Post by Edita Vilkevičiūtė on May 13, 2013 12:05:24 GMT -8
Judging #8: Haute Couture
Ashley:
Mario: The theme is perfect for you this week. I think you nailed it. Your pose is exquisite. Love it and goes perfectly with the theme. Your face is almost there, I like your mouth and your makeup; but your eyes look very weird and you're not connecting at all. Nonetheless, one of the strongest photo this week; I don't think you're going anywhere. Nice way to bounce back. However, you're a rollercoaster and I believe that your shots at winning this game are almost nonexistent; unless you bring it every single week left. So bring it baby!
Montana: This is very high fashion couture. The pose is awkward but it totally works for this type of whimsical shot. I know you used another shot from this spread before but it's not a problem for me except I much prefer that other shot more. This outfit is better but the face just looks so crosseyed and lacking any type of strength to connect and draw us in which is probably why I liked the one you used for Go-See. This isn't bad but at this point in the competition, everyone is doing better and you have to keep bringing the best of the best.
Zac: I am having a deja vu here because we saw a similar shot before. I just like seeing variety. I like your outfit here and your pose definitely does your outfit justice in the sense that it's fitting for haute couture. Your legs look gorgeous here, but your face is meh. I really don't like your eyes in this. Overall this is just average for me.
Candice:
Mario: The theme is perfect. I see the haute couture and every single aspect of the photograph enhances it. I think your body posture could be much more dynamic and I can't see your face. I'm missing a bit of the modeling aspect and to tell you the truth I would've preferred modelling and no theme than theme and no modelling. This is artistic and I like artistic; but this competition is called TheFace. Taking steps back at this point of the game is no longer acceptable Candice. No more opportunities for you after this so please get it together.
Montana: This is definitely one the most couture or the most haute couture dress this entire round. I think that the dress is doing a lot of the work already in this shot. You have a simple body shape going on and I like the arm pose it definitely adds the most to the shot. I'm just afraid that you're not owning the dress as much as its pretty much its own shot. I find that you're not present behind the hat, it does tie the whole look together but you could have worked your light better. I do like this shot as much as your other because the other had such a story but the mouth was bad but this one the face is obscured.
Zac: Well, your face is not that great in this to be honest with you. We can only see like half of it because of the shadows on this. However, I do really love your pose here. It's so good for this dress, and add to that your expression... it's really amazing. The dress is excellent for the theme. So other than your face I think this is really good.
Edita:
Mario: If this is haute couture, I don't find it flattering. Your crotch looking at me would be flattering in every other situation except in this picture, and the garment is just tacky; the buttons, not of my taste. Your modelling is not there and your face looks rigid and dead. I believe this week you are in trouble because there's not a single thing I like about this picture.
Montana: Gosh I LOVE this editorial! I do wish you went with the Yohji Yamamoto or Givenchy ones because they were superior to this shot but I do like this shot. Your pose showcases the flowy sleeves and dress while not making the shot super busy. I like that it looks as fluid and great as the smoke in the background which make this better than just being against a white background because it gives dimension and intrigue. You're still standing out, I like the way your feet almost become one it creates a very interesting shape to the whole body where it goes yeah to a wider dress and then going back together into a fine point of your feet. The eyes are okay, they go with the feeling of the shot but it could have brought me in a bit more.
Zac: This competition is called the face, so I really wish you would have worked on your facial expression here. I'm disappointed. Not a fan of your eyes being half closed like this and there's just not much of an expression in your face. I do like the dress, but the red I find kind of distracting. I wonder if the peak we get from your underwear was done on purpose.
Ginta:
Mario: I really like this picture Ginta and I believe I will see you in the finals of this game after this photoshoot. I see your confidence getting better and it shows. The fashion and haute couture is there and I love it.Your face once again is on spot! WOW! You're transmitting, you look young and beautiful.Best part of all? you're also working it with your body, it is amazing. Thank you for this. If I could send many people home this week I would. But I see the reason of being here and it is called: YOU.
Montana: I think your eyes are super strong and I'm glad to see them this strong after a few rounds of them being duds. I would say though, it's a bit of a mismatch with the rest of the shot. The shot is elegant and you could have channeled a softer strength of connection through your eyes. Along with that eye makeup you really had to watch what you were given to work with and make it the best. I think the dress is couture and divine. I love pops of shoe but I wish you completed your step a bit more because it would have created a stronger shape than just a column in the dress. You have a lot of great qualities in this shot but I do find faults as well, and it could have been super had it been executed slightly better.
Zac: Honestly I find this dress one of the least haute couture out of the submissions this week. It's not that bad and not the worst, but I wish you would have pushed it a little further. I do like your expression in combination with you holding the glass and like your entire pose + expression in this are telling me a story. I love that about this shot. One more thing though, I wish this wasn't so overexposed but that has little to do with the modeling.
