OFFICIAL Eorzea's Next Top Model Discussion Thread

[Wings]

Oh wow, thank you! All the things both judges and voters have said about my screenshot - it blew me away! Thank you, all of you!



I knew from weeks beforehand that if I made it to Round 9, that's the angle I wanted to use. Finding a tree and fruit to work with my concept took a lot of searching, and I made myself motionsick from walking around with the camera zoomed in at an overhead angle, trying to pinpoint a low enough hanging fruit that wasn't too obscured by branches.

Then it was a matter of finding the right framing. One of the corners was rather empty, even when trying to make use of the shadows that passed a few times per day:

Tried enlisting the aid of my bird, but he just wouldn't cooperate:

Almost went with this one, but It was still just too empty:

The fairies helped bring a story to the image, in my opinion, and it seems a lot of people agreed ♥

I want to thank my friends who agreed to get pulled away from soldiery farming, adventures, and retainer bells, in order to stand by me for hours and hours while I was tweaking angles and lighting, and waiting for weather and daylight...

Thank you Brun, Isea, and Ray (who thought I was exaggerating when I warned him it would take a long time )

Despite crippling near-death experiences. (It turns out I had to have surgery, nearly dying from infection before the surgery even happened. I had a wholly rotten Gall Bladder inside me. Not sure how, or why considering my dietary habits are actually...very good. which is scary.) I was able to get a shot in. If I'm eliminated I dont mind I turned in a shot that was what I wanted, and I was ABLE to do so.

I STILL CAN.

I'm still here. <3 I'll be recovering now, and sharing smiles with friends. <3 I couldn't be in a happier place.

Oh Jinx! o.o;;; I'm so glad you're doing better - and that you managed to get a shot for round 9, (not only that, but my favourite shot too!)



I'm sorry to see so many go at once. Scary! Quadrouple elimination, that must be a first in ENTM history, right? o.o A free week over the holidays was badly needed, because it's a LOT of screenshots to take and many weeks of work (I have no idea how the contestants of Cycle 1 managed their shorter rounds, though, without burning themselves out!). The price was a nailbiter round x_x

Marik, Aiden, Sakuraya and Iris, I wish all four of you the best, and hope you keep on screenshotting ♥



Lastly:

Have you worked on this any more? It's gorgeous and I want to see how it turns out!