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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS


What exactly is Cosplay?
Cosplay (jap. kosupure), a portmanteau of the English words "costume" and "play", is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, fantasy movies, or Japanese pop music bands. However, in some circles, "cosplay" has been expanded to mean simply wearing a costume. (source: wikipedia)


I am a cosplayer - How can I get my pics posted?
Welcome! We're more than happy to add new faces to our galleries! If you want to join, just send any pictures you want us to post to corelliandawn@gmail.com, along with a brief intro or biography. Tell us a little about yourself, where you're from and how you got into cosplaying. There's no limit to creativity.
Please send no more than 5MB of data per e-mail, and be aware that we will not post any images that are of tasteless/pornographic/racist/violent content. Once we receive your pictures, we will set up your gallery within a few days and notify you when it's done.


Who decides whose photos are shown here?
Okay, it's not like we go out there pointing at people and decide who's going to be on our site and who isn't. People usually send us their pictures asking if we could post them. We don't reject anyone, provided the pics aren't violating any of our above named rules or are against good taste. So please feel free to send us your stuff, no matter if you're a pro or just a beginner. Even if you might feel your photos might not yet be good enough... go ahead, we assure you they're great! All that matters is the fun ;-)


Where are the pictures of the official models?
We've been asked repeatedly why we don't show pictures of official Lara Croft models. This is a fan website, hosting content made by the fans for other fans. Our policy is to support people who do this for fun and with passion, not because they get paid to do it. Cosplay is fun, but also hard work, and our cosplayers want to be recognized and love to see their work appreciated. No comparison with official models is needed. If you're looking for official pictures, please visit the models' websites.


I create artworks - how can I get them posted here?
Drawings, paintings, digital art, photo manilupations, spray art, poems, sculptures, custom figures, movie props,... anything! Please send any artworks to you want to be published to corelliandawn@gmail.com.


I am a fan fiction writer - can you publish my stories?
Yes we can ;-)
We're especially interested in any stories revolving around Tomb Raider, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter or similar universes. Please send any artworks to you want to be published to corelliandawn@gmail.com. Documents should be in MS Word (.doc) or Text (.txt) format. Thank you.


How can I contact the people from the galleries?
We don't publish e-mail addresses in the galleries for a reason - except when a cosplayer explicitly wishes it. Some of the girls/guys have had troubles with insulting e-mails in the past. So please, if you are interested in anyone's work and want to cotact her/him, send us an e-mail to corelliandawn@gmail.com - we will then contact the member and check back with him /her if we're allowed to pass on their contact data to you.


Who runs this site?
We are three girls from Austria and England, huge Tomb Raider and Star Wars fans (okay, we love sci-fi and adventure in general) with passion for our favorite games, movies and characters. We brought this site to life because we wanted to give others with the same interests an opportunity to show their works and share their experiences with others.
Nora - photo editing and upload
Jules - site design and updates, e-mail support
Yuna - general support, brainstorming
We are aware that there are a lot of large and popular cosplay and fan websites out there, and we aren't trying in any way to compete with them or be compared to that sort of internet work. All we do is for fun and as a personal hobby, and because we found out others have fun with it as well and feel good knowing that their pictures are being published and appreciated by others.