Simon:
Montana: There's a different between haute couture's outrageous vs completely a hot mess. Couture has a lot of artistic qualities to it while being outrageous and this is kind of a bunch of various things placed together and they really distract from you. You're giving a simple confident pose but its all loss in everything because you're not owning it. Your face is strong, I'll give you that much but you needed to give a crazier pose or something a bit standout and it would be so much better, I understand this is pretty crazy and out there that you used it for this and sometimes couture can go this direction but there's an expensive quality you must bring to this shot too.
Mario: I'm so pissed. Where's the Simon I used to know? Now you're just somebody that I used to know. There's no theme in here, that is not haute, that is not fashion, that is not couture. Your face is the same face you've given me 20 million times; it is not selling anymore. Your eyes are dead. And your body, well what can I say you're just standing there. I got into the internet and saw at least three photos that were better than this. Such a disappointment. I believe you should and will be eliminated this round. I feel like crying because you deserved to be in the top, you deserved to win this whole thing. I'm so flabbergasted and pissed.
Zac: This doesn't look haute couture to me Simon, and while the modeling itself is important too, I wish you would have researched a bit as I know it's not that hard to find something more haute couture in your portfolio. Plus your pose is just really boring, your face doesn't do anything at all for me, and no sorry but this is not good. If you stay you better step it up a couple notches.
Vlada:
Mario: Congratulations on another strong week for you Vlada. I believe your body pose is amazing! The best one this round. The theme is there and you're selling it. I wish you were looking at the camera, I need as much face as I can get this final weeks because that's what will determine who wins this thing. But it is a great effort and I congratulate you! I just want a first call for you because with that consistency, a first call will take you to the finals. Great!
Montana: This is definitely a high fashion photograph. It has that couture quality in the dress but I find that you're focusing a lot on the stockings which are good but not very couture. I like the pose its interesting but usual at the same time, I actually would have liked if your hands were on your stockings more than where they are right now. I love the length that this shot gives you with the legs and the way the arms are going straight down give a nice parallel vibe. I love the mask on your face, your face is alright not great but not terrible, I love the lips but the eyes could be a bit better. Overall there is couture in this shot but you're not working it as much as your stockings/tights which don't really fall in that category.
Zac: I'm not a 100% sold on the haute couture here Vlada, but at least this photograph has that haute couture feeling. The fashion is so-so though and I'm on the fence about that. I feel like we've seen this pose before and also your face is kind of bland in this. Your legs look amazing here, but as a whole this is certainly not your best.
Ashley:
Mario: The theme is perfect for you this week. I think you nailed it. Your pose is exquisite. Love it and goes perfectly with the theme. Your face is almost there, I like your mouth and your makeup; but your eyes look very weird and you're not connecting at all. Nonetheless, one of the strongest photo this week; I don't think you're going anywhere. Nice way to bounce back. However, you're a rollercoaster and I believe that your shots at winning this game are almost nonexistent; unless you bring it every single week left. So bring it baby!
Montana: This is very high fashion couture. The pose is awkward but it totally works for this type of whimsical shot. I know you used another shot from this spread before but it's not a problem for me except I much prefer that other shot more. This outfit is better but the face just looks so crosseyed and lacking any type of strength to connect and draw us in which is probably why I liked the one you used for Go-See. This isn't bad but at this point in the competition, everyone is doing better and you have to keep bringing the best of the best.
Zac: I am having a deja vu here because we saw a similar shot before. I just like seeing variety. I like your outfit here and your pose definitely does your outfit justice in the sense that it's fitting for haute couture. Your legs look gorgeous here, but your face is meh. I really don't like your eyes in this. Overall this is just average for me.
Candice:
Mario: The theme is perfect. I see the haute couture and every single aspect of the photograph enhances it. I think your body posture could be much more dynamic and I can't see your face. I'm missing a bit of the modeling aspect and to tell you the truth I would've preferred modelling and no theme than theme and no modelling. This is artistic and I like artistic; but this competition is called TheFace. Taking steps back at this point of the game is no longer acceptable Candice. No more opportunities for you after this so please get it together.
Montana: This is definitely one the most couture or the most haute couture dress this entire round. I think that the dress is doing a lot of the work already in this shot. You have a simple body shape going on and I like the arm pose it definitely adds the most to the shot. I'm just afraid that you're not owning the dress as much as its pretty much its own shot. I find that you're not present behind the hat, it does tie the whole look together but you could have worked your light better. I do like this shot as much as your other because the other had such a story but the mouth was bad but this one the face is obscured.
Zac: Well, your face is not that great in this to be honest with you. We can only see like half of it because of the shadows on this. However, I do really love your pose here. It's so good for this dress, and add to that your expression... it's really amazing. The dress is excellent for the theme. So other than your face I think this is really good.
