VSCatherine Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Cover is quite boring, but I DO love Kate's photoshoot, I bet they have chosen the wrong photo. I love Irina's photos, very mild, beautiful, sexy - my favorite - like ancient statue. I love Alyssa, with her classy traits & these bright colours she just rocks it. Mmm I love Izabel as well, who else ... May be Nina, Anne, Jessica. Abour Bar - I expected another style! It is cool that she embraces sportsmen but I want shoots like other girls have - bright, colourful & sexy.
frenchkiki Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Second... I´m not a fan of Kate at all, but she really looked one of the best this year. And Kiki knows how much I´m NOT into her... she really shined (but me no like the cover!!) - I actually felt some kind of pleasure looking through her pics. What the hell. I am a fan of Kate even if I am not spending my time at "wow" to her (I was "wow" at her body 1 year ago tho). She looks damn good for sure but her body is not perfect (no one as a perfect body anyway) A little bit of objectivity can't hurt when it comes to the models we love? I lovelovelove her pictures for SI. The way she poses, her smile, she looks so natural and happy. But the over editing ruins almost everything for me. these would have been a perfect cover Hello Marissa! this one too minus the fake tan, the plastic boobs they made and the plastic everything! even her elbow is fake! She really knows how to bring uber sexiness and cuteness at the same time =)
Pierre Tombale Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 wow, this issue is more underwhelming than ever.
Vanessa_gxox Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Gosh, Bar, Alyssa, Izabel && Nina look great!
jj3 Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 GENEVIEVE MORTON SPORT ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT 2012 - ZAMBIA VIDEO OF THE SHOOT (Profile, Zimbia, Outtakes and Intimate) [RAR. Genevieve - SI swimsuit 2012 PACK (Shoot + 4Video)] http://www.mediafire.com/?no0tai7tt67ta1b
frenchkiki Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Gosh, Bar, Alyssa, Izabel && Nina look great! Not Kate? I love Nina's body but Gosh only one silly expression... stop smiling girl you are not selling fLucking toothpaste!
MarVS Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Nina is like a Baby Brooklyn her body is crazy perfect for SI and Kate was awesome too!!
VSCatherine Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 I love Nina's body but Gosh only one silly expression... stop smiling girl you are not selling fLucking toothpaste! loool made me!
Jennka Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Second... I´m not a fan of Kate at all, but she really looked one of the best this year. And Kiki knows how much I´m NOT into her... she really shined (but me no like the cover!!) - I actually felt some kind of pleasure looking through her pics. What the hell. I am a fan of Kate even if I am not spending my time at "wow" to her (I was "wow" at her body 1 year ago tho). She looks damn good for sure but her body is not perfect (no one as a perfect body anyway) A little bit of objectivity can't hurt when it comes to the models we love? I lovelovelove her pictures for SI. The way she poses, her smile, she looks so natural and happy. But the over editing ruins almost everything for me. these would have been a perfect cover Hello Marissa! this one too minus the fake tan, the plastic boobs they made and the plastic everything! even her elbow is fake! She really knows how to bring uber sexiness and cuteness at the same time =) The editing is really gross I just hate how they spoil beautiful girls with that awful photoshop!! I really appreciate (and love) your objectivity when it comes to models you like - it´s a rare thing too not many people can handle it. Absolutely agree on the cover... those shoots are great! Kate really surprised me - in a very good way
julpez Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Favorites:- Bar, especially her photoshoot with Nadal, you can see she's much more comfortable with him than with the other two guys, must be because they're friends. Wish she had an 'on location' photoshoot though - Kate - Anne V - Izabel - Jessica Perez, my Rookie of the Year - Nina Agdal Flops/I was expecting more from: - Irina Shayk - Crystal Renn - Alyssa Miller Pleasant Surprise: - Genevieve Morton - Kirby Griffen - Michelle Vawer Didn't care for the others Overal - Much better than last year but they fucked up everyone's faces with the photoshop. God bless them for not having White again, hope she never returns I agree with you on this one!!! I also thought it looked as if they made Cintia's hair almost look like a brunette :x ??? Maybe it's just me, but im sooooo sick of seeing her been there seen that NEXT :yuckky:
donbot Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 their photoshop team has gotten significantly worse this year.This.wow, this issue is more underwhelming than ever.This.I'm sorry, but I'm still fuming that Jessica Perez got the slot that should have gone to Catrinel. Are you telling me you believe it was for the best? Competition or no competition, they really dropped the ball on that one.And this.:|Nina is the only shining light for me.Another disappointing year for Iza too, although her shoot was better than last year's <_<
jj3 Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Kate Upton Sport Illustrated swimsuit 2012 INTEGRAL SHOOT Apalachicola, FLORIDA (Stewart Shining) Gulf Coast, Australia (Walter Iooss) /monthly_02_2012/post-47866-0-1598566498-31762_thumb.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt="DezRYxkLjjnKNjwLjbGqr.jpg"> Sport Illustrated swimsuit 2012 - VIDEO SHOOT (Profile, Australia, Intimate, Gulf Coast and Outtakes) [RAR. Kate Upton - Sport Illustrated swimsuit 2012 PACK (Shoot +5 Videos)] http://www.mediafire.com/?828q2jbti4951p9
bbbbbb Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 does anyone else think the level of photoshop on some of this is a travesty? seems like an injustice to the models to me. not that I care for the barbie pictures, but when is SI gonna use some hq pictures instead of those tiny things?
