People that struggle with posing and are not too insecure to admit, what is it that you find difficult?
If I knew, I would fix it.
>>11205721I don’t think anyone is bad at posing, it’s just that we have a limited amount of display space so that’s why we can have every figure in some amazing pose, it’d take up too much room. That’s why you get a lot of museum stances in a display.
>>11205733Some people suck at posing it uses the same skills as free hand drawing. People good at drawing are usually very good at posing. Posing is nowhere as difficult or skillfull as drawing a whole picture from nothing but it's still using similar skills.
>>11205750I think a lot of people also don’t know how to use all of the articulation. I think people should try to match poses on the box or poses online to get a feel for articulation, then maybe try to pose a figure based on an image of a real human being. Get a feel for how the human form works and how you can make the articulation work for you.
>>11205721Posing a figure well doesn't give you any merit. It just shows how much you care or not care about it and both are okay
I think I'm alright at posing, my problem is I suck at photographing them at the right angle where the figure looks as good as it does in my hand
>>11205769thisAlso this >>11205772
>>11205728Sometimes i just look at comics to get broad ideas but mainly i just try to tell a story. >>11205733I just pull down what i want to mess with. So its either youre a box collector or cant pose. Guess pleasing op is out of the question.
I suck at posing but I think that if you do suck at posing its just a skill issue.When I fiddle with a toy I can feel myself getting better at posing,so really you just need to pose them a lot.Also Im scarred to break them sometimes
>>11205721I don't but the only reason I don't is that I've done some animation and understand the concept of weight and line of action, follow through and stuff like that. Many people haven't though and thinkg just raising an arm is totally ok to indicate a punch.
>>11205772Fuck, this hit home pretty hard. I can hit a pose that looks great, but the lens never catches how I see it on my table. Even still standing exactly where I am and moving the camera up to my eye.
>>11205863The depth of field in photography is influenced by the aperture, focal length, and distance from the subject, whereas the eye adapts automatically to different lighting and focuses dynamically.
>>11205721For me I display most of my figures on staircase risers in detolfs so if one figure goes down, it's usually a domino effect and takes down several figures in front of it. Because of that and not wanting to have to give everyone an eyesore of a claw stand, I tend toward simpler poses mostly. Also with some more fragile imports, I get paranoid about breakage if I go to crazy despite it almost never happening.
>>11205721I buy mcfarlanes so the legs can't look natural since there's no swivels for minor adjustments on the legs and the ankle joints only have a tiny bit of ranges based on the ratchets usually. They tend to be easy to topple over in any unusual posing since they're so heavy. When I pose an import it amazes me how much easier they are.
>>11205870Thank you so much for explaining this. I was beginning to think I was just huffing copium.
>>11205968I probably didn't explain it very well but the best camera is nothing like an eye.
>>11205982You explained it way better than I understood. Absolutely no sarcasm here.
>>11205982Or "eyes" I should say.
>>11205721I think I'm okay with posing; the lack of good lighting, camera, and flight stands impedes my ability to take decent photos. I tend to look up poses online and try to replicate them the best I can.
>>11205721posing always came pretty easy for me probably because i draw as a hobby as well. if there is one thing i somewhat struggle with is posing figures to be punching each other. i always feel unsatisfied when i post a figure getting hit and showing that "transfer of energy" kind of thing that i want. posing a figure punching is fine. posing a figure getting hit is alittle more awkward for me.>>11205733this also applies to me somewhat but i just resign myself to museum poses on the shelf, actions poses when i play around with them on the desk.
>>11205721Balancing
>>11205721I feel like I do great with posing, but I suck ass at actually photographing it.
It's mostly just space and laziness.Most people that "collect" arn't going to have just a couple figures. They are going to have a shitload and that means wanting to have them all displayed. and posing also requires actual effort. I'm sure a lot of people get a figure in a pose the first day they get it, and then it pretty much stays that way for months. again more likely if you got a lot of stuff. now that I type this stuff out I realize I might appreciate and play with my own figures more if I just keep a couple out on display at a time. rather than feeling like I got to have everything displayed at once. HmmAnd laziness, posing requires actual effort. a good amount of my figures I get in a pose, and they will stay that way for a long ass time.
>>11206869>posing a figure getting hit is a little more awkward for me.Yeh, you really need a decent stand for that.
Here is a tip for posing that no one ever taught me; If you think you have a great pose, but you aren’t sure, rotate the figure 360 degrees and you will probably find something wrong with the pose from a different angle. Sometimes when you get a decent pose you’ll actually refuse to look at it from other angles and then be confused when the pose dosent translate to the camera. The other big thing (previously mentioned in the thread) is camera angles. Use more creative angles and move your camera into more uncomfortable positions
>>11206955>rotate the figure 360 degrees and you will probably find something wrong with the pose from a different angle.This. It's the equivalent of flipping your canvas when you draw to check your work.
>>11205857>Sometimes i just look at comics to get broad ideas.It's really not that hard guys. Unless some people dont have enough imagination?
>>11205857>>11207049thats literally the struggle though. You want good poses not the same boring spider shit everyone else does. The real secret is good pose + right angle
>>11207389My problem is the lighting. I want to have nice lighting but I want to do it very cheaply.
>>11207394lighting can make such a difference it's crazy
well first off characters don't have a foot arch. it is very difficult to get athletic pose with flat feet. you'd need to use a stand and have their toe pointing straight not holding any weight..
>>11205721>what is it that you find difficultwhere exactly my fingers and hands need to be positioned in any one particular shot, before I add the perfect filters, to make it ready to post on my 'gram
Imagine letting some faggot tell you how to play with your toys. God, /toy/ is such a shit board full of obnoxious dickheads.
>>11221578No one's telling you how to "play with your toys" retard, but it is weird how little embarrassment people have in spending hundreds of dollars on imported collector figures just to pose them like a toddler and take blurry photos of them. At that point, why bother
I'm awesome at posing, I just don't have a expensive camera and don't know how to take good pics.
>>11205721I have hands made of ham ok, HAM!! GIANT MEATY HAMS ATTACHED TO MY WRISTS
>>11221666>expensive cameradont need one>don't know how to take good picslighting is the biggest thing. Lots of soft light.
>>11205728this
>>11221666Honestly as long as you light and frame your pictures well, any phone camera would be more than enough for good photos
>>11221923nta but what sort of lighting should I use if I don't want to get an expensive Lume cube or something like that?
>>11221805>lighting is the biggest thing. Lots of soft light.Yep, that's my biggest problem. One tiny tall narrow window in that room and where it's position, no overhead/ceiling light fixture/outlet, only two floor lamps that I have to move around....
>>11221933That kinda setup could lead to some interesting lighting. Play around more with poses and positioning. You may have to learn how to do some light post processing in GIMP or something like that.
>>11221933You can put tissue paper over the lamps to diffuse the light.
>>11221933learn to pose first before buying unnecessary shit
>>11221939I need to get some sort of portable light and an extension cord. I use to know people who did porn when I lived in mid-city but now that I am near the ocean, I don't know those people any longer but the kind of set ups you see in only fan videos (or for you pure at heart people, the kind you see if you watched a lot of Zoom and virtual podcast or interviews during lockdown or still do; those things that look like an Aquaman trident with a hoop of lighting on top); probably costs more than I would spend on a toy however.>>11222130Sir Yes Sir!>>11221936>You may have to learn how to do some light post processing in GIMPI do quick and dirty with Graphic Convertor, I'm not wintel so I can't use GIMP; I need to play with the built in crap on my camera and learn to use the flash more, which I only use at bars and parties.
>>11222138A ring light?
