#cycle21

That time she got into a political marriage with him and things actually went well for awhile! Until it, of course, it didn't anymore, and all hell broke loose. (She loved his horse more than him too. If you feed him sugar cubes they turn to caramel and that's neat.)

I am shocked to be sitting here with Keith ending up so high on my Dream Cycle. Keith was just one of those models who did enough to survive, but never evolved. Even this shot isn’t more than I’ve seen in the past, Keith undoubtedly looks incredible with Tyra. His face is gorgeous, and the intensity captures my eyes, complimenting Tyra’s softness beautifully. We are getting to the shots in the week where Tyra is bordering on being out shone.

(It's still fun to draw her in gowns though, I should do that more now.)

It is a shame that after this shot Ben went so downhill. I think that is one of the reasons that I always believe Matthew was robbed of being the comeback. Both were on par before the comeback, but after Matthew continued to grow, while Ben flopped. It is understandable, but definitely a shame. I wish he brought the same strength and confidence he did in this shot to his later work. It is a massive feat to outperform some girls in a shoot completely working against you, but Ben managed to do that. Every other guy struggled, but he shone.

It is kind of sad, but like Jiana from last cycle Ben definitely took a nosedive once there was no chance of returning. This shot has a lot of the right elements, but nothing seems to go together. The pose needed a bit more force, and attention to detail on the positioning of the hand. The expression on the face is alright, but here the buzz cut isn’t working with the stubble, and just makes his face look a bit messy. It isn’t the worst thing in the world, but after what Ben produced last week I am thoroughly disappointed.

I can’t believe the best photo of the cycle comes from someone who placed 10th. Matthew consistently proved he was robbed of a higher placement, but I never expected something of this level to be produced. Matthew looks chic, cool and ultra-modern, which is pretty much everything the brand is. The bag looks great, but as do all the clothes. Normally I am drawn to shots that feel like pieces of art, but this just surpasses all those. It reminds me of Nastasia’s shot from Cycle 19, in that even the most commercial shoot can produce incredible photos if done perfectly.

Okay, so this proves that the beard wasn’t the only thing holding Denzel back. While last week he shone without it, here he just fades into the background. This shot looks like a model took a photo with her athlete boyfriend. Sure Denzel is hot, but there is nothing else there; nothing to make us look past Tyra.

I remember when I first saw this shot I couldn’t work out who it was, as Denzel looks so incredibly different, all for the better, without his beard weave. Denzel is just oozing swagger, and just has such a youthful confidence. It just oozes from his pose, and the way he is slightly reaching the jacket shows the watch. It feels like a fashion ad all by itself, regardless of having any relation to Elvis. That is probably the only negative that can be said, as I wouldn’t instantly get Elvis from this photograph. For that I blame the styling mores, as I think Denzel captured Elvis’ spirit pretty damn well.