OFFICIAL Eorzea's Next Top Model Discussion Thread

[EorzeasNTM]

rongi that is not the picture i submitted 2 days ago........ you told me you got it ):
and just looking at the votes lol, i think my chances r ruined and it's not even my fault, gg

Changed! And you've been given +3 points for now for my mistake! Kaelah make sure you tally those in! In the event she gets more votes, making it apparent to everyone that her pic would have been voted for by the first two pages of voters, I'll give her more accordingly. But for now she is in the top 7 and safe. Sorry! Like I said in the email, please try and send me your pictures with the proper name instead of xT3sd4f1 so that I don't click the wrong one in my files for each of the models ^^; Shoulda deleted the old submission as soon as I got the new one but didn't.

Edit: Sorry! I didn't post until I was done changing it. As soon as I saw her post I went to change it immediately. I then emailed her about it and said I was giving her 3 bonus points, which is funny cause that's the same amount you said Amalah! xD Glad everyone is on the same page.

[Kaelah]

Edit: Sorry! I didn't post until I was done changing it. As soon as I saw her post I went to change it immediately. I then emailed her about it and said I was giving her 3 bonus points, which is funny cause that's the same amount you said Kaelah! xD Glad everyone is on the same page.

Amalah has credit for the 3 points idea! Ha. I'll edit the tally at my PC later. :3 awkward on my phone

[Santherelle]

Thanks for posting my submission!

I feel like I got the evil pirate queen thing down in that shot.

[EorzeasNTM]

While I was setting up the breakfast and doing laundry here at work, I thought about a general "what can all the models do better?" list...this is, of course, my opinion! and I can't speak for the voters. I just looked at the top scorers of each round and some are very scenic, some are humorous, and some just give off good vibes.

1) Centering yourself. Use this sparingly, and use it well! Morina Winterfell's starshot in Cycle 1 was absolutely beautiful. It was centered, but she was facing the right. Had she just been centered and doing any other pose, it would have been a boring image. Instead of centering yourself, have yourself off to the side of the image. (( Remember that you can have a friend take a screen shot OF you instead. Use this ability to your advantage!)

2) Background. For scenic shots, aim for wide and vast backgrounds. Try to have your body from the mid-thigh up, and have the horizon around your hip. Unless it's a night shot, or a sunset shot, aim for something bright and sunny! Cloudy can work too if you get the right cloud shape. For battle shots, use the background to frame you and the mob you are attacking.

3) Telling a story. Stick with simple, easily visible stories in your shot. "Looking for somebody." or "Out hunting for food." are easy to pick up on by the viewers/judges and give your shot an overall boost. Yes all shots have stories, but if it's over complicated or not easily understandable from a glance at your shot, a viewer might miss it. (And yes, there is always the risk that the story will be misinterpreted, but nothing can be done about that. ><

4) Outfit and Posing. Last weeks winter shot was a great example! Kin and Vahns shot looked identical, except she was posing and he wasn't. It affected his Judge's scores (id say voters too but it could have been guys voting for a sexy miqote that affected that, so can't prove anything.). Finding the perfect pose is important. I can't say for sure which ones work best, but play around and hope for the best. Outfits can be pretty hit or miss as well, but try your best to fit the theme and play with color. Don't rely on gear that SE colored themselves. Dye your own!

and 5) Try not to be sexy in every shot. Try not to be doll like in every shot. Try not to be adorable in every shot. Change it up or risk becoming boring to the judges (and maybe voters, but can't prove that.)

Edit: Sorry Amalah!!!!!! Pinch poke YOU owe me a coke, not Kaelah. xD Haha. All you miqote look alike! *says this every time he misquotes some one*
Edit 2 as I am walking out the door: Everyone give a warm welcome back to Santherelle who has become our 5th judge! ((3 guest judges in a row messed up, so I just got rid of the idea XD)

[AmalahRose]

Edit: Sorry Amalah!!!!!! Pinch poke YOU owe me a coke, not Kaelah. xD Haha. All you miqote look alike! *says this every time he misquotes some one*

For you. :3

[Kaelah]

Tally update. Including the 3 judge score for Yuni's pic being wrong.

[EorzeasNTM]

How did you know I love orange kitty kats?! xD

Yuni, don't be a sad panda! Like I said if you shoot up in the ranks it will prove those first voters may have voted for you as well, and I'll give you more points. I can't give you 10 points because no one can prove all 10 would have voted for you ya know? But I can give you 1/3 of that number for now and see what happens for the rest of the round. If 30 more people vote and you get 15 votes, then you have a 1/2 ratio, which means you'll get a 2-3 more bonus points for my mess up. But if you only get 10 out of those 30 votes, then you're are at a 1/3 ratio, which is what I based the bonus points off of in the first place. If you get 30/30 votes (O.O!!!) then thats a 1/1 ratio and youll get 10 bonus points, since apparently your picture was so good EVERYONE voted for you after it went up.

And you can tell the voters to revote no problem there. Some of them read this, so will see the conversation and revote if they want to.

But most importantly remember that, and this goes to everyone, the only position in the line up the means anything is LAST place. It means ADIOS! Sayounara! All the other positions are just there to raise your heart rate. xD don't worry so much about your scores.

Edit: Ahhhh now your email makes sense. No no, that's 99% most likely not how cycle 2's finale is gonna be decided.
Edit 2: So from Lunami's vote we will see what your ratio becomes Yuni. ^^ Thanks for the tally update Kaelah!

[MorinaLucine]

I noticed some images were a little pixely. For your shot make sure to rise your settings for maximum quality! then turn them back down for your gameplay. Also everyone take into consideration that the farther away your character is from your third person view the less it will render out!! Games do this to save some juice and run smoother especially in online games.

[MorinaLucine]

Im sad Santherelle did not want to participate. I havent posted the model video yet (waiting for cycle 2 to end) Because I was worried it would give her and Max an advantage and no one else really took interest in helping me collect footage for the videos.

She was a great model to capture video and screen shots of great to work with!! Santherelle post some of the shots I got of you!! That one of you on the stairs was so gorgeous!!

[Minorinz]

Yuni, don't be a sad panda! Like I said if you shoot up in the ranks it will prove those first voters-..

Thank you :3

sad panda mode off!