic horror story. As so many girls seem to, Annie and Lilly revelled in the bloody theme of the shoot, which gave me the perfect excuse to shoot with bold and dramatic lighting and vibrant colours.

I also had the opportunity to play with a little bit of light painting with some sparklers. A suggestion for lighting sparklers in the wind: use a lighter and find a very sheltered corner. Siera, another regular on these pages, assisted in the shoot, and bravely battled dizziness to run around with sparklers.

I had a lot of fun with this shoot, and the girls were both thrilled with the results. Lilly has since returned stateside, but I hope she takes with her happy memories of a fun photo shoot.

Sensitive readers may find some of the following photos confronting.

You can see the full photo shoot on SmugMug.