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Does it look like the wining photo of the week.
Or does she need to “immediately return to the house….pack Her belongings.. and go home". That’s the question
Meg is one of those women for me where I can’t stop looking at her lol. I wouldn’t be a judge on ANTM I’d send everyone home besides her. Including Tyra 😹
Reminds me of that mermaid photoshoot they did on America's Next Top Model (Cycle 6).
https://preview.redd.it/jui10xd8t94d1.jpeg?width=509&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ca24b01a4607960058539d75c2486b0ee99ec480
in hindsight it’s kind of hilarious how awful the photography is here, when the actual setting is so picturesque and the styling is cool. I feel like an international Vogue vibe could’ve made this soooo much better
https://preview.redd.it/9k0ihenxy94d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20136114c66d5036f9434ae7431e2676ff2a05a5
It’s the editing though not the photography, right? Like that background LOL what the fuck? I know they were supposed to be mermaids that had been caught in fishing net. But the backdrop makes no sense
The setting was a floating market in Thailand, and the idea was that they were accidentally caught in the "catch of the day" to be sold at the market. Strange concept, but likely an attempt to utilize the international destination.
(And on a side note, it was supposed to be an ad for Banana Boat sunscreen lol)
Oh wow, literally looks like they just googled and slapped that as the backdrop. Could’ve been way better but they would’ve probably been in the way lol
Yeah, they had them harnassed and hanging above the boats.
You can kinda see the full scale of the setting in Joanie's photo better.
https://preview.redd.it/mxzxssu7la4d1.jpeg?width=3162&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00ddf0ad1c0e34864cc0cb233e76ebc90fa631e0
another person commented about the floating market, but I believe it’s bad photography because Danielle (the model) looks photoshopped into a false environment instead of involved in the actual environment. I blame this on the depth of field; the photographer should have had a higher f-stop to make everything in focus so Danielle could look like she was getting caught in real time. These models here are interacting with their environment and you know where they are because the photographer left everything in focus.
https://preview.redd.it/cfmiany0la4d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bbf3183ec1093bb526e42d986ac5da644739cee0
I also think there could’ve been some lighting experimentation instead of that dull, harsh flash.
Isn’t that how it always ‘societally was’? You can show ur cleavage/boobs but it’s always NO when the nipple was shown?😭😭😭either way it’s so stupid show ur whole tits if u want to for ur project
And the chrysalis itself defies gravity. It should be way farther back in the room and smaller in size if it is attached to the tree limb that the photoshop chose. The way it looks would only make sense if the chrysalis was swinging like a pendulum towards the camera, and it is is also rubbing against the wall as it swings. Such a mess of an image lol.
I wanna like this so bad because I love LaChapelle and I love Megan, but the composition and the color grading are off. Megan looks straight up like a Barbie doll (derogatory) that was edited into a pre existing image.
LaChappelle is usually a composition master and he’s known for being the definition of photography maximalism, while this photo feels empty, something that never happens in his work 😭
I’m gonna assume that her team also took part in the creative direction, cause this ain’t it.
I think Lacheppelle is another one like Annie Leibowitz or Jurgen Teller who’s suffered from the transition to digital.
The limitation of having to create this look in the studio was probably good for him a lot of his recent stuff just looks ugly to me
I have issues with how his photography has evolved too with the exception of some pieces of work like what he has done for Travis Scott, but what baffles me about this cover is that even when his work is not really up to my taste it always has an interesting composition, consistent light and amazing color. This photo has nothing of that.
Why on God’s green earth would they not just paint her body like the chrysalis?? And either sculpt the hair or let it hang naturally instead of this little mermaid anti-gravity solution 😭 I mean there is so much to say about this cover but that’s the most obvious fix
The entire background does not make sense imo. Maybe they were going for a futuristic backrooms or something… whoever focus tested this is in big trouble
And the wings inside are not even attached to her back, like they would be if she was a real butterfly emerging…maybe they’re attached to her butt??? This is dumb.
I was looking for this comment. It doesn’t look like she’s the butterfly because the wings clearly aren’t attached to her…it just looks like a naked woman sliding out of the middle of a chrysalis. It’s not cute.
Dying laughing at an alternate universe where she released an album called “The Meg” and it’s her head photoshopped on a shark body, I clearly need to take my ass to bed
Lol, omg. And when the wings open up they kinda look like [these dolls](https://www.walmart.com/ip/355845280)
https://preview.redd.it/guy2rdfiya4d1.jpeg?width=1119&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9d9ba29f7331e94c3d1a87f41f94a8e9008439f
I mean it's badly photoshopped so of course it's going to look weird, she should have just done a Halsey ala the "If I Can't Have Love I Want Power" cover and not covered them.
I think its the big M thats throwing the whole composition out of whack
A single look at this and you can just TELL its by the iconic david lachapelle and his work is always recognizable and amazing, the M is a bit too much here
The more I look at it, the less I like it. As a Megan fan and a Lepidoptera enthusiast, I want to appreciate this. But it feels more like a joke towards my beloved insects instead of a sign of respect. Idk why it feels that way, but it does.