User19 Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Well, I'm underwhelmed. In the instance of full disclosure, I have not viewed every single photo yet, but I'm nearly through, and some patterns are making themselves abundantly clear.1. No Brooklyn. Now, granted, we knew Brooklyn wasn't making an appearance this year going in, but the more of the issue I see the more obvious her absence is. I know Brooklyn tends to polarize people, but she brings the much needed fun and personality--along with a carefree sexiness--that SI truly demands of its successful models.2. Bar's shots are awful. Like most of you, I had high hopes for Bar's return. The results of the shoots are lackluster and are the most blatant examples of the sins SI has committed this year. Instead of the youthful and fun Bar, we got looks of boredom and general disinterest. Bar is not the only source of blame, SI can claim ownership of the least inspirational backdrop they could imagine: a studio with portrait backdrop and lighting, coupled with a premise that didn't work when it was musicians and continues to flop with athletes.3. Body paint has lost its foundation. SISwim was developed as an excuse to put beautiful models in bikinis during the winter months, and body paint was an excuse to get them out of those bikinis. Beyond the base joy of implied nudity, there as a certain magic in the idea of using a medium like paint to replicate the look of a bikini. SI needs to remember what made the idea so compelling to begin with, and it wasn't athletes (or WAGs), and it wasn't shooting in a studio. SI needs to realize that photoshop--especially excessive photoshop--ruins the "trick" of body painting. The hand is so heavy they might as well forgo the paint all together and just photoshop the bikinis on in post. As for the athletes this year: Natalie Coughlin is a cute young woman who looks about 40 in her shots, and SI made Natalie Gulbis look like a pornstar.4. Photoshop from hell. Is this really the best SI can do? With their budget? All texture has been obliterated from the girls' skin: they may as well be plastic. And if I see another nippleless wonder I'm going to throw up. SI needs to decide on their stance on nudity, sheer and otherwise, and then they need to shoot with that in mind. If they don't want to show nipples they shouldn't be shooting in see-through clothing. The compromise leads to mediocrity: photos that are ruined because SI wants the sexiness of sheer without the taboo of the female nipple. I mean, can someone tell me who thinks the halo on this photo looks good? http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012_swim...e-vawer_11.html5. The cover is trash. And not because of Kate. I'm not exactly Kate's biggest fan, and there are a handful of girls I would have rather seen receive the honor, but they all would have looked equally horrible if Kate's cover is any indication. Kate is a voluptuous girl, and they somehow managed to pull all visual indicators of depth out of the photo. It looks like a shot of an over-photoshopped cardboard cutout.6. All the shots look the same. (With notable exceptions.) Now, I get that SISwim is a brand and therefore there exists some nebulous idea of the perfect SI shot, much as one would say about VS. The problem, however, is that the pursuit of this perfect image results in poor copy after poor copy. Why bother with multiple photographers when the results can hardly be distinguished? I don't know if the fault lies with the photographers for trying to shoot in SI's style, or the selection process, in which "non-SI" shots get weeded out, but I could hazard a guess that the latter plays a huge role.7. Stunted creativity. There is an instance in one of the behind the scenes videos of Anne V completely nude on the beach, covering her back end with a butt-shaped coconut. The resulting shots are no where to be seen. Instead Anne V is featured in centered shot after centered shot, in bikini A, bikini B, bikini C... Now implied nudity on a beach isn't exactly groundbreaking, but at least it would have been a break from the monotony. And then there are shots like Irina and the cheetahs. How does Irina sitting next to an animal, restrained fear on her face, make for good images? She's barely modeling in the shots, probably because she's too worried about moving or taking her eyes off of the wild animals. A frozen Irina next to a frozen cheetah does not make for a dynamic image--I imagine the only reason they saw the light of day is because shooting the cats was expensive and time consuming--and it's that lazy gimmick that seems to be taking over SI. Instead of focusing on making the models more engaging, they bring in an athlete, or a musician, or an animal, or photoshop the crap out of a bored looking model. 