Edita:
Mario: If this is haute couture, I don't find it flattering. Your crotch looking at me would be flattering in every other situation except in this picture, and the garment is just tacky; the buttons, not of my taste. Your modelling is not there and your face looks rigid and dead. I believe this week you are in trouble because there's not a single thing I like about this picture.
Montana: Gosh I LOVE this editorial! I do wish you went with the Yohji Yamamoto or Givenchy ones because they were superior to this shot but I do like this shot. Your pose showcases the flowy sleeves and dress while not making the shot super busy. I like that it looks as fluid and great as the smoke in the background which make this better than just being against a white background because it gives dimension and intrigue. You're still standing out, I like the way your feet almost become one it creates a very interesting shape to the whole body where it goes yeah to a wider dress and then going back together into a fine point of your feet. The eyes are okay, they go with the feeling of the shot but it could have brought me in a bit more.
Zac: This competition is called the face, so I really wish you would have worked on your facial expression here. I'm disappointed. Not a fan of your eyes being half closed like this and there's just not much of an expression in your face. I do like the dress, but the red I find kind of distracting. I wonder if the peak we get from your underwear was done on purpose.
Ginta:
Mario: I really like this picture Ginta and I believe I will see you in the finals of this game after this photoshoot. I see your confidence getting better and it shows. The fashion and haute couture is there and I love it.Your face once again is on spot! WOW! You're transmitting, you look young and beautiful.Best part of all? you're also working it with your body, it is amazing. Thank you for this. If I could send many people home this week I would. But I see the reason of being here and it is called: YOU.
Montana: I think your eyes are super strong and I'm glad to see them this strong after a few rounds of them being duds. I would say though, it's a bit of a mismatch with the rest of the shot. The shot is elegant and you could have channeled a softer strength of connection through your eyes. Along with that eye makeup you really had to watch what you were given to work with and make it the best. I think the dress is couture and divine. I love pops of shoe but I wish you completed your step a bit more because it would have created a stronger shape than just a column in the dress. You have a lot of great qualities in this shot but I do find faults as well, and it could have been super had it been executed slightly better.
Zac: Honestly I find this dress one of the least haute couture out of the submissions this week. It's not that bad and not the worst, but I wish you would have pushed it a little further. I do like your expression in combination with you holding the glass and like your entire pose + expression in this are telling me a story. I love that about this shot. One more thing though, I wish this wasn't so overexposed but that has little to do with the modeling.
Simon:
Montana: There's a different between haute couture's outrageous vs completely a hot mess. Couture has a lot of artistic qualities to it while being outrageous and this is kind of a bunch of various things placed together and they really distract from you. You're giving a simple confident pose but its all loss in everything because you're not owning it. Your face is strong, I'll give you that much but you needed to give a crazier pose or something a bit standout and it would be so much better, I understand this is pretty crazy and out there that you used it for this and sometimes couture can go this direction but there's an expensive quality you must bring to this shot too.
Mario: I'm so pissed. Where's the Simon I used to know? Now you're just somebody that I used to know. There's no theme in here, that is not haute, that is not fashion, that is not couture. Your face is the same face you've given me 20 million times; it is not selling anymore. Your eyes are dead. And your body, well what can I say you're just standing there. I got into the internet and saw at least three photos that were better than this. Such a disappointment. I believe you should and will be eliminated this round. I feel like crying because you deserved to be in the top, you deserved to win this whole thing. I'm so flabbergasted and pissed.
Zac: This doesn't look haute couture to me Simon, and while the modeling itself is important too, I wish you would have researched a bit as I know it's not that hard to find something more haute couture in your portfolio. Plus your pose is just really boring, your face doesn't do anything at all for me, and no sorry but this is not good. If you stay you better step it up a couple notches.
Vlada:
Mario: Congratulations on another strong week for you Vlada. I believe your body pose is amazing! The best one this round. The theme is there and you're selling it. I wish you were looking at the camera, I need as much face as I can get this final weeks because that's what will determine who wins this thing. But it is a great effort and I congratulate you! I just want a first call for you because with that consistency, a first call will take you to the finals. Great!
Montana: This is definitely a high fashion photograph. It has that couture quality in the dress but I find that you're focusing a lot on the stockings which are good but not very couture. I like the pose its interesting but usual at the same time, I actually would have liked if your hands were on your stockings more than where they are right now. I love the length that this shot gives you with the legs and the way the arms are going straight down give a nice parallel vibe. I love the mask on your face, your face is alright not great but not terrible, I love the lips but the eyes could be a bit better. Overall there is couture in this shot but you're not working it as much as your stockings/tights which don't really fall in that category.
Zac: I'm not a 100% sold on the haute couture here Vlada, but at least this photograph has that haute couture feeling. The fashion is so-so though and I'm on the fence about that. I feel like we've seen this pose before and also your face is kind of bland in this. Your legs look amazing here, but as a whole this is certainly not your best.
