Eorzea's Next Top Model - Cycle 3 Round 11

[AdamFyi]

YASSS I GET TO VOTE!! *ahem* I have to apologize first if I offend anyone. I can be blunt sometimes. Without further ado...

ITS JUDGE ADAM dun dun duuuuun

In no particular order, my top two;
Adeline - Out of all the pictures, I have to genuinely say that your screenshot was my favourite out of the lot. From my take on things, the scene seems very serene even though there were multiple extras in the background. I can even imagine the faint whispers and small talk as this small group of friends gather together to gaze up at the stars. I'm very pleased and impressed that even with that many extras, you still manage to pull focus onto you! And the colours are subtle, but they really make your picture stand out to me.

I do have to point out that you should be very careful with the lighting (some of those extras look brighter than the others). With the angle of the lighting as well, it just seems out of place with the light source coming from nowhere. Maybe if you shifted the lighting a bit south so that the shadow on your face is shifted to the other side, and the light on the models were moved to their backs, but slightly faint, that would give an impression of a dim light source from a nearby lamp post in the back.

Eirwen - Your pose, that background...! I love it! Your attire was a nice touch as well (maybe except that chest piece)! The clouds start off very packed together, and then as it goes up, it gets clearer. I get the impression that on the other side of the camera is a cloudless night sky - and that is what you're looking at! It's a great shot with great lighting, great background, and great effects!

Everything about it just works very well together! But those sparkles around the picture just seem to be very out of place especially the one that big one that looks like a super grainy smudge glowing because of a star that's hiding behind it. Then again, that could be a very good thing too! Hence why I chose yours over most of the others! It has that certain pizazz that makes it feel complete.


For the other models;
Flare - It's a cute scene! It's as if you're ranting about your day to that cute bear sitting next to you whist gazing at the stars! Your expression and pose does suggest so, I think. The background is even more lovely! This scene you created... I like it! That bear must be your long-time companion and best friend. It's a very pretty thing. I have to point out that the stars behind you are a lot more nicer to look at. It makes me wonder why you would choose this picture. And then it hit me! You must have chosen this to tell a story!

I really want to like this picture more and put it in my top two... I really do! However, this picture doesn't speak out to me in particular. Your posing, the lighting, and the scene are all gorgeous... but I feel as though something is amiss. It's not that it isn't a good picture - it really is a very nicely taken shot! Just that I don't feel particularly attached to this picture? It's missing something, but I can't put my finger on it!

Jinx - Happy new years! At least - that's the impression I'm getting from this picture. Your choice to include the bright colours in the background is a very bold move... but I think it's the good kind. Yours shows a contrast to a starry night sky with a festival kind of mood where it's noisy and abuzz with people! It looks like you ran away from the crowd and into an area with very little sound where you can look up at the stars in peace.

However, your choice of clothing seems very out of place. The hat was fine, but the chestpiece breaks out of scene. It's not something you'd wear to somewhere with a festival mood and decorations, but how should I know since there isn't a caption to help me figure out what you're trying to do (and I wish there was ;__; ). The scene just seems super empty to me.

Rhaya - I'll admit, this shot looks lovely! You even managed to find a really pretty flower! The sky doesn't seem cluttered and you've seem to have chosen somewhere with a good view of the night sky that looks gorgeous. The scene just looks like a dream. Safe to say that I'm impressed! I'm guessing that the flower is some sort of rare flower that grows ever so often? Your expression does show how happy you seem to be at finding it. xD

Just a few things; your attire, expression and pose. Your choice of clothing works, and I have no idea why! Your pose, however, seems a little off. Maybe a more subtle smile instead of one that looks like you're hysterical? Also, maybe if your character was looking a bit more down than that so you have eye contact with the flower because it looks like you're looking over it and at something else. Then again, you kinda are supposed to be gazing at the stars!