Prettyphile Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 16 minutes ago, LittleGorm said: The only half-way decent photographer here is Ben Watts. Tsai is lousy. You have some very beautiful women and most of the photogs could not bring that out. Must agree this issue is not good, I give it a D-. I have no idea what SI is doing to their models but they all look old, frumpy, and basic and without the right makeup some of these younger models are looking rough. I love Taylor Sharpe but her pictures are complete dog shit and when you compare them to her IG posts the SI pictures look even worse so thanks for that MJ :( Also why in the hell are they putting a yellow wash over some of the pictures? It makes the images look super dated, and lastly I'm not even going to touch the All Meat And No Potatoes thing so prevalent in 70% of the gals, or the fact that I'm struggling to determine who may or may not be biologically a woman. Worst issue to date: D- I fully expect a dude and a vertically challenged person next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peroxideblonde Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 can they fire Yu and get like Victor Robertof and Cameron Hammond? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prettyphile Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, peroxideblonde said: can they fire Yu and get like Victor Robertof and Cameron Hammond? I don't believe they pay their photographers and if so they're stuck with newer people and photographers who are loyal to the brand like Ben, James, Yu. I just asked Tran what's up with the whole paying vs not paying thing and I'll let you know what he says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostdiadem Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Is it me or Camille Kostek in some pictures looks like she has white hair, wrinkles and plus in a couple pictures they made her look big? Like: left pic, she looks perf, right pic she looks huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Shaftoe Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Ah, yes, the amazing artistry of washed out colours and a yellowish tint. We have dismissed that claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prettyphile Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Tran is........ KeKing right now at the issue. This is in reference to one of the models in the magazine this year who doesn't know how to model and will go out of her way to stay in the shade while shooting. Leaving out parts of the convo... But it summery. SI has to pay for the Photographers, and they have to pay a lot.... something they don't like or don't want to do, so they use newbies/lesser known photographers and friends like Yu/James/Ben who do it for cheap, or for free. The pictures are bad because either the photographers are bad, and or the editing makes the pictures bad or worse then they normally are without retouching, also bad models. Plus he feels the photographers aren't giving the models enough direction and are just paying it super safe. They don't find the "truth" in the models He knows what some of these models can do as he's worked with them and has never had pictures come out bad. He is not impressed with the models, most of which have made his dick fall off. He's not a fan of this "natural" thing they're doing. Jesus I wish I could show you some of his convo LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toodarnhot Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 SI must have really burnt some bridges with swimsuit brands because so many of these are flat out hideous. They look super dated, nothing is on trend or classic. Here for Maggie only pretty much. A lot of the posing from all the models (even veterans) looks incredibly amateur. edit: Damn, they wiped their entire Instagram. Fully committed to this rebrand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clauds Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Luca Taidelli said: Yu Tsai compared to Kate Powers or Anne Menke is a giant, I know only this ... I actually like Kate Powers but yeah the photography this year is a mess. If I have the time and energy I will go through all the pictures tomorrow but so far the entire thing is trash lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostdiadem Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 That's what they/we get when people don't want to spend more money for better quality photoshoots. Plus, they want "natural beauty" when they photoshop even their buttholes. That's not natural at all imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prettyphile Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 11 minutes ago, lostdiadem said: That's what they/we get when people don't want to spend more money for better quality photoshoots. Plus, they want "natural beauty" when they photoshop even their buttholes. That's not natural at all imo. Truth ^^ Tran has mentioned in the past that a lot of photographers are scared to even remotely put a hand on a girl to get her to move in a certain direction so they can achieve the best picture, and because of the zero contact rule the quality of pictures is in decline across the board. As a result certain photographers have started using 4000HD+ drones to get 360 degree images of models thus getting perfect angles every time and great pictures as a result (as long as the photographer knows how to edit his or her own pics). I personally know Tran uses drone the majority of time now. MJ's photographers need to get on it! Also someone teach Yu how to edit because hunny this isn't is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostdiadem Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Prettyphile said: Model - Emily DiDonato Location - Sacramento California Photographer - Anne Menke Not gonna lie, I actually thought this was her farm shoot from last year and had to double check a couple of times to be sure. Also, MJ wasted an opportunity to shoot in Lake Tahoe... wtf! It's a couple hour drive from Sacto/Folsom Two more: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peroxideblonde Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 30 minutes ago, Prettyphile said: not dinosaur i need to know who is this model, pm me please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peroxideblonde Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 33 minutes ago, Prettyphile said: Leaving out parts of the convo... But it summery. SI has to pay for the Photographers, and they have to pay a lot.... something they don't like or don't want to do, so they use newbies/lesser known photographers and friends like Yu/James/Ben who do it for cheap, or for free. The pictures are bad because either the photographers are bad, and or the editing makes the pictures bad or worse then they normally are without retouching, also bad models. Plus he feels the photographers aren't giving the models enough direction and are just paying it super safe. They don't find the "truth" in the models oh jeez, that's not promising...well Victor is not that big and i think he will do it for cheap, not sure about Cameron..i think he's not cheap at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peroxideblonde Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 the instagram page.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP_Cabrini_Green Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Kate Bock still the GOAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peroxideblonde Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 Kate Bock is still YAWN her body is the only good thing but jesus her face is the same in every damn pic..and she looks like she bored as hell and doesn't want to be there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP_Cabrini_Green Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 12 minutes ago, peroxideblonde said: Kate Bock is still YAWN her body is the only good thing but jesus her face is the same in every damn pic..and she looks like she bored as hell and doesn't want to be there Hater 🤣😂 Kate is trying her BEST. excited for her return for the next 10 SI Swim issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prettyphile Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 hour ago, peroxideblonde said: the instagram page.. I wonder why they scrubbed their IG? Could it be the 434923 posts about Teigen and SI's support of her? Edit - Looking at the comments now and its just people bashing SI for their choice of models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peroxideblonde Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Prettyphile said: I wonder why they scrubbed their IG? Could it be the 434923 posts about Teigen and SI's support of her? i was thinking about that too..the replies under that post about her cover were a mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SympathysSilhouette Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 This is about the level I now expect from SISE. I thought Maggie & Lais were fine. Not great shoots, but some good shots in there. Yet nothing I will remember in five or ten years. Almost all of the rest was instantly forgettable. I had high hopes for Christen Harper (who I love as a model) but it was pretty meh. It's not about her, I have seen her truly shine in swimwear shoots. They somehow found a way to make her look less than her usual self, which is some accomplishment. I get that the Swimsuit issue cannot possibly be as relevant in 2021 as it was in the 80s or 90s but MJ has definitely precipitated the decline by several years with her choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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