Photoshoot #10 - Action

[January Jones]

Action

Hardest...theme...yet.

There are no words.

[Janice Dickinson]

At least this is better than the one in top model angels...

Janice: Well, we all knew something like this had to come. You've been on a roll lately, but this is lack luster in terms of the theme, and to a lesser extent the modeling. However... That face: stunning!

[Morgan Freeman]

Morgan: I think your gallery might be at the end of its life span. I think this photo is lacking a lot of the energy and movement that we would be expecting to see in an action shot. I like the fact that your face is bringing a very soft, natural beauty to the shot. But overall I don't think you look like a model here and there's not much action going on.

[Zooey Deschanel]

Zooey: In the sense of an Action star, I can see it. The bike and the face really lends itself well to that aspect of the theme. It being in black and white probably helps, too. The energy of the photo does fall flat for me, though. I can't quite place why, but it just lacks that Wow Factor.

Oh, and Morgan, January's gallery isn't at the end of its lifespan. I almost played as January instead of Gwen last season, so I'm familiar with the gallery she has to choose from. She has plenty more to go.

[January Jones]

Y'all haven't really mentioned it yet, but part of the instructions for this shoot was "This week I want to see the 'bad' side of you girls!! I want to see a strong and tough woman in your photo." I do have a couple of other shots that certainly shows "movement" better than this, but there is absolutely nothing about them that even hints at being a "bad girl". I figured that with this, I'm at least showing my tough side (there's nothing more badass than a chick on a bike!), and the "action" I'm performing is riding the motorcycle.

Apr 4, 2012 10:50:38 GMT -7 Zooey Deschanel said:

In the sense of an Action star, I can see it. The bike and the face really lends itself well to that aspect of the theme.

This is literally the only reason I felt comfortable submitting this photo; and trust me, if I had any other choice, I would have gone a different route. In fact, the original version of this was even worse (you can see what I've changed below)...it basically looked like a movie screencap of me playing a strung-out crack whore. I did everything I could think of to improve the image, but I completely agree with you guys, the energy and modeling aspect of this shot is "lackluster" to say the least.

• Smoothed out skin, removed page number, removed nipple
  
• Added motion blur to foreground and background
  
• Desaturated image
  
• Made the contrast more dramatic
  
• Increased intensity in face

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[Lana Del Ray]

Lana: I like the photo. I want to see more emotion in your face. You look beautiful but a little bit innocent for 'Action' shoot. I like the setting. The motorcycle helped to inject the 'Action' element in the photo a lot. Overall, I still think this is a decent photo after all

[Amanda Lee Kimmel]

Amanda: You look beautiful once again, and the emotion in your face is amazing. But like has been said: This is nothing spectacular in terms of theme or modeling, and it is clearly weaker than the amazingness you've served us so far. Doesn't change that your face is spectacular and that, since you didn't bomb it, you're definitely here to stay based on prior rounds alone.