#cycle10week7

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1. Anya

I think that Anya commands this photograph even though she’s in the back. Her face is simply radiant and I love how genuine her smile is. The way she’s grabbing her hat doesn’t seem forced and her pose is displaying the clothes well. The kicked back leg would be better if she had brought her knee in closer like Dominique did, but it doesn’t look bad to me. A well deserved FCO from both the judges and myself.

2. Dominique

This is a cute and fun photo of Dominique and I think it fits the vintage theme well. Her facial expression really pops without coming off fake like Whitney and Stacy-Ann. Her pose works great for selling the shoes as well as the rest of her outfit. The kicked back leg and over-the-shoulder glance were both good choices from Dominique.

3. Lauren

This is one of Lauren’s best shots and I was impressed by her rebound from her disastrous Fuerza Bruta performance. Her pose is excellent and natural (other than the stiff arm), plus her outfit is being displayed amazingly, making this one of the best fashion images of the week. Lauren’s face is pretty, but her eyes are lacking the intensity coming from her pose. It’s still a great photo though.

4. Katarzyna

While this is a lot better than the two girls below her, I can’t say I’m a fan of this shot of Katarzyna. Her pose is great for showing the clothes and I like how she looks like a snobby rich person. However, her head is tilted just a bit too far back and photographed rather square. Her expression isn’t really giving me anything either.

5. Whitney

Such an artificial shot of Whitney. I don’t believe her faked running pose or over-the-top pageant-y facial expression. The clothes don’t look good and she doesn’t either. There’s nothing modelesque about Whitney’s shot whatsoever and this was the start of a 3 week slide that should’ve led to her elimination.

6. Stacy-Ann

Stacy-Ann is such a disaster in this photo. The angle of her face is all wrong and the open mouth seems so fake and forced. Her body position isn’t bad, but it’s not enough to make up for her cheesy face. Stacy-Ann was the clear choice for elimination despite the circumstances. Her portfolio was the weakest of the remaining girls for me, and she was showing no signs of getting better. As much as I enjoyed Stacy-Ann as a person I can’t justify her staying any longer even with her high potential.

7. Fatima

I have no choice but to put Fatima last since she wasn’t in the photoshoot at all. However, I actually felt the judges made the right choice in keeping her over Stacy-Ann. Her overall portfolio was much stronger and she was improving with each passing week, plus she had tons of high fashion potential.

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#1 – Lauren

There was no competition for first call-out this week. Lauren’s shot is perfect for this shoot, and is my favourite photo of Lauren in the whole competition, let alone just this shoot. In fact if this photo hadn’t literally a crappy cut and paste collection Lauren’s shot would be one of my favourite of the cycle. This feels like a harmony of the retro element and the modern fashion ad. She is displaying the bag perfectly, and selling the hell out of that jacket. Her face is absolutely stunning as well, normally I think it is a bit boxy, but here is looks gorgeous. It is soft and feminine, and the look in her eyes is beautiful. She was robbed of first call-out.

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#2 – Dominique

In terms of being a successful fashion ad I am not sure this deserves to be above Anya’s, but it does feel more complete, so it should probably be above. Probably. Still not 100% sure about the ordering of these two. This photo of Dominique is really quirky, I think her expression is cute, and the angles she is creating with her body are interesting. It feels complete, so an overall good job. I just wish she had tilted her body towards the camera  more so we could see the clothes a bit better.

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#3 – Anya

From the waist up I love this photo, Anya’s face is glowing, the smile seems so sincere and lights up her face. Her arm positioning is also genius, it is quirky and really fits the directive of the shoot. My issue comes with the legs, they seem slightly awkward. I wish she had brought them closer together as her left leg kicking seems stiff and out of place. It is the bottom half that really stops this being a really good shot, but the top seems the perfect mix of the classical elements and the modern element of a clothing ad.

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#4 – Katarzyna

I’m not a huge fan of this photo of Katarzyna, but it is better than those below it by quite a bit. This photo seems nice enough, but it just seems too posh and snooty for my liking. Maybe she just took the character a step too far, as I am not a huge fan of the facial expression or the body language. She shows the clothes pretty well though, so it isn’t a complete loss, but maybe too comical for my liking.

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#5 – Stacy-Ann

This and Whitney’s shot were very close in my opinion, but Stacy-Ann’s body just saves her. The face has all the same issues as Whitney, the smile seems too fake, and her face is just a bit extreme. Not a fan. Her body isn’t great either, again she doesn’t seem that modelesque. The only thing saving her is that it feels more candid and less posed, so I prefer it. The way she is holding onto her hat is also a nice detail, probably the only detail I actually like.

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#6 – Whitney

Now onto those who actually have shots. Whitney’s part of the photo is definitely my least favourite. I think her pose  is very corny, but hasn’t really worked. Her body looks quite wide in this shot, and she also looks short. I think she bent her leg up too much. Had she lowered her leg a bit this may have been better, but it didn’t work. Her face isn’t that great either, her smile just reads completely fake, and is way too wide. This is just not a flattering shot.

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#7 – Fatima

Firstly lets address the fact this was all done for drama, Stacy-Ann was obviously going home in the judges eyes no matter what, so they decided to add some fake issues with Fatima to make it a bit more suspenseful. There is no way they would have let it go that late when everyone knows they go abroad at the final 6, as they have since Cycle 3. That was just a cruel trick, poor Stacy-Ann. She deserved so much better. Then we have the fact that even if this had been an honest mistake, I do not believe that Fatima’s portfolio was strong enough to deserve her staying when she has no shot. She has produced 1 good photo, and a slew of bad and average photos, the exact same ratio as Stacy-Ann. This whole elimination makes me so mad.