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"To the good people of Revendreth. It is with optimism that I address you today, though these are challenging times." Almost two and a half years ago I decided to start working on what was going to be the biggest, most intricate and emotionally demanding cosplay. From manually stitching the dress, cutting and glueing itty-bitty pieces one by one – it took me 907 days to complete Sire Denathrius. Being a perfectionist, I cried and got frustrated many times. It got so bad I even lost the joy of cosplaying for almost a year, because I didn’t allow myself to take a break from it. Just nonstop crafting, sewing and crying until I finished it in January 2024. And then @bard.shots picked up his camera and decided to bring back all the joy and love I feel for this beautiful hobby – a feeling that hasn’t worn off since that day. With all that being said, I was gobsmacked, when he showed me the finished pictures, they really knocked me right off my feet. To be completely honest, I almost cried but this time out of pure joy and happiness. So, at the end I can only say … thank you for bringing back the passion I lost and reigniting my excitement for cosplay! Sire Denathrius: @layrena_ Photo/Edit: @bard.shots Assistants: @cospingu & @rabenbuntes Location: @schlossdrachenburg Materials by @cosplayshop.be Universe: @warcraft_de @warcraft . . . Gear used: 📸: @sony.deutschland a7RV 💡: @godox_global AD300+AD100 💨: @looksolutions_official #siredenathrius #siredenathriuscosplay #denathrius #denathriuscosplay #shadowlands #wow #wowcosplay #cosplay #cosplayersofinstagram #worldofwarcraft #worldofwarcraftcosplay #venthyr #sewing #crafting #femalecosplayer #cosplaygirl #evafoam #foamarmor #vampire #photography #bardshots #cosplayphotography #cosplayphotoshoot #worldofwarcraft #castlenathria #revendreth #schlossdrachenburg

“Step into my parlour, said the spider to the fly.” Honestly, I cannot tell you how happy I am to see this picture ! Sometimes you just have to treat yourself and make a long-time wish come finally true! And do you know, what’s even better ? Fulfilling two wishes at once ! I’ve been dreaming of visiting Japan a second time for quite a while and back in April I had the chance to go there again after 5 years 🌸💕 I loved every second of it ! And I especially enjoyed my photo shoot at @studio_esperanto – another dream I had for 3 or 4 years. Never have I felt prettier than during my visit to the studio. Huge thanks to the team – they really made me feel super special that day ❤️ Can’t wait to visit again on my third trip to Japan in the future! - What about you ? Have you made any of your big wishes come true lately ? - Photo & Edit: @studio_esperanto #kimono #japan #oiran #studioesperanto #japantravel #kyoto #photography

This is no wager. It's a promise, and I keep my promises. No questions, please. Wait till tomorrow. Now we shall concentrate on caviar and trivial talk. Let's kick off this new year with my favorite picture, shall we? I've already set it as my profile picture a while ago, but never posted it, so here it is! It was shot during our Sorceresses of the Lodge photo-session at @burg_hermannstein_1377 back in November. It was freeeeezing, but the location, the people - everything, really - was totally worth it! @pixelrabe did an outstanding job, all of the pictures are so beautiful and a real piece of art. It was an honor to work with you! I hope you all had a great start into the new year ❤️ Photo/Edit: @pixelrabe Cosplay: Philippa Eilhart (The Witcher 3 by @cdpr_dach ) #thewitcher #thewitcher3 #witchercosplay #witcher #witcher3 #philippa #philippaeilhartcosplay #cosplay #sorceress #magic #cosplayersofinstagram #cdprojektred #cdpr #blackhair #handsewn

