#bntm11week6

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1. Olivia

I’m in an unusual position this week since Olivia had a different shot shown at panel, but this is the only released picture I could find. I will say that her other shot wasn’t nearly as awful as the judges made it out to be; she’d probably be in the middle of my ranking. I feel odd giving Olivia the FCO since this photo wasn’t judged, but it’s hands down my favorite of the week by a significant margin. Besides the slightly stiff placement of her hand the pose is stellar: she showed the watch and I love how she turned to look over her shoulder. Her face is divine as well, and she completely sold this as a caught moment with her eyes. I’m guessing a weaker shot was picked to justify a bottom 3 placement and light a fire under Olivia’s ass, but she should’ve been given credit for this brilliant picture.

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2. Jennifer

Based only on the photos presented on the show Jennifer would be my top choice this week. Even though she was shot from far away I still notice the watch, and I love how she’s laying across the counter and kicking up a leg. The light is hitting her face perfectly, and while she does appear somewhat vacant I also see a bit of “who, me?” in her eyes as if someone had called her name from across the bar. Jennifer stepped it up a lot in this shoot and this is one of my favorite pictures from her so far.

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3. Tallulah

The first word that comes to mind when I look at Tallulah’s shot is “busy”. She has so many hands coming from everywhere, and I wish that the arm touching the disco ball was the one wearing the watch. Despite that issue, I still find myself sort of loving this shot. Her face is lovely (I don’t mind the snarly mouth for once) and it’s fun how she’s seducing someone out of frame. She also gave a ton of neck without appearing strained. It’s definitely one of the most interesting shots of the week for me. 

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4. Simone

There isn’t much wrong with Simone’s picture at all from a technical standpoint. She displayed the watch well and her pose is generally fine other than the slight awkwardness of her arm propped on the guy’s shoulder. Her face is stunning as always and she definitely has an amazing smile. The problem is that this feels really safe and run of the mill. I wish Simone had taken more of a risk since this is a decent but bland picture.

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5. Alannah

Alannah’s shot isn’t awful or anything but it’s entirely unmemorable. She modeled the watch as well as she could since this is a fuller length photo, but her pose comes across a little clumsy and my eyes go to the male model first. Her hair is fabulous and she did photograph beautifully, but her expression doesn’t have any depth despite engaging the camera well. It’s just an average performance from Alannah and I expected a lot more since she was a favorite of the client.

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6. Chloe

Chloe is another girl who had a different shot presented on the show than this one (her other shot was about on the same level as this though). Her over baked expression is kinda corny and cartoonish, but I still think she looks pretty gorgeous. I definitely notice the watch, but both of her hands are so bizarre; one is blocking off her neck while the other is in full reverse Spock mode. I don’t get why the judges raved over Chloe’s mediocre showing this week, she was clearly outperformed and I probably would’ve eliminated her at this point based on her body of work.

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7. Bianca

Bianca tumbled down dramatically this week. Her expression is a weird mix of surprise/disgust/fear/failed seduction. Her eyes are flicked too far to the side and there’s so much discomfort in her overly tensed mouth and even in her hand placed on the bar. In the grand scheme of things it definitely wasn’t Bianca’s week to leave, but I can see why she was eliminated since she turned in the weakest shot.