Tyria's Next Top Model Cycle 2

Please, take a look at what happened last week. Before you go starting crap, just stop and not even post it. Already had to delete posts for that today. I dont want to have to clean up this thread every week.

In regards to the comments made about Beyoncee's pictures, focus on the pictures not the drama in the competition. Thank you. I LoVE BeyOncEE!!!!!11!!!!<3<3333<2

oh yea and are we gonna have another party tomorrow?

Another party would be fun. This time I'd actually get to stay for the entire thing. =P

Ooo I'd love another party, that was a great laugh. Same time?

Wow! Some amazing shots ladies!! My favorites would have to be both of Arala's, I also really like Beyoncee's nude shot, even though her hand is over her neck, I think that the position she is in and the background is just gorgeous! Lokii's nude shot is very cute too, I love the pose used there! I also really like Szei's clothed shot too

well i thought it was good

Thanks for the nice comments guys! I loved Szei's clothed shot, she looks like she's about to go out and kick some ass. Very strong shot.

Miss Melly, your shots are so pretty and colourful I originally chose around fishermans haven as well, but luckily I didn't submit those, because yours are so much better!

I love your nude shot Render, the sun is just so nice on your necro's red hair.

Beyoncee, I love both your shots. In fact, I love something about everyone's shots!

Welcome to week five's results...here are how the scores distributed...

Arala Starsong - 08, 08, 08 = 24
Beyoncee Knowlez - 05, 02, 01 = 08 - 05 = 03
Bierflesjes Klauw - 02, 04, 05 = 11
Lokii Dia - 07, 07, 06 = 20
Lunamaria Cruz - 01, 03, 03 = 07
Mila Fox - 03, 01, 02 = 06
Miss Melly - 06, 05, 07 = 18
Szei Ren - 04, 06, 04 = 14

Which means Arala Starsong and Lokii Dia are up for MOTW while Beyoncee Knowlez and Mila Fox are up for elimination.

Arala Starsong - We felt that you managed to capture a realistic, joyous summer moment that is perfect for any summer commercial fashion spread.

Lokii Dia - We felt you had the best armor combination for a good summer look, you look very hip and young.

Both of you had great shots, but there can only be one winner for MOTW each week...and for this week, we chose...

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...ive/05MOTW.jpg

Congratulations for our MOTW...for winning MOTW, you may choose one of three special prizes...

1. An in game prize of 5 globs of ectoplasm.

or

2. A contest prize of three additional points added to your score for your next assignment

Please get with me with your decision ASAP before May 30, 2007, or you forfeit your prize.

Now for eliminations...

Beyoncee Knowlez - Every week, us judges are finding ourselves having nothing positive to say about you. Having personality is just as important as having a good portfolio, right now, you have neither. On top of that, you broke our rules AGAIN. Not once, but twice. The SAME one no less. Until you are Naomi Cambell, Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford status...or rather, Jaden Stone status, you are not allowed to have that "divatude". The judges feel you are way too much trouble than your worth, and frankly, none of us are confident that you are strong enough to redeem yourself.

Mila Fox - Your pictures this week we're disastrous, they would never be used in any fashion spread. You completely missed the mark on the pictures. We're also beginning to question your position in this competition, your shots have slowly been declining rather than improving...we're not sure if you're strong enough to redeem yourself either...


Both of you have such great potential, and it's unfortunate that both of you are in the bottom two...

Beyoncee, you wouldn't even be in bottom two had you named your male model. This is the SECOND offense to breaking the SAME rule. The judges can be forgiving, but you make enemies of them, you are not doing yourself any favors. Having that fun and likable personality would've been real important to have in your position right now, cause none of us are jumping at the chance of defending your spot in this competition at this point in time.

Mila, you shouldn't be in the bottom two either, you won MOTW for two times in a row, and you just caved and went rock bottom after those two weeks. With your performance lately, none of us are too excited about defending you in deliberations either.

One of you, WILL be eliminated, and I will post the name of that individual tomorrow, cause we feel that both of you, really need to think about the position you're in now. If you really have passion for this competition, and truly want to win, I think both of you need to find what you need to excel in this competition. For Beyoncee, you need to find humbleness, that sweet and anxious person I talked to during the interviews, and as for Mila, you need to find that drive that lead you to two consecutive MOTW wins, because being sick does not excuse you from anything.

Congratulations to Arala for winning MOTW, and to the other five contestants for making it to the next round. Again, the eliminated contestant will not be revealed till tomorrow...good luck to you two.

Jaden's Tip of the Week



The Assignment

The most important part of your weekly evaluations is of course the assignment. These guildlines are handed out at the begining of each week to give you a rough idea of what you need to do. It's how you choose to follow these guildlines that can make or break you. You can have the best picture, but still not get model of the week, let alone see the next assignment.

Creativity is always a plus it seems in the judges books, but stray too far from your objective and it can really cost you. Being unique is great, but always put the assignment first.

Decide what type of shot the judges are looking for. If for example you are dealing with a catalog shoot, make sure to get as much of the garments into the shot. For a specific landscape shot (eg. god statues) make sure they are very noticable in your shots.

Think like a judge. Go over your shot and judge it as they would, be harsh. Go over colors, lighting, flaws and most importantly ask yourself is this what they are looking for.