"There is a time for prayer, and a time for action." Did you know that there's a theory about Yrel being either Kil'jaeden's or Archimonde's daughter? That's because she referred to Velen as "uncle" during Warlords of Draenor's alpha phase. I wonder why this was cut from the canon storyline. Maybe because this would've been too similar to the story of High General Rakeesh, Velen's son ? 🤔 Idk, what do you think ? And while we wait for her reappearance in WoW, @hasenmaedchen_ made sure the High Exarch won't be forgotten - with this impressive costume she built a few years ago ! As always: Thank you so much for giving me the chance to let Yrel live another day and show the world your incredible craftmanship through these fantastic photos, @tugoshde made 🩷 Photo/Edit: @tugoshde Assistants: @partigraphy and @nils_beardfoot Cosplay: High Exarch Yrel (made by @hasenmaedchen_ and some reworks/fixing done by me) Universe: @warcraft @warcraft_de by @blizzard #Yrel #draenei #cosplay #warcraft #wow

"I feel a surge of energy !" And I feel mega-dungeon-trauma hitting me, just by reading this voice line and hopfully, so do you 😂 but honestly, when it comes to cosplay, I actually feel a huge surge of energy and I am hell-bent on finally finishing Lenore from Castlevania. Not sure, how long it will take me - there is still plenty to do, but I'm also at a nice pace at the moment. In the meanwhile, check out this awesome picture, @tugoshde took during @caranell_cosplay 's photo event ! 😎 Photo/Edit: @tugoshde Cosplay: Chromie Universe: @warcraft_de @warcraft @blizzard Photo event by @caranell_cosplay #worldofwarcraft #wowcosplay #chromie #chromiecosplay #cosplay

Character: Sire Denathrius - World of Warcraft Model: @layrena_ Assistant: @loredw.photography Event: @picvetia . #wow #worldofwarcraft #blizzard #picvetia2026 #photography

"So be it. I shall tell you what Mama once told me." Planning and organizing photoshoots at an event like Picvetia requires a lot of careful attention to many details. Am I at the right location ? If not, can I get there on time ? Do I have the right shoes to climb up the hill or will I break a leg while trying ? 🤣 With so many photographers and cosplayers involved in the whole process, it is no surprise that there are some hiccups along the way. Due to two cancellations I had a "free" afternoon/evening at Sunday and I wasn't able to find a photographer at the same location at the exact time I was there. But instead of ending the event way too early, I took the chance to work with @t4i_photo who attended the event as an assistant to @bard.shots ✨ Thank you so much for that !! Depending on Geralts decision in the game, the location fits Vivienne pretty well - maybe, in your game, she actually ended up in Skellige. And this place looks a lot like Skellige ! I am so happy, @t4i_photo and I worked together to bring Vivienne and/in Skellige to life 🏔️ Photo: @t4i_photo Cosplay: Vivienne de Tabris Universe: The Witcher 3: Blood & Wine, @cdpred @thewitcher @thewitcher_dach @cdpr_dach Event: @picvetia Dress pattern by @lizhen_cos // @3d_lizhen #witchercosplay #witcher3 #thewitcher #viviennedetabris #cosplay

"Well, well. I’m impressed." I think there is no better time to post a picture of Philippa Eilhart, the great sorceress from Redania, than on Walpurgis Night. Except .. yesterday. Yesterday would've been the best day to post a picture of a sorceress, but I forgot 😂 So, yesterday I've grabbed my broom as well as my friends and we flew to Ronneburg Castle to party the whole night through ! 🧙‍♀️🧹 Okay, that's a lie, I am old, so we went home at half past midnight, that's already an hour above my usual bed-time 😂 but I enjoyed our time there and I had a Crêpe with AT LEAST 5 big spatulas of Nutella 🩷 This picture was taken by @rannilein a while ago during AniMuc and I still love it. Thank you so much for your time and I really hope, we can take some pictures again soon, while talking all about our favorite food supplements 😌🫶 The photo is also one of the rare ones with my blindfold on - something I seldom do, because it always messes with the eye make-up. Cosplay: Philippa Eilhart (The Witcher 3 by @cdpr_dach @thewitcher_dach @cdpr_fr @thewitcher ) Photo & edit: @rannilein #witcher #witchercosplay #philippa #philippaeilhartcosplay #cosplay

