DNTM Photo 7 Critiques

When I read this theme I knew this would be a week that may make or break some models (see what I did there). I think all the photos this week are good, but some do stand out above the rest. Let’s break it down! https://www.kovaze.com/blog/95188 ohEMgee: Before seeing your photo I said to myself, this girl is at risk this week if she doesn’t produce a good photo, and girl I think you nailed it. The pose works, and the facial expression is sort of void of any expression like a doll, but keeps enough model in it for this to work perfectly for the theme. I have two small things to point out: The arms both down on that side doesn't give broken doll as much as maybe bending one of the arms the other way or holding one up above or something, but this is a minor thing. The second thing is I just am confused what’s happening at your wrists. Are those gloves? Skin? Overall great job. Fiji: You for sure look like a doll. The styling and finish are all very strong. The pose and angles you created in this photo makes your legs look very large and your torso quite small, much like a doll’s unrealistic proportions. I enjoy that. I was wondering how model’s might incorporate doll houses and I enjoy this choice. You may have been able to push the pose a bit more into the broken angles, but this is still a wonderful submission. Melanie: Unfortunately for you this is not your strongest photograph. I like the creativity of having gone with a marionette doll. This provided so much potential with posing to make yourself look like you are being pulled in very unnatural broken poses like the theme asked for, but this pose just doesn’t push it far enough. Also, last week I gave you a pass on the weaker face because the theme suggested you could look scared but strong with the snake, but here your face looks sad, but not enough doll, and not enough model. The toughest thing about this photo for me is that the concept could have easily been top photo of the week if you had executed a stronger pose and given us even half of the strength you have shown us in your face in the early weeks. Desh: Strong submission. I like the pose, but I do think you could have pushed it a bit further. The styling is good, the gown is very doll like, and you are finding ways to make that pink bob look high fashion every week which is not easy. Your face does look a little void of emotion like a doll, but I think you did lose a bit too much of the model there. When you look at the wide shot the face holds up, but when you look at the close up and turn your head it’s not as strong. AngieKStan: I like that you took the route you did for the theme. I think its so cool that every model basically took a different doll theme and ran with it. Your styling is very on brand for you and you do look great in this photo. Unfortunately, the pose is weak because it doesn’t go with the styling. Maybe if the leg on the right was bent the other way, and one of your arms was holding the chain either much lower or much higher than the other hand you could have played with a bit more angles there to strengthen this. BiancaBae: Styling and theme 8/10. Pose: 3/10. You look great, but this pose is not photo 7 worthy, especially in a week where the pose was going to be the main way to differentiate you from the other models. You played it safe and didn’t push the theme far enough. It’s a lovely photograph but does not stand out among the group. You look like a Barbie, but not a broken Barbie. Jordie: I love the styling here, and you look fabulous. I go back to the first week and how commercial you looked in that photo and how editorial this photograph looks and have to appreciate how far you have come! I actually think this pose would have worked better as the marionette pose, because the arms are a bit strange for me here this way. I enjoy the angles they create, but it’s not screaming broken doll. Gabs: this may not have been the week to go for a close up given the pose was going to be pretty critical in giving off broken doll. With that said, you did manage to give us some drama. The hand on the bottom is almost clawing at your leg, and that’s what I would have liked to see more of in this photo. That kind of energy pushed a bit further. If you had gone there with this close up cropping, that would have made this photo feel like it was jumping out at me, and would have elevated it above the others. Ralts023: Broken doll or murdered s*x worker? I appreciate where you tried to take this photo, but I’m not sure you hit the completed photograph you were aiming for here. You somehow still look gorgeous, but you look lifeless. Part of me says, well dolls should look lifeless….. but this goes a bit too far. I think what it is, is that your body looks like it lost all of its tension. The pose would work if you had kept more tension in the arms and legs so they didn’t look too relaxed. They should have looked almost stiff to make this say doll. The head is also tipped back a bit too far for me. If you had turned the chin down toward the camera a bit more that could have gone a long way to bring more life to the photo. My Rankings Fiji ohEMgee Desh Jordie Angie Gabs Ralts Bianca Melanie