Remember to keep in mind what the objective of the weeks assigment is when taking your shot. You are also judged by your previous performance, so by winning the weeks assigment you can put a much needed model of the week under your belt. This may allow some leaniancy in future shots and when it comes down to the end you will be judged on your overall performance.

Good luck to the reamaining contestants.

"Hold your sock puppets!"

Congratulations to Arala, you definitely had the strongest two pictures of us all.

See you all at the party~!

I Survived ? What the ... i actually still made it :O !!!!!!!!!!!!! I Can't actually believe it.... but i am so happy !

I'll do better ! I promise XD !!!!!

I think i have a problem with summer shots seriously LOL The first summer shot i had to do was also messed up XD.

Wow. In all fairness that was a little out of the blue for me, I wasn't expecting the word disastrous to be used to describe my pics. Yes I was playing it safe but I did the assignment in about 20 mins, and i had originally intended to not turn in one at all.

Nice shots Jaden, i think the second one is a bit stiff looking though =P

PS! GRATS ARALA FOR MOTW!

PPS! Geishe..u scare me

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same time la id1? or is mango going to guest everyone again?:s

I don't mind guesting again, will just need a list of names.

Yeh i think that would work out great, i think last time was just very unlucky..that guild stalking us lol.

Alright.
Then I'll guest everyone to Akki again, its a relatively quiet hall, and Mila + the GRs will already have access to it. Just PM Mojave Mango Juice or Mojave Mango Hydra (Akki account) when you guys log on around party time, and I'll take care of the guesting

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Congratulations Arala and Lokii! All your shots were gorgeous!

Sorry I won't be able to make it to the party this week. I have a barbeque to go to in just a few minutes. I hope this will be a weekly thing though!

Frankly, all of this has made me a bit happy to be kicked out in week one.
Comment levels have been degrading, in my opinion, and this is becoming more of a flame war than a competition, on both sides of the game.

I hoped to see better.

Arala, congratulations on a well deserved MOTW!
I'll be at the party tonight, let's have fun and encourage each other! I hope as many as possible will come.

Alright! With only seven of you passing to the next round, we couldn't think of anything funner to do than to have you guys portray one of the seven deadly sins.

Envy - For envy, we decided that Szei Ren will portray that sin, Szei you already have green armor, and you have that green aura, and we think you can use that all and create something just filled with Green with Envy. The Mouth of Torment, and Gate of Torment also have some nice green scenery that you can utilize in your shot as well.

Greed - For greed, we want someone with a royal, regal look, so we went with Miss Melly for this sin. We think there are many ways you can achieve a good greed look, but to start you off, we think you should try just wearing something royal and go to the treasure spot "Do Not Touch" in Bahdok Caverns and work with the pile of gold and jewels there. http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Image:D...ok_Caverns.jpg

Gluttony - For gluttony, we want tiny petite Arala Starsong to portray this sin. The most obvious thing is to use the tray of food in the Tihark Orchard mission, but we want you to go a step further... Take some inspiration from Szei's calendar shoot, and try to go for a druken look. Drink enough to get your background shakey, and just work that, use a cup type focus item if you got one as well!

Lust - For lust, we want Lunamaria Cruz to really heat things up, you managed to captured a deep emotion picture with a male model before, so we want you to try and capture a more steamy emotion with not one, but maybe two male models...?

Pride - For pride, we want Lokii Dia, lets face it, monks in Guild Wars have this sense of pride like no other, they will leave parties if they do not get there way. So just try and achieve a snobby look, you might want to try one like in your application picture where your hands we're on your hip and your back was faced on the others.

Sloth - Which leaves Bierflesjes Klauw for sloth, when doing sloth, you want to take everything into consideration. Colors are the key to achieving a good sloth picture, black, white, greys, just think very monotone. With a good tired, bored pose, you can capture that feel for sloth. The realm of torment areas have some great stale blueish-grey skies that can work for your favor.

Wrath - And finally, there's wrath...firstly, for wrath, we want the person who gets wrath to really pull inspiration from one of Jaden's previous shot where she took a picture in Shenzun Tunnels/Xaquang Skyway where the floor and buildings we're on fire. That picture is very reminiscient of an infamous scene in Final Fantasy VII, and the person who gets wrath, should probably pull inspiration from that as well.

So who gets wrath...

Beyoncee, take responsibility for yourself, you managed to send me TWO emails with your assignment, and if you can do that, I know you can send in a third with your male models name...and if its really acting up, there's no excuse for you not doing it on Guru. You gave the expected reaction we thought you would, and you have shown no change. You broke a rule twice, do you understand that?

Mila, this competition is not about us holding your hand all the way through. You we're sick, that's unfortunate, but you we're not sick last week when you we're in the bottom two, and you weren't sick enough the other day to turn in an assignment. The fact is, whether or not you we're sick, you turned in a bad assignment. You could've turned in the exact same thing and just showed us the front of your top a nd more of your skirt, and you would've fine. I specifically said it in the thread and in your emails to show your armor. You understood the assignment enough to know there were two shots needed, so there is no excuse why you did not properly showcased your armor for your clothed shot.

Only one of you owned up and that's why we decided that the person that would be eliminated is...

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...limination.jpg


I wish you everyone good luck on their assignment, and congrats to our eliminee for making it this far.