Thursday 18 October 2018

Glamour archery, not very glamorous



These are some glamour or fashion photgraphy shots of fashion models holding bows and arrows. Obviously they've never held a bow before and neither had the photographer or anyone else who was present. These are so bad that it hurts my eyes, glamour is million miles away from these photos. The looks and stances are not gracious, they look painful and deformed! You can even break your body if you shoot as wrong as these models, so don't do it.

The first to photos have exactly the same mistakes:
1. The line I've drawn there should be straight. Straight! These are like zig-zagged spirals. The string arm (right arm) should be much higher, parallel to the bow arm. Elbows of these women are pointing downwards, when they should be pointing straight to the back. All the power for the draw has now to be generated with the arm, which is a waste of energy. Instead the power should be generated from the bigger back muscles, as well as the arms (both of them).
2. The whole body of both of these women is twisted ina a deformed position. The pelvis is facing forward, when it should be facing sideways. The upper body, especially shoulders have the same problem. It is not possible to shoot like this. Why are they also leaning backwards so much, it doesn't look glamorous?
3. The third picture has some other mistakes. There are lines already, so I didn't have to draw them on the picture. The arrow should go on the same line as the arms. Now it does not. It's impossible to aim if the arrow and arms do not line. The grip of the arrow is very gentle, looks like this bow is nota bow but just a stick that bends and a string attached to it. The "arrow" (another stick) is also missing fletching, and its tip cannot be seen. Pelvis of this bow holding photo model is also towards front, which is wrong, as said already.

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