#DNTM4 Photoshoot 1 Review. I'm back baby! I am going to go back to critiquing photos this season, but I will be doing things a little differently. I will be ranking the photos 1-10 based on 4 key elements that make up a good photo: Pose, Face, Styling, and Overall photo composition. Then if someone didn’t follow the brief I will take off 1 point for a minor infraction or 3 points for a major infraction from the average. (ALSO please remember I only critique photos in good spirits so if you choose to read them they might help you in future photos. I point out more flaws than positives just to help out, not to try to make anyone feel bad) MissMiranda Pose: 6 Face: 8 Styling: 6 Overall Photo Composition: 7 I know it is hard to cram the model into a small box without looking short, but I would have liked to see your legs extend out of the box because right now they look very short. The outfit is the same color as the padding in the box and somehow your hair, so it all sort of blends together. For a first photo its pretty good and I can see the potential for sure! Total Score: 6.75 @tjamal9106 Pose: 8 Face: 7 Styling: 7 Overall Photo Composition: 6 I like this photo. The color pallet is clean and gives luxury. Your proportions are a bit off with your head/body and I think maybe to add a little more balance to the photo the box could have been tilted diagonally or a few less packages behind you pulling focus. Overall a great first entry and excited to see more from you! Total score: 7.0 Manon Pose: 7 Face: 8 Styling: 6 Overall Photo Composition: 6 I think you look stunning in the photo. I like the pose but given what you are wearing you are not showing off the bows very well. The dress would work better if we could see the detailing in the front. The hip area also has a weird flow to it and the bottom leg should be shown. The rest looks luxury and clean. Total score: 6.75 minus 1.0 for minor brief infraction: 5.75 final score. Vanili Pose: 6 Face: 7 Styling: 6 Overall Photo Composition: 6 A couple of minor things could have taken this photo from safe to top photo. The pose is nearly there, but the shadow makes you lose some of your neck, and the hand above looks like you are holding a bar. Try making the hand a bit softer, or maybe press it against the edge of the box. I also think losing your other leg in the dress brings the score down for me. The last thing that would have made this photo score go up a lot would be adding in another color to contrast somewhere. The background in the box could have been some other color to help add some balance to the photo (white, silver, or even something with a different texture). This was a good first entry but if you focus on some of those small details, I could see you thriving in the next few photos. Total score: 6.25 Zee_ Pose: 9 Face: 8 Styling: 8 Overall Photo Composition: 8 This is a stunning photo. Great use of length for the pose. The box looks luxury. The only minor flaws would be the top hand is getting hidden behind the hair and could have added a bit more tension to the photo pressed against the ceiling which I think it is but hidden behind the hair. I like the simplicity of the composition and the use of shadows, but there is just a liiiiiiitle something extra missing for me to make the composition score go up. Great job overall! Total Score: 8.25 @Amandasings04 Pose: 8 Face: 7 Styling: 8 Overall Photo Composition: 8 I personally don’t like the velvet walls, but I didn’t dock anything for that because I think it does fit the theme and adds good texture to the photo and compliments the outfit choice well. The photo overall is good and its clear you understand high fashion, but it just lacks something to make it really stand out. Maybe it is the shape of the jacket or a bit more clarity on the size of the box so the story makes more sense, I’m not sure. Total Score: 7.75 minus 1.0 for minor brief infraction for a total score of 6.75 Marilise Pose: 7 Face: 9 Styling: 6 Overall Photo Composition: 7 I like this photo, but some minor things are adding up to reduce some points. I am all for awkward pose angles as I think they make for a high fashion photo, but your hip area doesn’t look quite right. The legs are great and the top hand is good (Vanili take a note here). I can’t tell if the bow in your other hand is a clutch or part of the dress. I think it works better as a clutch but its not clear. The composition score was lowered due to the all-red dress, bow, and fabric in the box, and the bow on the box looking a bit wonky. Still a good first entry. Total Score: 7.25 Marquis Pose: 5 Face: 8 Styling: 7 Overall Photo Composition: 9 The concept is great and one of the most luxury looking photos for sure. Smart choice using diamonds for that. The pose got such a low score because although the upper body is strong your legs look pretty short and then one of your feet are missing completely. I think if you had your body going a bit more left to right across the width of the photo