OFFICIAL Eorzea's Next Top Model Discussion Thread

[PureEclipse]

I intend on taking part in one of the future cycles on my alt, so I'll tender my opinion on public judge critiques. I think they should be public. Without artistic critiques visible to the voting public this becomes little more than a popularity contest and who would honestly be interested in following one of those?

Showing 1 photo as a 0 and the other as a 2 when both have almost near identical color schemes and lighting, that doesn't sway to favoritism either?
Look all im saying is that if you are a judge you need to be extra careful about how you judge, and what is said in the judging process. Both photos in question are right next to eachother in the line up as well, so its not all hard to bounce between the 2. I have no personal vested interest in any of the models, I just want to see this done right.

[SulwynCaliope]

Showing 1 photo as a 0 and the other as a 2 when both have almost near identical color schemes and lighting, that doesn't sway to favoritism either?
Look all im saying is that if you are a judge you need to be extra careful about how you judge, and what is said in the judging process. Both photos in question are right next to eachother in the line up as well, so its not all hard to bounce between the 2. I have no personal vested interest in any of the models, I just want to see this done right.

Rongi has already said that Judge D from the men's and women's competition are DIFFERENT PEOPLE. It's not surprising at all that they should have different opinions. I'm not seeing any favoritism at all.

Also if this competition is going to put guidelines in for judging then those guidelines should be broad like "Pictures will be judged according to creativity and the scene chosen". Judges should be allowed and encouraged to judge according to personal preferences. Otherwise every judge is just going to score every picture the same every single time and it'd defeat the purpose completely.

[PureEclipse]

Rongi has already said that Judge D from the men's and women's competition are DIFFERENT PEOPLE. It's not surprising at all that they should have different opinions. I'm not seeing any favoritism at all.

Also if this competition is going to put guidelines in for judging then those guidelines should be broad like "Pictures will be judged according to creativity and the scene chosen". Judges should be allowed and encouraged to judge according to personal preferences. Otherwise every judge is just going to score every picture the same every single time and it'd defeat the purpose completely.

Sorry for being snarky here, but learn to read.

The female JUDGE D is not different for male and females if its the FEMALE JUDGE. Thus the opinion is NOT DIFFERENT...ERMG PEOPLES...
I was stating a simple fact that is once again being looked over, just like every other fact I have mentioned in this darn thing.

And if judges arent scoring the SAME WAY...then it does defeat the purpose.... /flail

Look I understand this is all community driven/ran and the people volunteering their time to judge/photoshoot themselves are not by any means phd graduates in this type of field, I get it, im just trying to state a simple but already blaring fact that the judging is not being done in a more careful approach.

[Noxifer]

The female JUDGE D is not different for male and females if its the FEMALE JUDGE.

....that makes no sense whatsoever. The Female Judge D is NOT judging male competitors. The Male Judge D is NOT judging female competitors. Ergo they cannot be the same person. In this case, "Female" or "Male" is referring to the competition they're judging, not the gender of the judge in question.

I think they are talking about the votes for Overlord Rikkustrife and Rhaya Relenah who are both female contestants.

Ah, alright ^^; That makes a bit more sense. I just couldn't make neither heads nor tails out of the sentence. Thanks for clarifying it ^_^

[AmalahRose]

....that makes no sense whatsoever. The Female Judge D is NOT judging male competitors. The Male Judge D is NOT judging female competitors. Ergo they cannot be the same person. In this case, "Female" or "Male" is referring to the competition they're judging, not the gender of the judge in question.

I think they are talking about the votes for Overlord Rikkustrife and Rhaya Relenah who are both female contestants. I don't really have any input either way but thought I would help clear things up a little.

Though reading the feedback it does seem like more than darkness was taken into account and that marks were given because of composition in one of the shots.