8. Thank god for video, but...The videos are really the saving grace of the issue at this point, probably because the awful post-work group can't get their hands on them, but even they suffered a decline this year. I get the point of the "Intimate" videos they introduced last year--SI is taking the same step towards video editorial that the fashion world is--but, with select exceptions, most of them are less engaging than the behind-the-scenes footage. And it seems that SI is phasing out true behind-the-scenes footage of the shoots. While we used to get at least 2-3 solid minutes of each model in from of the camera, this year we've been relegated to little more than a minute of that. The "Profile" videos play out like the "Intimate" videos--that is, the model prancing in front of the video camera rather than posing for the photographer--spliced with an interview, and the "Outtakes" videos are more focused on the crew playing games than the model or the photographer.9. Thank god for Nina. I started this point as "Thank god for rookies," but while writing it I realized I was really only writing about Nina. In a magazine that has offered little for their returning models to be excited about, Nina is a youthful and playful addition. Her range isn't exactly staggering, but I'll take smiles over disinterest any day. There are other standouts, of course. Alyssa, for instance, is bringing that sultriness that we used to get from Irina, and Kate, when she doesn't venture into caricature--really more of an issue in her videos than photos--is at least able to deliver a coy sex appeal.10. The short of it: improving SISwim. A light, restrained hand when it comes to photoshop (SI is about natural beauty). No studio shots (SI is about natural light and exotic environments). No athletes, musicians, WAGs, etc. (SISwim is often criticized as having nothing to do with sports, but that is exactly how the issue was envisioned. It was meant as a reprieve, and injecting athletes into it is inorganic to the premise). A variation in shots (SISwim is not a catalogue).Sorry for the novel, but the more I explored my feelings of disappointment, the more they seemed to become a general annoyance with the direction in which SISwim is heading.
Ophelia_Immortal Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 their photoshop team has gotten significantly worse this year. Oh God Kate is the worse and I don't know what they did to Cristal or Cintia boobs? plain awful! lol you mean Cintia's eyes. they look painted on.
Ophelia_Immortal Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 I think Cintia looked so gorgeous, but I think they photoshopped her body too much. Theres no way a girls waiste could be that little They actually didn't shop her waist as much as her legs ^ this was a few years ago too
frenchkiki Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 4. Photoshop from hell. Is this really the best SI can do? With their budget? All texture has been obliterated from the girls' skin: they may as well be plastic. And if I see another nippleless wonder I'm going to throw up. SI needs to decide on their stance on nudity, sheer and otherwise, and then they need to shoot with that in mind. If they don't want to show nipples they shouldn't be shooting in see-through clothing. The compromise leads to mediocrity: photos that are ruined because SI wants the sexiness of sheer without the taboo of the female nipple. I mean, can someone tell me who thinks the halo on this photo looks good? http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012_swim...e-vawer_11.html5. The cover is trash. And not because of Kate. I'm not exactly Kate's biggest fan, and there are a handful of girls I would have rather seen receive the honor, but they all would have looked equally horrible if Kate's cover is any indication. Kate is a voluptuous girl, and they somehow managed to pull all visual indicators of depth out of the photo. It looks like a shot of an over-photoshopped cardboard cutout. (Y) If they want women to look like plastic they should use "real doll" for the shoot what happened to her neck? And this is not the only picture when she seems to have a head with no neck? the graphic dude was hating her or something? this issue is going to be on the "photoshop disaster" web sites for years!
frenchkiki Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 their photoshop team has gotten significantly worse this year. Oh God Kate is the worse and I don't know what they did to Cristal or Cintia boobs? plain awful! lol you mean Cintia's eyes. they look painted on. boobs are also weird on one picture (I need to go back and find it) her body looks also way too long (legs) on some pictures and her hair look fake. Poor Cintia)=
anna89 Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 I think this photos of Anne V would be amazing as the cover http://www.imagebam.com/image/f5019f174698806 http://www.imagebam.com/image/46bfd1174698828 this how can look hot posing with an animal
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