that would have dramatically helped the pose. The rest of the photo is quite good! Total score: 7.25 Fireflyyy Pose: 7 Face: 7 Styling: 7 Overall Photo Composition: 7 The photo is probably the best definition of safe. Theres nothing outstanding but also nothing glaringly bad about it. I enjoy the use of different textures in the outfit, and the closer crop does make your photo different than most, but it just lacks something that would make the photo jump off the page. It is almost too commercial I think. Again, good photo, but just want to see you push the concept a bit further to give it some edge. Total score: 7.0 LeQuishaQ Pose: 6 Face: 9 Styling: 8 Overall Photo Composition: 9 I love this photo. The use of the chocolates was really smart because it enhances the colors/textures of the photo and makes you stand out in the photo, and also stand out among the pack. I ranked the pose a 6 because whenever you do this kind of pose you really have to watch the back leg proportions. Tilt both a bit more to the side and you won’t look like they are getting stumpy on you. Otherwise, top notch entry. Total Score: 8.0 GuiltyAsSin Pose: 8 Face: 8 Styling: 9 Overall Photo Composition: 9 Love this photo. The simplicity of the composition puts all the focus on the amazing dress. It’s giving Tyra vibes. The only thing is I wish the eyes were smizing because we lose a little bit of the emotion in the face, but that’s basically my only issue with the photo. Maybe to be able to see your shoes, but I get the dress choice makes that forgivable because it makes sense we wouldn’t see a shoe unless you were walking. Total Score: 8.5 @melanie Pose: 6 Face: 6 Styling: 6 Overall Photo Composition: 6 For a returning model I expected a bit more. Nothing in the photo makes it stand out for me, but there is only one stand out issue and that is the missing hand. I think the hand gets lost behind the legs and then gets cut off. Overall the photo is fine but for a returning player you can do better. Total Score: 6.0 SpaceLab Pose: 7 Face: 8 Styling: 5 Overall Photo Composition: 6 You as the model look great. The bent leg looks a liiiiitle wonky, but the grip of the tie and the facial expression are all great. You just need a new stylist and creative director lol. The photo isn’t giving luxury. I obviously get birthday, but I get child’s birthday party, and so a few different color choices could have elevated the photo a lot. Like even changing the wrapping paper would make a huge difference. Overall, strong potential as a model, just do some research on some high fashion editorials for some styling inspirations in the future. Total score: 6.5 CupidStunt Pose: 7 Face: 6 Styling: 8 Overall Photo Composition: 6 This photo is relying on pretty too much. The face is just a bit blank stare for me. I do love the choice of coloring and textures that really saves the photo. I personally hate when it cuts the feet off half way, otherwise the pose is pretty good, but when combined with the face it just lacks that extra umph that this photo desperately needs. Total score: 6.75 Antog Pose: 9 Face: 8 Styling: 8 Overall Photo Composition: 7 This is how you do a comeback. Overall the photo is very strong. The few things that hold it back for me would be the background. This pose/outfit/styling are all super strong you could have left the extra boxes and whatever fantasy lighting is happening near the top and just simplified it and the photo would be much cleaner and impactful. But like I said this is how you make a comeback. Total Score: 8 Fancy Pose: 7 Face: 7 Styling: 6 Overall Photo Composition: 7 Safe photo to start the competition. I like you made the pillow white and textured, but then choosing a soft pink for the outfit made it a bit less impactful overall. The face could have been a bit stronger but I do like the parted lips. Be careful when you have a limb pointed directly to camera like the arm on the right of the photo, it looks short and cut off. Hate the shoe personally, but I enjoy the risk you took with it. Total score 6.75 @NotNicky333 Pose: 5 Face: 6 Styling: 6 Overall Photo Composition: 7 I get the concept, but the execution could have been better. I am not opposed to a smile but the smile here isn’t giving nerdy as much. You are relying on the glasses to give nerdy which means you didn’t push the concept far enough. Cutting off your lower half also did not help the score. I get what you were going for, but just some execution errors. Total score: 6 1. Guily 8.5 2. Zee 8.25 3/4 Antog/Lequisha 8.0 5/6 Marilise/Marquis 7.25 7/8 Firefly/TJ 7.0 9/10/11/12 Cupid/Fancy/Amanda/ Miranda 6.75 13 Space 6.5 14 Vanili 6.25 15/16 NotNicky Melanie 6.0 17 Manon 5.75 The bottom two I think would be NotNicky and Manon, as I probably scored Melanie a bit harsher since she is a returnee and I don't think she will be bottom 2 at all. I think GuiltyAsSin, Antog, LequishaQ, and Zee_ all have a chance for top photo and are clearly the best photos this week. Well done!

