>>10959723
Obviously the latter but that doesn't mean they mind the former

>>10959723
I've never had a cosplayer refuse a picture

>>10959828
>>10959826
i have, and for some reason, its always when i ask to take a picture of them.

sometimes when i ask and they accept, they seem a bit antsy about it at first. ive had more success asking to take pics with them

>>10959854
Happened twice. A couple doing a Boy Scout/ Scout Master cosplay (I didn’t ask, because I didn’t want to know) and a Bunny suit Bulma.

I refuse all pics because I worry about being put in some lolcow compilation

I had a cosplayer once refuse for whatever reason then i was like "oh ok,have a nice con.." "I SAID NO PICTURESSSSSSSSSSSSS" and everyone stopped and looked at me and now out of sheer embarassment even if they clearly already posing I will wait and ask/ grovel.

>>10959875
Covert narcissist moment

>>10959723
Who cares? I just take the picture. I don't even ask permission.

>>10959892
All cosplay is narcissism. I'd just rather be seen in the moment, not have a bad pic taken of me only to be spread around in perpetuity as an example of a bad/cringe cosplay.

>>10959875
boner robin/boner shinji turned it into a meme on purpose

>>10959897
>not giving them the chance to do a cool pose or show off their gimmicks/lights
ngmi

>>10959904
Exactly. This is why I ask for permission. I want them to pose and look at the camera so that I can stare into their soul

>>10959854
>>10959865
they 100% thought you wanted the pic to goon, which is probably true

>>10959908
not true :(

>>10959875
>>10959897
you're both two sides of the same narcissist coin
>it's 2025, nobody gives a shit about nerds. the only way you become a cosplay lolcow in this day and age is if you groom underage girls. also god forbid people are actually interested in your cosplay
>why wouldn't you want people to do poses, show off their costume, talk about shared interests, befriend them even?

>>10959914
Why would i want to get to know them?
99% of cosplayers are mentally insane.
I'll take a pic of something that looks cool but I damn well don't want to get to know them.

Am I the only one who feels awkward asking obviously-underage cosplayers for pics?
It's not even like a sexual or flirty thing, I'm just nearly 30 so it feels weird to ask, especially if there's not an obvious parent with them

>>10959914
As I put it before, all cosplay is narcissism. I don't want a bad pic to spread around. Been around long enough to know what that can do.

>>10959916
it just sounds like you're scared of being called a diddy blud not like us pdf file. the solution is only photographing buff men

>>10959916
Eh somewhat but then I realize that I can brighten their day a lot. If they’re really underage, I make sure to ask their parents

>>10959723
What is that hand pose the girl is doing?

>>10959961
>girl

>>10959961
it's "the coom reaper" pose, it means "the coom reaches till here"

>>10959961
>doing

took a picture with a bunny girl at a con once, I'm pretty sure she was just being nice. didn't stay much to chat but I wish I talked more, her ass was out and those bunny tits were busting to get out

>>10960281
hawt