OFFICIAL Eorzea's Next Top Model Discussion Thread

[Kaelah]

Oh hey, my votes doubled! Up from 4 to 8 LOL

Looks like I won't have to stress over the rest of the photos, haha.

Edit: Just read the above post and I agree. It'd also be nice to hear input from the models too if possible, like what they were aiming for with the shot to see how well they captured/presented it.

I'd love to share such info. For instance, in the first round I was trying to show that Kae had gotten lost in the desert, night had fallen and it was really cold. She manages to tame a fire sprite and use it for warmth. :3 The whole hands up thing was to show her warming her hands on it. I shoulda zoomed in more in hindsight I suppose.

Didn't get those extra bits either. :P Either way, I personally find two photos this round questionable (one is by an obviously stagnant and small pond, and one where I didn't see water at all - edit: Had to look hard, but I found the water in the corner of the pic XD........), but Rongi accepted them, so... @_@

Yeah I thought the same teehee.

[Tinsley]

it would be nice to hear what the other models went though and what they were/are trying to convey with the pic. i know in my prelim 1 shot, i wanted to show kind of a dancing with fire thing. Was thrilled it agreed to tango with me

[Genesis-xyx]

Below are the instructions i received



I think the bold portion is what OP was talking about? (assuming all got the same instructions).

I know after some pics were submitted Rongi added in that it was a no snow shoot.

It's the bold part there that made me change some of my votes, if the story part hadn't been included in my instructions I would have voted a little bit differently. And I never had in my instructions anything about the background having to be beautiful or serene ?

Edit: idk why it didn't bring the other quote in, I know nothing of posting on forums lol, but I'm referring to the part about telling a story xD

[Parodine]

These are the instructions I got:

For Preliminary Round 2 you will need to find a sunny, quiet spot near one of the many rivers or Eorzea. You shouldn't be in the water, but on the banks. Weather must be sunny, so time of day must be around noon time. No waterfalls. Gear and it's color are up to you. The background/scenery you choose should be epic/beautiful/serene!

I had nothing in my instructions about a story, so I focused on the serene/pretty background by the river and trying to make my pose interesting.

Looking at it now, I could certainly make a story up about playing hide-and-seek in the shroud with my fairy or some such with the way I placed Eos, but when I emailed my pictures in I asked if it was correct in dealing with the prompt, and it was.

I feel like since they all go through the approval process with Rongi double-checking they meet the theme, I don't feel upset or anything.

[EorzeasNTM]

If the pictures didn't match the theme, i told the models to retake. The only model who i didn't have retake was Aelinau, because i wasn't sure if there was river behind her, and she just insisted on hiding it for an artistic reason. Lol

[Aelinau]

Didn't get those extra bits either. :P Either way, I personally find two photos this round questionable (one is by an obviously stagnant and small pond, and one where I didn't see water at all - edit: Had to look hard, but I found the water in the corner of the pic XD........), but Rongi accepted them, so... @_@

perhaps u were talking about mine? I actually did have a more scenic pic but i replaced it last minute due to my scenic on round 1 not being very popular( + i had the line "tell a story" in my description) i figured singing on the bank of a river was more worthy of what people were expecting .


thats my original... lesson learned always stick with ur 1st


in anycase I have no issues with anyones photos and i think everyone did awesome!

[Spy]

For Preliminary Round 2 you will need to find a sunny, quiet spot near one of the many rivers or Eorzea. You shouldn't be in the water, but on the banks. Weather must be sunny, so time of day must be around noon time. No waterfalls. Gear and it's color are up to you. The background/scenery you choose should be epic/beautiful/serene!

That was my River scene instructions...didnt get anything about it being a green forest. And I was reassured by ENTM that my SS's were good.

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lol speaking of which, here's a few outtakes for my river scene i wanted to use, but they didn't quite say "Serene" to me





and I really liked this one, but I felt Mini was too hidden by the effect

[Aelinau]

If the pictures didn't match the theme, i told the models to retake. The only model who i didn't have retake was Aelinau, because i wasn't sure if there was river behind her, and she just insisted on hiding it for an artistic reason. Lol

i actually enjoyed it , and perhaps on the ps3 the water wasnt as seen.. but at least i can say i tried my hardest

[Spy]

Question answered, I'll take this down ;p

[Kurique]

If the pictures didn't match the theme, i told the models to retake. The only model who i didn't have retake was Aelinau, because i wasn't sure if there was river behind her, and she just insisted on hiding it for an artistic reason. Lol

I was a problem child for this picture. My first thought was to go someplace I wouldn't normally think of when I thought sunny, so I took one in the snow. Let me tell you, getting sunny weather in the snow is awful. The rules were updated, so I had to take another. When I sent the retake in though, Rongi wasn't sure if it was a river. Then followed some of the greatest conversation among friends: "That's clearly a stream not a river," "I'm pretty sure this is a creak," "This is a spring, it's right in the name," "Does it count as sunny if the weather is clear but the area is applying a filter?" Good times.