rapport and communications with the model being one of the most significant aspects of capturing good glam images. it ain't just about photo skills.
Jimmy
Very true. We were very meticulous about the scoring. For our interpretation, being the best was NOT about being the best shooter or best model. It was about being the best communicator….the best pro (e.g. being on time) and combining that in concert with the final images.
Alexandra hit it big with the photogs...they all loved her. Her body of work was not as strong as Jessica Byrd, who scored high on both shoot rapport and body of images. Also, Breeane is a wonderful person and model, but didn't show the range of Jessica which was duly noted in the judging.
Also very interesting that the photogs took it easy on the models as far as scoring and the models were alot harsher.
With every reality show, you did not see everything. In the judging, the top photogs already came in with certain rankings. Mike did VERY well in rapport with all the models…they fed off his energy. As Mike said in show 4, Chris Cutts has some great photography…but did not communicate with model and make up artist alike. He was very serious competition for Mike and might have won if he stepped up his verbal game. Mike was able to take very good shots and also being great communicator when it came to his shoots. With that being, a couple of Mike’s images in the beginning of the judging didn’t impress the judges but the rest wow-ed them. With his earlier communication scores, those handful of images put him over the top. From a complete image selection alone, Chris Cutts probably had the stronger body but the models ranked him low as he tended not to say much. It was a learning experience for all photogs and anyone watching, I hope…that was the purpose of the show. Entertain and educate.
Our philosophy, which can be interpreted but many different people many different ways, is that you cannot be a jerk and a great shooter and be called the Best. (this is a bit loose…Mike was very confident which rubbed some the wrong way, as you saw in the show….but his rapport with the models kept his score higher, and overrode what some judges thought.) You could not be a weak shooter and a great guy and be called the Best. We wanted to make it that you were in the lead before image judging but the images could make you or finish you. With that, we knew the images ranked most important as far as weight but the rest could not be ignored.
We loved how this played out, and how many shockers there were including Jessica Hixson and how she placed. The camera loved her, but she proved to be too controversial to win....but we didn't think she'd place.
I hope everyone watched episode 1-4 in order to get the feel.....we have more drama in the beginning and goes more shoot intensive toward the middle and end.
At the end, there was exhaustion....cameras still and video alike went down, and nobody said much at the airport on the way back.
Again, hope ya liked.
Jim
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