PS2 Samples and Talking it Out

[Maria Kanellis]

Ok, first I have to choose a season that I want to do. Summer is probably the safest choice since I have a WWE Diva. Not sure if I want to choose the safest choice. However, I did place tenth last photo shoot, so maybe I shouldn't take that big of a risk.

In any event, I don't think I'll be choosing spring. I just did a quick search of all seasons and spring didn't really bring up much of anything for Maria. There were a few summer shots that I think felt much more spring-like than summer so if I somehow get stuck with this season, I won't be totally out of luck.

If I get Autumn, there's actually a shot I already have in mind. The clothes definitely look like they're in the autumn-vein. I love the pose and the background of the image could work well to the theme of autumn. However, I don't want to choose this season only feeling good about one image I've found so far.

Winter is the season that I will most likely choose if I don't choose summer. I've found a few images that immediately make winter jump to mind, but I worry that it could be a little "gimmicky". Also, a lot of Maria's photos tend to show a lot of skin. I feel like a winter photo might need her to be covered up a bit more than she generally is.

[Maria Kanellis]

In the end, I went with Summer. There is something to be said about taking a risk, but I think it's best to play to your strengths. Taking a risk may gain you a bit of respect, but rarely will it turn out better than something you do when you play to your strengths.

Risks = respect on your way out of the game.

Strengths = keeping you in the game.

[Maria Kanellis]

So many choices. I found new photos that I could use for Autumn and Winter. It's making me feel less secure in my summer choice

[Maria Kanellis]

Right now, I'm thinking about going with this photo, but I'm going to wait in case I change my mind. Last time, I must not have fully read the instructions and posted my pictures cause I thought I only had 24 hours. Now that I know it's 48 hours for a shoot, I'll take a bit more time.

[Maria Kanellis]

I went with the one I did cause I felt it best fit the theme. Maybe I should concentrate more on the "model" aspect rather than the theme aspect.

Last round, my smiling picture was definitely the most commercial of the ones I had lined up to use, but not the most model-like. It got trashed. This round, I again went with what I felt best fit the theme out of the pictures I had lined up to possibly use and it's trashed again. Last round, I didn't think my black and white fit the "high fashion" theme very well, but it was a good "model" picture and I went with it. It actually went over very well. So, if I get past this round, I need to put less emphasis on the theme and more on how much of a "model" picture it is.