JUDGES THREAD : Round 1 - Sloth

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Subject: JUDGES THREAD : Round 1 - Sloth Sun May 04 2008, 17:04

JUDGES THREAD : Round 1 - Sloth

Judges: Elfie Dumbledore, Duck the duck and Raistlin the Wizard

Those who participated in this:

violetriddle
KatieBellaTrix
Elana
streams of silver
polly
Herbaceoustraitorous
skyla0305
Belldandy
SlytherinPride7
Ellemanae
chiffonpuff
kathrineee_anne
Rigby Dumbledore
Gemma_Cullen-Malfoy

To judges:

Each participant needs to be marked out of 50 for their entry. How you mark them is up to you. Look at creativity, individuality and style as well as relevance, clothing and hair choice and background etc.

For
each person put their mark out of 50 for this category and write a few
things on what you thought was good and what could be improved (ie:
what they lost marks for)

Scores will go up when each judge has marked each participant. Scores will be an average of all three scores.

Subject: Re: JUDGES THREAD : Round 1 - Sloth Tue May 06 2008, 15:23

violetriddle - 42
Overall I like your choices in this shot, prop and pose work well together. Let down perhaps by background that seems to show something completely different to what is intended. Choice of clothing style works well though perhaps footwear needed better consideration

KatieBellaTrix - 32
Well, your puppy has the right idea, though not sure about your cothing choices. I do see where you are coming from with this, though perhaps not what I was expecting.

Elana - 40
Love the slippers! It all goes really well together from clothing style and hair style. Pose is good of that of a mode, though falls short for category context. Again, background is plain and looses you some points for me.

streams of silver - 35
Another swimming outlook which I can see where you are coming from though this one is only helped on by your write up as it is a complete different outlook to my expectations of this category. All in all, style all goes well though pose is more of a simple models pose rather than thought for the category.

polly - 40
Now this is a great style and pose shot complete with great prop choices. Style of clothes fit in well though I feel like saying 'tennis anyone?' which defies the object of the category. Background is limited and therefore ooses some points from me.

Herbaceoustraitorous - 32
And a third beach scene, and if you have read my past comments you will see that this doesnt take my fancy for sloth very well, though it is well put together. Hat is perhap s too dressy for category and wouldnt building a sandcastle go the other direction to category choice?

skyla0305 - 25
Just wondering whether the photographer needs a visit to the opticians as you seem to have lost your feet! And the two tone hair colour seems a little off here, as does the hat. This isnt one of the best I have seen by far - although good for other category choices, it doesnt work here Im afraid.

Belldandy - 22
I see what you are trying to do here, though lack of background doesnt help your case, and jeans are just so plain. Pose and hair are also too smart for the category.

SlytherinPride7 - 25
Pose is great here though prop unneccesary. Plain background looses points from me. A tad too dressy for this category I think.

Ellemanae - 25
This is another shot where the animals have it right and the model not so. The plain background doesnt help your case here either. Pose is good as is armchair though Im afraid that not much else fits into the category for me

chiffonpuff - 24
Im beginning to believe that this may have been a difficult category as you are not the first to be unsure of how to show Sloth. Pose is too model like and not model/category relevence and I feel that the dress needs to be more of a top. Background is a good attempt though.

kathrineee_anne - 22
Clothing choice is good, though together it doesnt work so well. Pose, like many others, doesnt seem to work for this category and this is backed up with lack of background

Rigby Dumbledore - 24
Clothing style not my favourite of tastes but works well, though choice of background goes completely the wrong way. Hairstyle good though pose does not show category at all.

Gemma_Cullen-Malfoy - 25
Perhaps a write up would have been useful here as it is difficult to see where you are coming from with this and I am sure that I am probably just being blind, but I just can not see it. It is a great shot, though as I said, needs a write up really.

Subject: Re: JUDGES THREAD : Round 1 - Sloth Wed May 07 2008, 14:14

violetriddle: 44
Very nice! The slouchy, cowel-neck jumper just oozes sloth, and the red skirt/cowboy boots combo looks great. The pose is unusual, but it's good, and the flowers in your backdrop reminded me of poppies and the sleepy scene from Wizard of Oz. All good to represent sloth.

KatieBellaTrix: 30
Hmm, I'm not convinced. It's a perfectly acceptable outfit - though I can't work out if it's supposed to be underwear or beachwear. I don't think that it represents sloth properly, though the sleeping puppy has redeemed you slightly!

Elana: 40
Simple yet stylish - I like! The slouchy top looks great with the skinny jeans, and the puppy slippers are unexpected, but they work to convey your message. Your backdrop is too plain - boring!

streams of silver: 36
This outfit looks great for some downtime, but there's just something about it that isn't working for me. Thanks to your write-up I understand the lack-of-footwear decision, but it makes the outfit look incomplete.

polly: 38
Despite the fact it looks like your model is about to jump up for a rousing game of tennis, I feel this outfit deserves some praise for she truly does look relaxed. It's a shame the hammock hides a lot of the clothes, however.

