This whole photoshoot is the result of a bunch of incredibly talented people in one heck of a location, guided by my unending geekness and love for this incredible videogame character created by Hiroji Kiyotake and the amazing talent of Pinku Cosplay!
Special thanks also go to:
Jos Alvarez (production for all those days!)
Ana Pliego (making of camera)
Tomás Regueiro (location expert)
Adan Gonzalez (taking care of us all those days!)
Pamela Meraz (taking care of us all those days!)
Constantino Zuñiga (alpha Man #1)
David Trev (trusty side-kick to Pinku Cosplay)
Nayeli Solorio (awesome speedlight and armor carrier)
Dirección General de Cultura Torreón (for making this happen)
El Vortex y a Jagr (for connecting us with Pinku!)
One of the original "shockers" for this game was knowing that the armor-clad protagonist was a woman. In later games it was made evident when the player "lost", having the suit explode and revealing the female warrior inside. That was the main moment I wanted to capture in this photograph.
Given the fact that I was already in the middle of the desert with an awesome crew, I had no option but to continue doing some magic shooting until the sun was completely gone, and what started as a "one shot trip" became a whole photoshoot that just kept amazing me with this awe-inspiring location. These are the results of the whole experience!
Of course, none of this would be complete without an awesome making-of video, gracefully captured by the incredible Ana Pliego and edited by myself.