cgl doesn't know shit

>>4944033
Duh. Cgl is for nerd cunts to complain and talk shit about each other, and for pretend Alpha males to act cool. Cosplay photography? Pfft what does have to do with cosplay?

Well, I remember Coscom had an ad for a cosplay calender a few months ago. Obviously it's possible to do but I don't know anything more than that. Sorry.

Legalities are always involved if you are a photographer using other people's photos. I'm not into law, but the general ruling is sort of like this:

If you're derping around and say, making your own photobook or calendar of yourself/your friends for non-profit purposes with pictures of yourselves, it's pretty much up to you and you and/or your friends, most friends don't bother each other for model waivers if it's just for private use and not gonna get "published and distributed".

If, per se, you wanted to do a photobook/calendar/etc with many cosplayers and sell it/distribute it, you'd need them to sign model releases saying you have the right to use their image. Then depending on where you were working, you may need a shooting permit etc. though some places say the moment you bust out a tripod you are into "professional" grounds thereby requiring said permits.

Depends on your location etc. BUt.... really if you're interested in something like a photobook, why not contact one of the folks who published a photobook before? I'm drawing blanks on the people's names/organizations but there are several out in the US. Japan has even more photobooks etc. if you know someone there you can ask.

>>4944195
Eeee. I forgot to mention, it is always a fine line we walk when we create fanart, fanfiction, and/or cosplay because it's a copyrighted character... so be sure you are photographing characters that are less likely to get you into legal trouble. Disney Princesses or Disney material in general is a very slippery slope. I know they don't like any "nonofficial" usage of their characters e.g. nurseries getting busted and sued because someone painted a mural with Mickey and Minnie in the daycare or going after people who post fanarts of various forms.

>>4944102

This is what I am primarily concerned about. Like, I would love to do, say, a TF2 Pinup Calendar or something. But because they are people in costume they made of characters that they did not.. It gets confusing and I can't seem to find any solid listing of legalities of this scenario.

>>4943902
I bought a bunch of published cosplay books when I lived in China, but i don't know the legalities of it in the states (which is where i assume you are).

Cosplay in America has a huge ass book full of cosplay photos. That's all I got....