I was reheating a cup of coffee while making a fresh pot this morning and I felt like I was on one of those fancy cooking shows where I showed all the steps of how to make the dish and then miraculously the dish was just done cooking right away.

I had a blast playing #DNTM3 and am really proud of my photos. I progressed a lot and submitted some of my best photos that are better than any of the ones I did when I practice in season 1 and 2. I won 2 top photos late in the game but was unable to recover from a few bad scores early on so I came up short of the final in 5th. I was most proud that I used inspiration for nearly all my photos from mostly 2026 top designers and lots of pose inspiration from editorials published in fashion magazines. I always did research on the theme to find something relevant to wear that wasn't always my taste but that was always inspired by real high fashion looks. That was the fun part and even though the judges didn't always agree my looks were high fashion (I don't know if they plan to call the famous designer's and tell them their looks aren't high fashion or what?) I still continued to stick to my strategy because it made my experience more fun. Casting photo Carrousel. Went for more of a nightmare theme here so intentionally darker, but maybe ended up a going a bit past where I should have. I actually thought this look was all about the subtle details, but the judges wanted extreme this week. I actually liked this pose a lot and honestly the contradiction of lace with leather I thought made this really high fashion. I really wanted to submit my real photo here with the hoop pushed over and cracked with me sitting on it, but the jacket was a real jacket in a Balenciaga campaign for the NBA, but was said to be too basic and not high fashion enough. Inspired by a top model photo, I really thought I ate this photo, despite my choice of a thin veil. I think I was creative in my styling and use of water and refection but this was the week I was scored last and was to be sent home if Muri hadn't been kicked out. I was really close to giving up this week because I could not see what I was doing so wrong in the eyes of the judges. But I resolved to get better and deliver quality photos with my second chance. THe start of my redemption arc. I think I did something creative here to make my photo black and white for everything but the model and the tail lights. Honestly this is my 2nd favorite look of mine all season! This photo scored high even though I really hated this theme. I did like my inspiration outfit a lot but having to make it all silver I didn't enjoy. I know people didn't like the extreme pose but that's what the brief asked for. I took a bit of a risk here after getting some cushion finally with my placement in the house. But I do think I was able to give a soft face which was a big part of the brief. My first top photo! Hands down my best photo and I think one of the best all season. Did not like another latex theme but I did think my concept was cute with me escaping since the theme said make it look like you aren't supposed to be there. Another top photo here which was 2/3 weeks so that felt good. I unfortunately had a flight this day and then was busy with family and did not have time to really perfect my picture. I think my styling was one of the tops this week but the finish got messy and I couldn't fix it. Sadly cost me the game. Overall. proud of the season! :)

#GoomyGiftGiveAway This week I decided that DailyIcon wins the gift for helping me out when he really didn't have to! I know you did me the favor without expecting anything in return and that's exactly why I want to gift you! Let me know when you see something you like in the shops!

for Endurance..... this could be a simple fix for ties..... instead of algo just picking one person to get more points why isn't it averaging out the points and awarding the same amount for the tied players? Still LOVE this format. It makes it possible to fix some of the other issue with weakest link.

So I really LOVE this format. My only issue is that you can make final 2 but have no shot to win even if you win the final comp. I get that the winner of this format is the one who performed best all season, but to make the final and have no chance to win makes that last round kinda moot. I'm not sure the solution but maybe have that final include 3 comps? Or make it include the final 3 so it does still feel like that last comp matters for placements.

I broke 1000 in starfall. 1023 :)

#GoomyGiftGiveaway Last week I didn't do a blog but I just decided to gift two folks who had posted a blog about wanting a gift so I'm counting that as my gift give away for week 16. This week however I am open to ideas as to what to do for a gift contest. Let me know!

Are in a fight. two games in a row I score under 500 and then the next comp is code in the first one and I had all yellows 4 times and then second game follow up comp is weight lifting against 1 of 3 people in the cast who scored higher and I got 7th and 8th. :( Not my lucky drop night.

Laura you are the best! She just randomly gifted me my new silver hair from #DNTM3! Thank you! :)

Who wants to post that silver hair that my make over model got assigned so my Kovaze avatar can match my model?

posting about survivor it doesn't air for me for another 2 hours.....

I think it’s week 15?! I don’t think I did one for this week yet. Im feeling lazy so I picked a number 1-50 and the closest guess gets it. One guess per person and you cant pick a number someone else already did. I will cut off the guesses later today when I’m back online or if I notice someone guessed exactly right. mattychamps has got it!!!!

Unnominated 24 rounds of code breaker. I'll take that consistency and a solid runner up finish. Congrats to Luxray and Connor for being in the final and having a dramatic finish!