Neon
I chose to portray myself with beautifully style neon hair. By making it and my face the centerpiece and contrasting it with a muted pastel surroundings, I allowed the neon colors to complement and stand out and add to the stunning effect. :)
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To the casual viewer, this may seem like your standard beautiful photo for winning challenges. Good pose, good clothes, good face, good styling, good photo. Everything is checked off. But when you look closer, and at my eyes.... you see a hint of worry.... eyes cast to the side and above, eyebrows raised in worry, mouth open as if to say something without actually saying it. The beautiful contrast on her skin and clothes combined with her expression combine a timeless beauty and a worried tired soul, both of which apply to me.
A long time ago I was renowned for competing in a top model competition (Millzi's) where I blew everyone out of the water. I sent fierce photos down one after another and took home the grand prize. Combined with my knack for fashion I became a household name in the fashion world. Everyone knew the fabulous "lily", and when I joined other modeling competitions under pseudonyms (like violet or glory), I was expected to do just the same.
But different judges have different tastes. I found myself under criticism for the same things that won me challenges in other games, I found myself fighting to stay in competitions. And in Ozzy's group I was lambasted week after week for not living up to "my potential" for not being "the girl who beat me"... until I got eliminated. Something that hurt me dearly.
But the thing is... I've never posted a "bad" photo. maybe a mediocre one or two... but I have always brought my all. Always spent hours trying to get the best photo, braving many challenges just to try for the top spot. And as we've all seen, I can post come beautiful photos. My track record in the competition is particularly good. I've gotten the top photo multiple times and have been in contention for just as many.
I've brought the fabulous week after week. I'm the timeless beauty who knows the most about fashion and art. It's served me well.
But again I've had to live up to an expectation, a high one others put on me. Be it from doing a streak of great photos or winning a prior competition, I was always worried that simple not outdoing my last photo would send me home.
And yet here I am at the final 3. I may be tired, weary, and emotional... but I will still bring beauty to this and any competition until I'm forcibly eliminated. And even then I may have to be pried from the room, because I want this. My eyes may show worry... but my body and attitude are a hundred percent in it to win it.
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This photo is from the Chanel Couture Fall 2011 collection
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