#DNTM3
Welcome back to today's Panel Before Dark episode, where I put contestants’ portfolios under the spotlight.
Before we begin, I got another opportunity to sit down with recently eliminated contestant Glitter
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Q: Do you feel like your elmination was justified? (if not who do you think should've been eliminated in your place?)
Glitter: My elimination was totally justifiable; however, I would still argue Hare should have left before me. We have already seen the best we are gonna get from him. I showed progress from my audition shoot to my first photoshoot. Still ton of work to be done but headed in the right direction and would have bloom given the time!
Q: Who would you lke to see win the competition?
Glitter: I am rooting for ToriMarie to win! People mayyyy not know but we are sisters :) it’ll be ironic for me to be first boot as they take the crown. Their latest photoshoot was absolutely stunning. I think they nailed looking JUICY and EDITORIAL. It was chic darling. I’m excited to see what else they have in store along with the rest of the girls!
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- The time has come to review the contestants' first official submissions!
(Disclaimer: We are not official judges. Please don’t take our critiques personally, our goal is to offer helpful feedback, constructive criticism, and tips that can support your growth <3)
Photo Theme: Fruit Art
ROBBIERIOT
Dusa: Living for you repping rambutan, a delicious fruit indeed! Another goood photo from you, youre establishing your place in the competition. I do wish your set was a bit more creative. Generating the fruit around you in a black void doesnt excite me. Id also love to see you wear something else other than a dress next time. The dress itself is good, you are smart for choosing a fruit that allowed you to add the hairy exterior and that elevated the look a lot. Love the rambutan earrings detail. Good submission this week.
MURIBOLT
Dusa: A Grecian inspired shoot using grapes as your chosen fruit feels a little uninspired to me tbh. I do like the bodice portion of the dress, but theres too much going on and looks too chaotic for me personally. We can barely see the dress, and from what I can see it looks too much like a prom dress. By no means this is a bad photo, but a little bit more cleaning up and polishing wouldve done wonders.
GOOMYBEAR
Dusa: Now this I can see in a GQ magazine. You didnt take the fruit assignment literal and randomly generated fruits all over your photo, you had a vision and it worked. Others might say this isnt giving fruit, but the challenge was to choose a fruit and create a look inspired by said chosen fruit. You did the challenge the right way. Love the green shirt underneath the blazer, and the cut on that leg gives the whole look some spice. My only critique is that I wish you were a bit closer to the camera.
SEXYTEX
Dusa: This is another case of going the obvious route. I wish there was a bit more creativity with the whole look. The dress itself is cute and looks good on your model. However, one side of the skrt doesnt match the detailing on the other. Im not sure if that was intentional, but you need to be careful. I cannot see this on the cover of a magazine. You played too safe and im a disappointed.
SAM
Dusa: Interesting shot. Same like last week, almooost there for me. I see the vision, but unfortunately it didnt come to fruition (pun), Definitely more of the creative set ive seen thus far. The biggest problem I have with you this episode is that your face is tooo turned away ! I love this outfit soooo much, but with the face being turned too much to the side, and the pose looking a bit awkward I had to dock some points.
DAILYICON
Dusa: I'm not a fan of any Dimitra references on photos it just gves a little desperate and cheesy. I see that the AI messed up the quality of your outfit and I know how frustrating that is. The fur jacket is overdoing it for me. I think if you had chosen a different fabric, you may have been able to clean up the look. My advice would be going on grok and telling the AI to fix the texture. Otherwise your outfit fine and simple, but not amazing.
CAMELL22
Dusa: I dont wanna sound homophobc (im gay), but this looks too gay. your outfit is already extremely feminine, you couldve contrasted that by flexing your biceps without tiptoeing like a ballerina. I wish you couldve done something different with your hair because the un-styled look is so out of place. Now for the outfit... love ! simple, but the construction eatsss. The fabric almost looks like peeled peach skin, so good!
BOSSLADY
Dusa: Yes. Powerful. Love the pose and set obviously. However, I needed more couture from you. I can see this on a magazine sure, but not a fashion magazine. This almost looks like a time's magazine shot to me, or a portfolio to a woman that runs a lemon farm. Some ways of fixing that illusion was to change your pose. Stand not sit. It might just be me, but that was my only critique. Great photo.
TAYVIE
Dusa: Unfortunately, I do not like this photo. This is giving woodland creature than a high fasion model on the cover of Vogue. Firstly, the set is unexplainable to me? The background makes you look like youre out in outer space. And those SHOEEEEEES... no pls no. The outft wouldve been fine, but you put on a coat made of grapes, which is giving lazy to me.
LEWIS
Dusa: wait.... I kinda live for this. I can tell you wanted to see your improvement this week and that you did 100%.I love that youre interacting with the substance on the floor, love the splatter and the facial expression. However, the outfit is too shadowed. The main goal was to showcase an outfit inspired by your chosen fruit, and Im unable to see half of what youre wearing. Love your necklace and the detailing near your hips. Just choose better poses next time.
HARE
Dusa: The pose does not work for me at all. Same advice above ^^ I need to see your outfit. That was the whole objective for this photoshoot. From what I can see, I probably wouldve liked it, but again I cant see half of it. Also im not quite sure where you are? you already had an opportunity to be photographed in a black void setting, dont do it again. Show us more creativity.
TORIMARIE
Dusa: Okay you proved me wrong this week. From the elbow up, its perfect. Looooooooove!!! Now this is what im talking about. The grapefruit top isnt actually grapefruit and you made that apparent by bejeweling the whole thing ! Then the hand crushing an actual grapefruit.... yesss mama. Obviously I would have loved to see the whole look and I did dock some points because of that, but from what I can see.... one of the best ones.
TISHA
Dusa: The lighting obviously is a problem. You should have chosen an entirely different colour scheme for your set. Matching red and black which is what the colour of your dress is makes your outfit forgettable. Love the gothic kind of vampire aesthetic you chose. Just make sure youre paying close attention to tiny details like lighting next time, thats all.
HONEY
Dusa: The model is gorge, cute fruit inspired outfit, clean, finesse and overall really good. I know by now that youre an established model. However, I need you to make it more high fashion and less Forever21. You have a ton of potential, play around more and take risks. Lots of people in this competition are improving little by little, make sure they dont get the opportunity to surpass you in quality.
POOF
Dusa: Safe for me. Nothing bad and nothing to rave about. I needed more creativity.
THIII
Dusa: The set is all wrong. Your dress is camouflaging with the real peaches, and for the photoshoot highlighting your look, thats a bad thing. Everything is too monochrome, we almost loose you. You do not want to be hidden like wheres waldo in your photos, you need to be the star. The outfit is great and im sad that you chose this set to display it.
SEONG
Dusa: I love you, but its a no for me. The set is amazing. The creativity is superior. However, you did not follow the prompt again. Youre balled up on the ground and I cannot see your outfit. I dont see this on a high fashion magazine. I can see it on a kpop album for sure. The outfit is uninspired and an after-thought. You clearly focused more on your set more than anything. Im dissapointed because I know you can do so much better than this.
Dusa's Rankings:
1. Bosslady
2. GoomyBear
3. Torimare
4. Tisha
5. RobbieRiot
6. Honey
7. Poof
8.Lewis
9. Camell22
10. DailyIcon
11. SexyTex
12. Thiii
13. Muribolt
14. Sam
15. Hare
16. Seong
17. Tayvie
Good luck models and enjoy xoxo, Medusaluh.