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I don’t think this was even debatable. Brittany is sensationnal on this photo. I’ve never been convinced by her photos where she went over the top, and this photograph just proves simplicity works so much better for her. She’s just standing there, the hair blowing in the wind with this beautiful delicate and serene facial expression. She looks like a nymph here, and brought a raw quality to the photograph. This picture is a work of art, it is just beautifully mesmerizing.

This photo, while being better than Christina’s in my opinion, doesn’t quite match the concept of this photoshoot. Keenyah is putting a lot of confidence in her posing, and for some reason I’m feeling queen of the jungle vibes rather than delicate natural creature. And if her body is strong, her face looks rather unpleased and her mouth seems distorted, so all of that balances for an average shot.

Kahlen had us used to her quirky, over the top and dynamic posing, but here she’s nailing the simpler, caught by surprise vibes that perfectly fits the shoot, and show her ability to adapt to the concept she’s given to. The way the light hits her is just wonderful and I love her slightly worried facial expression. Her limbs are perfectly relaxed and she elongated her body without going for the extreme. I really love this photograph, as well as the luminescent and warm feeling emanating from it.

At this point of the competition, this photo just wans’t enough to keep up with the other girls. The set was absolutely gorgeous, and seemed more appropriate for more natural, relaxed posing. But the way she’s holding her legs so close from her body just takes away the serene vibe of her body, it seems quite contrived. Her face is blank once again, and doesn’t saves the quality of this shot. It is by no mean a bad photo, but it really faltered in comparison toi the other girls this week.

This is still one of my favorite shots of the cycle, and the judges were fucking bonkers for not giving this FCO. I understand that Brittany failed the judging test at panel, but her performance in this shoot should’ve negated that. Her pose is so effortless and sexy, and it looks like Brittany was caught relaxing after a long hike. All of her limbs look unbelievably long and the bent left knee and pointed foot are perfection. Her face has never photographed better; there’s an excellent balance of power and peacefulness in her expression. This is the highlight of Brittany’s portfolio.

This is one of Kahlen’s best shots. She lucked out with the sun on her hair, but even without that detail this would be fantastic. I love the startled look on her face that’s mirrored in her body language. It looks like she was out enjoying nature and was surprised by the photographer. The pose is angular, yet gentle and soft. I really don’t have any negatives, so bravo Kahlen!

This is one of my favorite pictures in Christina’s portfolio. It’s not overly posed and it looks like a captured moment. Her face is so gentle and serene. The pose is nearly perfect but there a few things that need fixing: she should’ve relaxed the bent leg and had it a little further away from her torso, and her dangling foot needs to be pointed more. This wasn’t Christina’s time to leave. She was super consistent and while she never had a true shining moment, her photos were still very good week to week.