Strike a pose! Cards

ShuuShuu · 01-25-2011, 04:23 AM

I don't really know if I'm posting in the right forum, but I can think of one that would suit better XD' sorry if I'm wrong~

Anyway..
Last year I met a girl at a convention who asked me to choose a card from her deck (I think it was called 'Strike a pose' or similar).
On it, there was a kind of stick figure making a pose. So she asked me to pose the same way and took a photo of that.
Afterwards, I saw her complete gallery on the internet and WOW! She asked everyone she was photographing to make a pose from a blindly chosen card. All photos looked really.. well.. unique! The poses weren't stupid or anything, just simply different from usual posing!
(also, I suppose she was a real good photographer as well XD)

But to come to my question:
Do you know anything about these deck of cards? I would really like to have one myself!
Does anyone know where to get it, or what it is called?

(I'm really sorry.. Since i finished school my english gets worse and worst XD' I hope you can understand~)

SvK · 01-25-2011, 11:42 AM

I haven't heard of such a thing. She may have made the cards herself. Could you link to her gallery, please? I would like to see these photos.

ShuuShuu · 01-25-2011, 12:28 PM

I just noticed.. she added new photos, so only few of the strike-a-pose-images are left X/
http://animexx.onlinewelten.com/foto....php?id=110108
Just search through, you'll know then ^^

CosplayCinema · 01-26-2011, 08:07 PM

:O That seems like fun....

IAmShorty · 01-27-2011, 09:15 PM

Ooh, thats an awesome idea!

creativecrater · 01-27-2011, 10:30 PM

This is pretty awesome! I could see it being a lot of fun! Though, i could see some cosplayers not willing to do it (like, say they are spiderman and already have plenty of character fitting poses) but it would be a great tool to have on hand anyhow for those cosplayers who just aren't sure what to do. Or, ask them to do their own pose, then do one of the strike a pose cards. As long as the poses aren't overly lame or ridiculous. Kind of reminds me of WarioWare Smooth Moves, when you get to do a "victory pose" after oh so many rounds.

Rander · 02-16-2011, 09:08 PM

Here is an app for the iPod/iPhone ($2.99):

http://www.sofunapps.com/cn.htm

There are about 250 poses for females, if you want general and cute posing. There are poses for sitting, standing, full body, head and shoulders and just head shots. I like it because there is a large variety of poses.

FYI: The text is all in Japanese, so you won't get much out of the tutorials if you can't read Japanese. I only use it for the posing examples.

There is a free app named Harajuku Girls 365 and use that as posing examples too.

http://www.iphoneappsplus.com/produc...-365/index.htm

Firefly026 · 02-21-2011, 09:56 PM

That's an awesome idea!!! I love it lol.

Neko Minaue · 02-24-2011, 01:11 AM

That sounds fun! I've never heard of it but a fun thing to do!

chrisy-spazz · 02-25-2011, 05:21 AM

This is really cool, we need more people at conventions doing this type of thing :]

krys-chan · 02-25-2011, 08:07 AM

It does sound like a fun idea

IAmShorty · 02-25-2011, 05:38 PM

I think Im gonna do this for the next con I go to. It might be cool

glitter bomb · 02-25-2011, 06:00 PM

I've never seen or heard of this before, but it sounds like a fun idea. It turns the process of cosplay photography into a creative project itself. Plus, it probably takes some of the pressure off of the cosplayers who aren't sure how to pose, helping them relax and have fun.

tfcreate · 02-25-2011, 10:02 PM

Looks like a good at-con game.

koi-ishly · 03-04-2011, 08:36 PM

This is certainly something I'd be interested to do, sometimes it is hard to come up with a new pose if it's your first time wearing the costume that day and don't have your stride right.

Added bonus for some variety =)

01-25-2011, 04:23 AM	#1
ShuuShuu Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 30	Strike a pose! Cards I don't really know if I'm posting in the right forum, but I can think of one that would suit better XD' sorry if I'm wrong~ Anyway.. Last year I met a girl at a convention who asked me to choose a card from her deck (I think it was called 'Strike a pose' or similar). On it, there was a kind of stick figure making a pose. So she asked me to pose the same way and took a photo of that. Afterwards, I saw her complete gallery on the internet and WOW! She asked everyone she was photographing to make a pose from a blindly chosen card. All photos looked really.. well.. unique! The poses weren't stupid or anything, just simply different from usual posing! (also, I suppose she was a real good photographer as well XD) But to come to my question: Do you know anything about these deck of cards? I would really like to have one myself! Does anyone know where to get it, or what it is called? (I'm really sorry.. Since i finished school my english gets worse and worst XD' I hope you can understand~)

01-26-2011, 08:07 PM	#4
CosplayCinema Big is Beautiful Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 774	:O That seems like fun.... __________________ ~Planned Cosplays~ Ca Clane (Bacterial Contamination, School uniform) Midna (True Form) Stocking (Anarchy) Raichu (Human form for a skit) Lady Rainicorn (Human Form)

