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Post by Monica Bellucci on May 7, 2012 23:24:48 GMT -5
Hallo, judges! This week I'm depicting Urania, the muse of astronomy. I went with this photograph because I felt that it really had a celestial feel to it, with the floating, and the brightness. Since she's the muse of astronomy, Urania is sometimes artistically depicted as drifting among the stars, looking out at the vastness of space. (Which is actually why I chose not to crop out the background. I'm aware that it's a tad big, but I really wanted to convey the "drifting in space" feel of it.) And, since finding a photograph that actually looked like artistic depictions of my muse served well last season, I based my choice off of these two renditions. The pose comes from this antique painting: While the costuming is similar to this piece by artist Paul Vincenti: It was a lot of work, but I hope that you like it! ...Well, that you like it more than you would have liked what I was going to do for Polyhymnia, anyways.  |
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Post by Adele on May 8, 2012 10:02:07 GMT -5
Adele: At first, I was like which one is the photo? LOL.. I think you represent your Muse really well, Monica. My problem is the photo doesn't feel authentic. No matter what, I really like what you're trying to portray here. You gave effort which I totally love. By the way, I was so mad, I wasn't here last week, because your photo last week was fanta-mazing!!!
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Post by Monica Bellucci on May 8, 2012 17:53:44 GMT -5
The original photo actually looks exactly like that, with the exception that I added stars where it was just plain grey. In fact, all things considered, I actually did less work on this photo than almost anything I've submitted in the past three cycles.
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Post by Amanda Kimmel on May 8, 2012 23:41:59 GMT -5
Amanda: I absolutely despise your hair. You look like a 50-something crone, and that's so not a good look for you. I think that's why this doesn't feel authentic - it doesn't even LOOK like you. We don't even see your eyes! I can't even tell if this is YOU, and that's a major problem. Now, I totally see Urania here, and the styling and everything else is great, but I just can't get over how un-you this is. It's nothing fatal, but... I just don't like it, sorry :/
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Post by Natalie Portman on May 9, 2012 1:59:44 GMT -5
Natalie: Yeah. It doesn't look like you at all. It's a great theme connection, but not a great shot for you. You will be safe though!
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Post by Hayley Williams on May 10, 2012 0:51:35 GMT -5
Hayley: I had no problem with your last fantasy shot and I have absolutely no problem with this fantasy shot. I actually love the hair on you. Your face still makes you look young, so the hair color doesn't age you horribly in my eyes. The pose and setting are fantastic. Going back to the hair, I feel that color works great with both the cut and the styling of the shoot. Strong connection to your Muse this week and just a really pleasant photo to look at. I'm a fan again this week.
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