Herbaceoustraitorous: 34
There's just a little too much going on in this outfit. Separately, I think the pieces would work well - but not together. Nautical's in, so I like the stripy top, but was it necessary to have a tie AND a scarf? Good choice on the cropped trousers and flip flops.

skyla0305: 37
I love the whole outfit - except for the stupid hat! The skirt and wrap-around cardigan are lovely, but the hat just doesn't fit.

Belldandy: 24
Hmm, I smell a DDD! That's double denim disaster, by the way. I don't believe in mixing denims - wear it on your top or on your bottoms, but not both at the same time! The background is also too plain.

SlytherinPride7: 39
I think everything here works for the sloth theme, except the shoes. They're just a little bit too high-maintenance to be slothly. I love the sunglasses and scarf, but your background is a little plain.

Ellemanae: 30
Woah, who said this was the dressy category? This is sloth - and I see nothing slovenly about this outfit. That said, it's a nice dress and a good pose.

chiffonpuff: 38
I like the dress, it's simple but cute. Looks perfect for some downtime at the park - I like your backdrop choice as well.

kathrineee_anne: 33
From the waist up, it's great. The baggy sweatshirt says sloth like nothing else. But the shorts are too plain and are lost in the too-white background.

Rigby Dumbledore: 30
We're looking for sloth, not a day at the gym! This outfit looks cheap and chavvy - not my cup of tea at all.

Gemma_Cullen-Malfoy: 25
Uh-oh. Your girl looks like she's heading for her job as a croupier, not a lazy day being a sloth! I can't understand the reasoning behind this outfit at all.

Subject: Re: JUDGES THREAD : Round 1 - Sloth Mon May 12 2008, 14:31

Annihilation (aka Marking)

violetriddle - 40
Hmm this sin is starting well. Love the purple couch. Facial seems 'slothy' to me. Clothes give me the right impression. Yep me likes this one.

KatieBellaTrix - 20
Well I can tell that at least something is in sloth mood there. The dog but the dog can only get you so far and that's in the moments Im looking at it instead of the model. Hate pink! Love the dangling star though! Tut tut, Better research next time.

Elana - 35
How much for the slippers???? I like the top falling floating stuff like that always gets me. Perhaps the jeans a little too tight. Good work.

streams of silver - 20
Where's the time to sloth after all of that activity??? I applaud the star detail though. Yet not slothy enough to me.

polly - 45
Oh oh oh! Now that's exactly what I was looking! Love the leaves background and the white clothings. An ankle bracelet would make it perfect.

Herbaceoustraitorous - 15
Dreadful! I can't look at the model! She's so covered! And too much going on around her neck. Love the thingies in the hair though. Anyway... NEXT!

skyla0305 - 25
Are those blue eyebrows???? I could swear I've seen that hat before... Purple royal sofa is good though. Hmm I feel this one is halway great and halfway disaster.

Belldandy - 30
Gotta say I usually don't like that haircut but your model gets away with it graceously. Love the light tone in your clothes. A background and maybe some jewelery could have helped you doing better.

SlytherinPride7 - 34
Smart choice of colors! I love the pose, the glasses and the earrings! Background failed to appear unfortunatly. Otherwise good work!

Ellemanae - 41
Oh L.O.V.E that dress. Vera Wang? Serioulsy stunning! And somehow I can see the sloth in here. Great chair and the tigers genius.

chiffonpuff - 24
Nice dress, really easy on the eye. Pose though needs work and facial. The little cat friend could have been more slothy too as cats represent sloth very well most of the time. Anywy points for the dress..

kathrinee-anne - 18
Laidback in deed but honey where is the style??? Tut tut

Rigby Dumbledore - 10!
If you want to show that you better walk way from the contanst now!

Gemma-Cullen_Malfoy - 10
As much as I love the theme and outift. It has nothing to do with sloth. Goodbye.

Subject: Re: JUDGES THREAD : Round 1 - Sloth Mon May 12 2008, 15:11

Below you can see your final scores taken from the average of all judges scores (in brackets). This will be put with your other scores as soon as all 7 parts have been scored.

Violetriddle 42 44 40 (42)
polly 40 38 45 (41)
Elana 40 40 35 (39)
SlytherinPride7 25 39 34 (33)
Ellemanae 25 30 41 (32)
streams of silver 35 36 20(31)
skyla0305 25 37 25 (29)
chiffonpuff 24 38 24 (29)
KatieBellaTrix 32 30 20 (28)
Herbaceoustraitorous 32 3415 (27)
Belldandy 22 24 30 (26)
kathrineee_anne 22 33 18 (25)
Rigby Dumbledore 24 30 10(22)
Gemma_Cullen-Malfoy 25 25 10 (20)

Well done to everyone in this category

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