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Post by Jess @ PRU on May 18, 2016 20:58:53 GMT -5
I have never been a successful dog poser... But what better time to start than when I have a bunch of homework that I don't want to do? Mostly, I'm worried about/unsure about what proper alignment is but here are some poses I have managed to get. Feel free to be as brutally honest as necessary but I have no idea what I'm doing. #1 (is this facing towards the right too much?) #2 (aligned too far facing to the left I think?) #3 (Alignment is worse than #2 I think, too far to the left?) #4 (also too far to the left??) My dog has a dali personality, so I'm not sure if that makes the dane poses automatically incorrect orrrr? Are any of these "show entry worthy?" How do you know your dog is aligned before you drop them to go into pose? Or while they're on the ground before they start posing?
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Post by CoffieDog on May 18, 2016 21:43:42 GMT -5
Regarding leg alignment, OBs and petzy hexies can be tricky to align since they don't align perfectly like the PKC showy hexies. You want to see the least you can of his left legs, it takes trial and error to find the best alignment as it varies between breeds/dogs. #1 is an ok dali pose, but unfortunately he appears to be in a "skinny pose", an undesirable trait. This is when dogz pose with their belly sucked in so to speak. Notice how his top line is flat and his chest is not out like in the other poses. Aside from this his alignment is a little bit too much towards the camera, head/eyes correctly level, nose desired heart shape, tail nice and curved. Note that this breed is probably best in a dane pose, as the breed tends to look better in profile. ob dalis are the ones that tend to look the best in dali poses sometimes other breeds, but choose which shows your dog off best^^ For a dane pose, you want the leg alignment similar to #1, and the head similar to #3. #2 is facing too far away from the camera, the head is off (you want to see only one ear). #3 head a couple pixels off, legs facing a little too far from camera. #4 head not turned enough to camera so the eyes are not level, legs still facing a little to far way from camera. Tail/topline good in these poses. Personality shouldn't affect which pose you use, unless its a poodle xP. "How do you know your dog is aligned before you drop them to go into pose?" it can very between breeds but generally when you can only see one eye or about there then you drop them and when they are aligned you start taking pictures. Tips: slowing down game speed can help capture the perfect head alignment, and setting pictures to "auto save" also helps! Hope this helps! Welcome to dogz showing! It can be tricky, it takes practice and patience to get a good pose.
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Post by Jess @ PRU on May 19, 2016 0:51:43 GMT -5
^ Thanks so much for your help! I'd tag you but for some reason the tagging feature isn't letting the usernames show up. hmph. I think this one is a lot better breathing/head/alignment-wise?
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Post by Andi @ Cirrutopia on May 20, 2016 23:48:37 GMT -5
I like that one a lot. So here's the other thing. With petzy breeds that weren't designed like some of the PKC breeds to align perfectly, there are three separate things which don't all seem to align perfectly at the same time: back legs, front legs, and head. You can generally get the head to align at the same time as either the fronts or the backs. In the pose you have just posted, your head is aligned quite nicely, and the back legs are too, but the front legs are less aligned. ...and every judge will place more or less value on different things. When I judge, I tend to look at front-end alignment before I look at the rear alignment; to me, front-end is more important. But that's not how it is for everyone! Just like showing real dogs, each judge has different preferences. But I guess that's part of the fun, right?
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Post by Jess @ PRU on May 21, 2016 1:42:37 GMT -5
Thanks, Andi, that is very helpful
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