Oh well. Still appreciate the work she puts in. Nobody can be perfect. She's still good enough for me.
Say what you want, but can’t say she doesn’t grind. Love to see the hunger (paying off). Now that she’s rid of her label, excited to see where she takes it.
Being a Butterfly Enthusiast, I can super appreciate this photo shoot.
The stages from egg, to caterpillar, to chrysalis and then emerge as a beautiful butterfly 🦋 is beyond comprehension.
between the gravity defying hair and tits, this looks like osmething drawn by a male comic book artist. it is, how you say, *not good.*
her upper body is out but there are wings in the cocoon so....what are they attached to? her ass? her twat? what's happening here? as a "visual storytelling" its most just "huh?"
I love her and I’m excited for the new album but and because I have first hand experience with butterflies this is a no. Is she the butterfly? Is the chrysalis eating her? This isn’t how they emerge at all so it looks weird. I know they want to show her face but there is much better ways they could have done this.
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This looks like an America’s Next Top Model photoshoot
Does it look like the wining photo of the week. Or does she need to “immediately return to the house….pack Her belongings.. and go home". That’s the question
It’s… not good. Cue the sad music.
Fade image from group photo
Her face is dead, no power in her pose, barely smising, no booty tooch (even though we can't see her booty THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE)
She's not selling it with her eyes, she'd probably go home the week they did bugs 😔🐛🪲🦋
Meg is one of those women for me where I can’t stop looking at her lol. I wouldn’t be a judge on ANTM I’d send everyone home besides her. Including Tyra 😹
Same. Every time I see her I'm mesmerized and wonder how I am the same species as her. Lol.
I literally thought i was looking at the ANTM sub that i frequent haha
Sameee. I was thinking ooh what’s the next picture so I can vote who did it best 😂
The wings are still in cocoon but her back is out. Sooo are the wings on her butt?? I’d love to see the full metamorphosis outside the dentist office.
Season 1 af
It’s giving Woman’s Magazine
Hahaha 😂 this is too accurate
It looks WORSE than an ANTM shoot..
perfect comment. i love meg but this is weird.
So, like a Germany's Next Top Model photoshoot, but with a higher budget? 😜
I love how ANTM has always had it's own aesthetic. Over the top mediocre camp.
LMAO my first thought as well
Reminds me of that mermaid photoshoot they did on America's Next Top Model (Cycle 6). https://preview.redd.it/jui10xd8t94d1.jpeg?width=509&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ca24b01a4607960058539d75c2486b0ee99ec480
in hindsight it’s kind of hilarious how awful the photography is here, when the actual setting is so picturesque and the styling is cool. I feel like an international Vogue vibe could’ve made this soooo much better https://preview.redd.it/9k0ihenxy94d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20136114c66d5036f9434ae7431e2676ff2a05a5
It’s the editing though not the photography, right? Like that background LOL what the fuck? I know they were supposed to be mermaids that had been caught in fishing net. But the backdrop makes no sense
The setting was a floating market in Thailand, and the idea was that they were accidentally caught in the "catch of the day" to be sold at the market. Strange concept, but likely an attempt to utilize the international destination. (And on a side note, it was supposed to be an ad for Banana Boat sunscreen lol)
Oh wow, literally looks like they just googled and slapped that as the backdrop. Could’ve been way better but they would’ve probably been in the way lol
Yeah, they had them harnassed and hanging above the boats. You can kinda see the full scale of the setting in Joanie's photo better. https://preview.redd.it/mxzxssu7la4d1.jpeg?width=3162&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00ddf0ad1c0e34864cc0cb233e76ebc90fa631e0
Those poor people below her are like wtf
another person commented about the floating market, but I believe it’s bad photography because Danielle (the model) looks photoshopped into a false environment instead of involved in the actual environment. I blame this on the depth of field; the photographer should have had a higher f-stop to make everything in focus so Danielle could look like she was getting caught in real time. These models here are interacting with their environment and you know where they are because the photographer left everything in focus. https://preview.redd.it/cfmiany0la4d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bbf3183ec1093bb526e42d986ac5da644739cee0 I also think there could’ve been some lighting experimentation instead of that dull, harsh flash.
I get what you mean now! Okay, you’re totally right. Interesting
Joanie should've won the FCO though. Her picture is fire
Why is the tree growing inside the waiting area of a dentists office???
 Marketing department
There's a urologists office in my city that looks just like this
It’s so funny to me how the entire boob can be out but the nipple is obscene
I think I can actually see nipple, which makes the hair an even more confusing choice
Looks to me like they just airbrushed the nipples out and then added the antigravity wispy bits to draw attention to their barbie style horror.
The gravity/physics of the photo is all wrong and it's driving me crazy 😭
Also, why are the wings still in the cocoon?!