01-27-2011, 10:30 PM	#6
creativecrater browncoat trekkie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 350	This is pretty awesome! I could see it being a lot of fun! Though, i could see some cosplayers not willing to do it (like, say they are spiderman and already have plenty of character fitting poses) but it would be a great tool to have on hand anyhow for those cosplayers who just aren't sure what to do. Or, ask them to do their own pose, then do one of the strike a pose cards. As long as the poses aren't overly lame or ridiculous. Kind of reminds me of WarioWare Smooth Moves, when you get to do a "victory pose" after oh so many rounds. __________________ Forum Avatar photo by Christina K. <3 PMX 2012: Myself as Bakura, my sis littlecrater as Marik. Up next: AX 2013 SIZE][/i] Please PM if you have pics or vids of us! "Get Ready. This is the I.C.U.* The Intensive Cosplay Unit. Dirty bit."*

02-16-2011, 09:08 PM	#7
Rander Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 118	Here is an app for the iPod/iPhone ($2.99): http://www.sofunapps.com/cn.htm There are about 250 poses for females, if you want general and cute posing. There are poses for sitting, standing, full body, head and shoulders and just head shots. I like it because there is a large variety of poses. FYI: The text is all in Japanese, so you won't get much out of the tutorials if you can't read Japanese. I only use it for the posing examples. There is a free app named Harajuku Girls 365 and use that as posing examples too. http://www.iphoneappsplus.com/produc...-365/index.htm __________________ _____________________________________ flickr DeviantART "Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved."- William Jennings Bryan (1860 - 1925) Last edited by Rander : 02-16-2011 at 09:12 PM. Reason: add more information

02-21-2011, 09:56 PM	#8
Firefly026 Everybody get dangerous Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,677	That's an awesome idea!!! I love it lol. __________________ Upcoming Cons -AWA 2011 Upcoming Cosplays: America -Hetalia fem!Prussia -Hetalia *10th Doctor -Doctor Who Follow me on deviantArt

01-25-2011, 11:42 AM	#2
SvK Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 979	I haven't heard of such a thing. She may have made the cards herself. Could you link to her gallery, please? I would like to see these photos.

01-25-2011, 12:28 PM	#3
ShuuShuu Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 30	I just noticed.. she added new photos, so only few of the strike-a-pose-images are left X/ http://animexx.onlinewelten.com/foto....php?id=110108 Just search through, you'll know then ^^

01-27-2011, 09:15 PM	#5
IAmShorty Proud to be a shorty! Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 638	Ooh, thats an awesome idea!

02-24-2011, 01:11 AM	#9
Neko Minaue Soon-to-be cosplayer Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 269	That sounds fun! I've never heard of it but a fun thing to do! __________________ Cosplay Goals Rinoa (FFVIII) 15% Sheena Fujibayashi (Tales of Symphonia) Touko aka White Trainer (Pokemon Black & White) 15% Then eventually... Yoko (Gurren Laggan) Celty Sturlson (Durarara!!) And then someone from the new Last Exile, don't know yet but I don't care!! and more to come

02-25-2011, 05:21 AM	#10
chrisy-spazz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 20	This is really cool, we need more people at conventions doing this type of thing :]

02-25-2011, 08:07 AM	#11
krys-chan A New York Cosplayer! Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,256	It does sound like a fun idea __________________ If you live near Troy- NY PM me~ My Blog/Website~Tears of the Sky RPG/Anime Forum~DA ~~ ~AnimeBoston~~~ Chairman Lacus Clyne[Gundam Seed Destiny] Michiru Kaioh [Sailor Moon]

02-25-2011, 05:38 PM	#12
IAmShorty Proud to be a shorty! Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 638	I think Im gonna do this for the next con I go to. It might be cool

02-25-2011, 06:00 PM	#13
glitter bomb quite zazzy Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 994	I've never seen or heard of this before, but it sounds like a fun idea. It turns the process of cosplay photography into a creative project itself. Plus, it probably takes some of the pressure off of the cosplayers who aren't sure how to pose, helping them relax and have fun. __________________ Sometimes cosplay is like pie. People who make pie are awesome. People who buy pie are pretty cool, too. If pie is delicious, I will compliment the person serving it to me. If they made the pie, I will absolutely compliment them on having made it, too. -- kiratsukai

02-25-2011, 10:02 PM	#14
tfcreate Behind the lens since 68 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 994	Looks like a good at-con game. __________________ ~A fool can learn from his own mistakes..The wise learn from the mistakes of others.~ Democritus It's pointless to brag about equipment. Repeat what you see in my posts and you'll sound really smart Rules for life: Rule #7 Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are. Anime Midwest Anime Chicago Chicago Comicon Anime Iowa

03-04-2011, 08:36 PM	#15
koi-ishly Dreamer Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 554	This is certainly something I'd be interested to do, sometimes it is hard to come up with a new pose if it's your first time wearing the costume that day and don't have your stride right. Added bonus for some variety =)

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