"I’ve made my decision, and I won’t change it." Hehehe, may I show you the second picture of my @picvetia adventure ? I can't tell you how much in love I am with it ! 😻 During the event I got the chance to get to know so many talented and highly skilled photographers and one of them is @shamalayah who took this beautiful picture of me on Saturday. We rather spontaneously switched location and it totally paid off. The cute house, the angle and the soft morning light in Sabbione were already really special and the final edit enhanced the whole picture even more ! I am so happy with the results and I'm thrilled to show you more in the future. So you know what to do: stay tuned, folks ! 🩷✨ Photo/Edit: @shamalayah Cosplay: Triss Merigold Universe: The Witcher 3 @cdpr @cdpr_dach @cdpr_fr @witcher @witcher_dach Event: @picvetia #thewitcher #trissmerigold #triss #trisscosplay #cosplay

"There can be no neutrality in the fight against darkness." The battle between Light and Void rages on in WoW: Midnight !! I've been in so much stress lately, that I wasn't able to enjoy the new expansion to it's fullest. Past Sunday was the first evening I was able to attend our raids again and I had so much fun - and luck ! All of my rolls were over 90 and I've won them all. But I relinquished some of the items to my raid members, of course 🩷 Do you know who I'm missing in all this Light & Void madness ? Yrel. She turned out to be a tiiiiny bit fanatic, when it comes to the Light, so I somehow expected her to be in the new expansion. I think Blizz has missed a great chance to expand upon her character. But maybe she will be part of it later and we just don't know yet ? What do you think ? 🤔 I'm still so glad, @partigraphy brought her camera, so we were able to take some pictures 🩷 She really nailed the Draenei aesthetics with her edit ! And can we all take a minute to appreciate the costume ? Because @hasenmaedchen_ has really outdone herself, creating it ! I'm so in love with all the details and especially the individually crafted crystals 😍 Photo/Edit: @partigraphy Cosplay: High Exarch Yrel (made by @hasenmaedchen_ and some reworks/fixing done by me) Universe: @warcraft @warcraft_de by @blizzard #worldofwarcraft #wowcosplay #Yrel #yrelcosplay #cosplay

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀 🛘 . 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫: @layrena_ 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲: Sire Denathrius // @warcraft_de // Completely crafted by @layrena_ 🔥 the details are absolutely mind blowing 👀 . Photo taken at @picvetia 📸 Huge thanks to @vizuals_prod for the assistance and BTS 🔥 . Excited to share another result from last weekend’s @picvetia , this time with @layrena_ taken in the village of Foroglio. After our first set on Friday, expectations were already sky-high thanks to the incredible detail and craftsmanship of @layrena_ ’s armor, and seeing it in person was even more impressive. Our shoot was an absolute blast, and despite the sun playing games with us, we still found perfect moments for some cinematic shots 🔥 . 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚: Sony Alpha 7IV 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐬: Sony 24mm f1.4 GM 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦: 24mm 𝐈𝐒𝐎: 100 𝐀𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: f2.2 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝: 1/250 sec . 📷 Sony A7IV . . . . #cosplay #siredenathrius #worldofwarcraft #picvetia2026 #worldofwarcraftcosplay

"Despite all appearances, bronze dragons seldom have free time. I'm not even sure if this is now-me, or future-me who had some free time. Or is it past-me?" A quote that resonates with me a lot these days. But it's getting so much better now. A lot of stress has passed and made room for all the funny things in life 🧡💛 Aaaand let's just pretend for a minute I didn't forget about the leg/arm warmer in this picture 🤣 It was soooo cold that day so I just .. kept it on by accident 😂 If I could travel back and forth in time like Chromie can, I would have reminded me to take it off ⏳️ But I wouldn't change anything else, because that day was a lot of fun and working with @twmia_cosplay_photography was one of the reasons that made this day so special ! Photo/Edit: @twmia_cosplay_photography Cosplay: Chromie (made & worn by myself) Universe: @warcraft_de @warcraft @blizzard Foto event by @caranell_cosplay #worldofwarcraft #wowcosplay #chromie #chromiecosplay #cosplay