The season finale of The Shot has now aired and it was an emotional episode for the photographers this time. It had come down to the final three, John, Dean and Maria.

They were whisked away to Hawaii to take part in an actual Victoria’s Secret swimsuit shoot and found out that they would be working with three of the top Victoria’s Secret models.

First, they each had to take a group shot with all three models together, then one of each. After the shoot was finished, John was told that he would be going home.

Next, Dean and Maria were taken to a mansion and were told to shoot a cover image for the catalog. They took some fabulous photos, but even though it was a very close one to call, the judges decided to give the win to Maria.

Her shot will be on the cover of the upcoming edition of the catalog. Believe it or not, over the course of the season, I came to like Dean more than before. And he was very graceful when he was told he hadn’t won.

All in all, I think this was the best quality reality show I’ve ever seen produced for VH1. It wasn’t contrived and it didn’t use the lowest common denominator to gain an audience. It’s even one that I’ve heard people talking about over lunch. Great job on this one, VH1. Now, if you could just do that quality of show more often…

How did you like this show? Would you watch a second season? Leave a comment to share your thoughts!

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This episode began with the photographers having a giant food fight to create imaginative textures for a photos shoot. They found out that they would have to use each other as models for their shots after the food fight was over.

During the food fight, John got a bit of a cut on his forehead and Robin fought back nausea from the smell of all the gunk, but the results of the photo shoot were wonderful. They all took good pictures this time.

After they had finished that task, they found out that they would be doing a photo shoot for Longo Cosmetics. And the founder and creator of the cosmetics line, Vincent Longo would even be there to help them set it up.

Dean & John were the team leaders and the two teams did shoots of the models with gooped up items on them to show the cosmetics’ textures. When it all came down, Airic was eliminated because his photos lacked composition and pizzazz.

How did you like this episode? Who do you hope wins? Leave a comment to share your thoughts!

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This week, the theme was difficult subjects. First, the individual challenge had each photographer shoot a fashion model with a difficult animal. Three had to pose with a camel, three with a stubborn monkey and three with a huge, ugly tarantula.

They all brought interesting techniques to the shoot and came up with some amazing photos in spite of the pressure and time constraints. All except for Piper. Piper goofed around with the lighting for the entire time and didn’t get a single shot with the spider because she was afraid to touch it.

When the photos were judged, Maria, Airic & Dean had the best shots and were made the team leaders. The teams were then tasked with shooting a modern fashion editorial using five models at once. All 5 models had to be in every shot and each person would be responsible for one of the shots.

The models turned out to be little kids. How cool! The kids were totally adorable!! Even though they were going to be hard to control for a photo, the potential for incredible shots was absolutely there!
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The season premiere was terrific. I can tell already that this is one of the highest quality reality shows I’ve ever seen on VH1. Perhaps they are stepping up their “class factor” and not just relying on tired old stereotypes for their shows… One can only hope…

The show features 10 aspiring fashion photographers who are competing to win a huge cash prize and a career in fashion photography. They were all very talented, but it was obvious right away that they were all pretty much novices.

The first challenge involved expressing “Passion” using two nude models in such a way as to be tasteful and usable in a fashion magazine. More of the shots were suitable for porn sites instead.
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Here are the 10 photographers battling to win a place in the professional fashion photography world.

Airic

• Age: 38
• Has been shooting for over 10 years
• Currently works as a photographer, make-up artist, and stylist
• Originally from Nebraska, currently lives in Los Angeles
• Has a newborn son

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Here are some of the things we didn’t get to see in episode 1 of The Shot. First Professional photgrapher, Russell James gives his comments about the individual performances:

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This is truly one of the best reality shows that VH1 has ever aired. I’m very excited about hwo this series does. Here’s a sneak peek at what we can expect:

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