Hi Terry of Many Pictures.........<G> You can add G.V.AOE CH.Mar Haven's Color Guard ROM, T.C., H.T., P.T.....to that list!!! aka the BOSS. He would balk and brace himself the minute he was made to pose for a camera and he always looked like a dog with no angles. No photo ever did him justice.....you had to meet him in 'person'. Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- There are some dogs that when you point a camera at them stiffen and you can't get the curves to show. My Hermina comes to mind. For 7 years I tried to get a photo of her that at least was close to what she was. I probably have taken 2000 pics of Ruth and Hermine in a pissing match over the pose. Hermine always seemed to win. :0) There are many reason that there can't be good pics of a brood bitch. There was no one to stack her at the time the picture was taken. The breeder waited until after the pups were born and they wanted to market the litter so now they have a saggy boobed bitch they want a killer shot of. The bitch herself isn't high quality but consitanly produces it. Better to have a great head study of her and pictures and pedigrees of the pups from other breedings. I would much rather have a picture of a brood bitch playing with her pups or gating with a toy then a poorly put together stacked shot. How about we take a picture of both the sire and the dam standing 4 square not posed. How many folks would know what they were looking at? The stack is an illusion most of the time. Terry many pictures :0) From: Windwalkergsds@xxxxxx rightdogphoto@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > and some dogs just are not photogenic- That is the truth! Ch. Windwalker's Quebec was one of the nicest dogs I ever bred....He NEVER took a picture that really looked like him in real life. Consequently, I could never advertise him. Better to not publish at all than to make him look bad. Jamie ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================