DNTM Judging

If I was a judge (and I should be) these would be my critiques. (Acting like toxic Tyra here) https://www.kovaze.com/blog/89373 dimitra this is so fun! NicoRobin- I think your picture is elegant, and I like that you gave us a straight on face shot, but your pose is weak. I would have liked to see a bit more dimension. Melanie- what I like about this photo is your brand really comes across here. Strong face, I like that you show off the garment well. The down side of this photo is the pose makes you look short, and you lose a bit of your leg and also your left arm. It is a strong photo but missing the top spots because of those little details. MissChloeKay- I find it to be an interesting choice to have gone with a cropped image because you aren’t showing off the full garment, but on the other hand I love that you focus in on the beautiful corset and jewelry, as well as your stunning face. I love that you are extending that neck, it really saves this photo. AngieKStan- I can see this photo being a cover. The pose is strong, the dress is being displayed beautifully, but a couple of things prevent this photo from taking the top spot this week which would be the awkward hand placements. You lose your arms completely and both of your hands are floating. I would have liked to also get a full length to show the entire gown and the heels. Desh – I like that you took a risk with this pose. I love the gown, the crown, and your body looks amazing. I caution you with the pose because it makes you look shorter, so if you had just straightened that back leg a bit more and gone with slightly less hip tilt, this photo is elevated from good to great. Be careful with the hand placement on the clutch. OhEMgee- What I like most about this photo is the emotion I am getting from your face. It’s telling a story. I wonder, why is this beautiful princess sad? It is not the strongest pose of the group, but overall this is a compelling photo that stood out to me. Gabs- Unfortunately there isn’t a ton of good to highlight about this photo. The gown is overpowering you as the model, and the pose is doing nothing to enhance this photo. The close up of the face is the one thing that saves this photo, but if you stay this week you will need to work really hard on posing. Mochalatte- Where do I begin? This photo confuses me from top to bottom. The chosen location, the dress basically coming out of the bottom of the photo pulling focus away from your face, it's just very amateur. The only thing model about this photo is the hand. Trueblood- This is one of my favorite photos of the week. It tells a story, gives high fashion, and even though there is a lot going on in the photo I can’t stop looking at you. You look as if you are floating on those roses yet you keep tension in the right places. The subtle open mouth really tops this photo off. Well done. Jordie- Overall this is a good photo, but it SCREAMS commercial. The pose is commercial. The face is commercial. Overall it is more pageant queen than royal queen. Kemi- I enjoy the creativity, the face looks good, and I appreciate the drama in the hands. The rest of the pose lacks strength as you are being overpowered by the garment. I think you could have created a bit more movement with the dress and used the staff to create more angles. That could have elevated this to a more high fashion photograph. Biancabae- This photo lacks energy. The pose is basic, the dress doesn’t stand out among the group, and my focus goes straight to your lips. If this was a lipstick ad, you would have sold me that lipstick, but this challenge was about Royal Dynasty and you missed the mark. Ralts023- Strong photo overall. Even though you are sitting down you elongated your neck to make you look taller. I do think you need to watch the arch in your back don’t push those girls out too much in a high fashion shoot. If you had bent your knees off the one side and made sure your full shoes were shown out the bottom of the dress you could add more length. Fiji- This is the strongest pose of the bunch by a mile. It is giving high fashion. You created drama, angles, and highlighted the garment well. I also disagree with some of the judges that this didn’t exactly hit the theme, I find this to be so elegant, and shows that royalty is not always castles and feasts. The fact that you can look as elegant as you do despite the location being swampy, just proves how strong this photo really is. To me this is the princess has snuck off from the party to meet up with the common hunk in the forest and I love everything about it. Jessiejedi- I will start by highlighting that even with a very tricky necklace, you did not lose your neck! I like the drama in the hands, but the pose is weak overall, and the off centered chair in the background ruins the symmetry this photo has. You created slight movement in the bottom right in the dress, but I would have liked to see more of this. My rankings Fiji Trueblood AngieKStan Desh Ralts023 OhEMgee MissChloeKay Melanie Kemi Jordie Nicorobin Biancabae Jessiejedi Gabs Mochalatte