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Post by Kas on Nov 3, 2017 17:46:52 GMT -5
Hi! So I'm sort of brand new to posing and wondering if anyone has a moment to take a quick glance at some photos! I'm wondering if my little guy here has posed to the best of his (technical) ability. He's a 2nd gen half dali, half dachie mix. Kinda noodly. After spending a lot of time posing together, I'm wondering if it may not be possible for my dude's front feet to be preferably aligned. Is this sometimes the case with mixies? If his back feet are aligned with no pixel offset, his front feet are awkwardly offset. However, if his back feet are offset by 1 pixel, his front feet match, which feels more proper to me. So far, we've been unable to align his front feet, and I feel it's possible we reached his frame's limit. I would greatly appreciate any feedback on which pose would be more correct than the rest. I'm thinking #3? Unedited: Of course, it's totally okay if this is the best he can do. He was a trooper and we learned a lot about posing! <3
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Post by midnightwolf on Nov 4, 2017 10:49:02 GMT -5
I have a few of these mixies that don't seem to be able to pose perfectly haha. I'm not an expert but I think for this guy the last two poses on the bottom are the best for him. Being 1 pixel off with back feet is common so if it makes his front look better, I'd definitely go with that. I agree with what you said, the front is too awkward with the first two when the back is lined up perfectly.
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Post by Kas on Nov 4, 2017 11:03:01 GMT -5
Phew, okay! Thanks for your time, Midnightwolf! It's good to know others have also experienced this quirk when posing certain mixies and that I was on the right track.
Paws thanks you for a much-needed break from posing. ;)
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Post by Ali on Nov 5, 2017 12:31:24 GMT -5
for dogz showing, I don't think any judges look at the front foot alignment unless all other points of alignment are identical between two poses. most people (whether or not it's a good thing) place high importance on the back foot alignment. So I think you are most likely to earn high placements with the first 2 poses. between those, I think the first one is best because the eyes are also aligned, which I personally place high emphasis on. I also like the way it makes the pup's ears more symmetrical.
but I do agree with you that the 3rd pose is the most balanced, because the front far wrist is more hidden and the pup seems more perfectly perpendicular to the camera. I would give this pup a high placement (depending on competition) but just be warned that many judges will bump it down because of the gap between the back feet regardless of it's other merits.
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Post by Kas on Nov 5, 2017 15:19:39 GMT -5
Thanks so much for your thoughts on my guy's poses and your insight into community preferences, Ali! As I enter my first shows I'll try to pay attention to each judge's process and learn which poses are preferential to them. I appreciate your candor! :)
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