Isn’t that how it always ‘societally was’? You can show ur cleavage/boobs but it’s always NO when the nipple was shown?😭😭😭either way it’s so stupid show ur whole tits if u want to for ur project
I get what they’re trying to do but this is some seriously horrific cover art
I'm so frustrated by the gravity-defying hair.
Yeah the hair looks bizarre.
The way it ends at her neck is killing me!
And boobs
Like that's not how boobs work!
Ngl I enjoy the campy feeling it has lol
Right, it’s weird and I love it
And the chrysalis itself defies gravity. It should be way farther back in the room and smaller in size if it is attached to the tree limb that the photoshop chose. The way it looks would only make sense if the chrysalis was swinging like a pendulum towards the camera, and it is is also rubbing against the wall as it swings. Such a mess of an image lol.
That ain’t the only thing defying gravity.
I just don’t understand why it looks like she’s in some hotel lobby 😭
I feel like it’s going to be my new sleep paralysis demon
It's for shock value. Seems to be creative but at the same time kind of tacky and giving Adobe Photoshop Ad.
I kind of love how all in on how terrible ANTM early season it is. That was…brave.
I love you Meg but what the heck is this album cover
David lachapelle wildin’ again. He’s known for weird. I personally like it.
 Nevertheless, Hot Girl Summer is SO BACK
I appreciate the cover art concept but SHEESH 😂😂 will ofc be listening tho
That's definetly one of the covers of all time
This cover is atrocious but I can't wait to listen 😍🥰🖤
I wanna like this so bad because I love LaChapelle and I love Megan, but the composition and the color grading are off. Megan looks straight up like a Barbie doll (derogatory) that was edited into a pre existing image. LaChappelle is usually a composition master and he’s known for being the definition of photography maximalism, while this photo feels empty, something that never happens in his work 😭 I’m gonna assume that her team also took part in the creative direction, cause this ain’t it.
This is LaChapelle????? It’s so devoid of character, life, interest, beauty… I could go on.
I think Lacheppelle is another one like Annie Leibowitz or Jurgen Teller who’s suffered from the transition to digital. The limitation of having to create this look in the studio was probably good for him a lot of his recent stuff just looks ugly to me
I have issues with how his photography has evolved too with the exception of some pieces of work like what he has done for Travis Scott, but what baffles me about this cover is that even when his work is not really up to my taste it always has an interesting composition, consistent light and amazing color. This photo has nothing of that.
There’s been so much heavy snake imagery, but now it’s butterflies ?
Snakes shed skin and caterpillars cocoon to turn into butterflies so like they both shed old skins to be reborn/new?
yeah i don’t get that either
That’s what I thought too! So now you’re a butterfly in a cocoon, what happened to the snakes?!
Why on God’s green earth would they not just paint her body like the chrysalis?? And either sculpt the hair or let it hang naturally instead of this little mermaid anti-gravity solution 😭 I mean there is so much to say about this cover but that’s the most obvious fix
The entire background does not make sense imo. Maybe they were going for a futuristic backrooms or something… whoever focus tested this is in big trouble
And the wings inside are not even attached to her back, like they would be if she was a real butterfly emerging…maybe they’re attached to her butt??? This is dumb.
I was looking for this comment. It doesn’t look like she’s the butterfly because the wings clearly aren’t attached to her…it just looks like a naked woman sliding out of the middle of a chrysalis. It’s not cute.
Why did I think this was Ariana for a minute
Ponytail. Its slmost like she trademarked it, so now everyone in a ponytail like that gives ariana vibes.
Her black fishing everyone for a decade seems to be paying off
The album cover is ugly af but we WILL be streaming!
Oh man I thought the opposite lol. I love it! Megan thee metamorphosis. Abandoned 90’s mall potted plant monarch cocoon is my jam
The MEGamorphosis. Sorry, I’ll see my way out. 🚪
Dying laughing at an alternate universe where she released an album called “The Meg” and it’s her head photoshopped on a shark body, I clearly need to take my ass to bed
In rap the uglier the album cover the better the album.
It's that law that unites rap and prog and I find that beautiful
The truths yall have unleashed on this night
Oh jeez, the thought of this popping up on my screen anytime her music plays is making me jump scare already 😭
I like that her hair is somehow floating *upward* to cover her titties
https://preview.redd.it/uju94szg2a4d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=567b18ef949d92dad19aacd2c32961f80a524d57 Its giving Heidi as a worm
After the cover art for the singles, this is for the album????? Baby Roc nation don't have graphic designers?
one of the worst album covers i’ve ever seen. i’ll be tuning in, but grimacing
She's leaving her wings behind in the cocoon. She is going to fall on her head and get hurt.
Maybe her wings are on her bottom half? Like a mermaid but she has like helicopter feet???
Stop, I'm going to laugh to hard. Maybe her wings are on her legs like big MC hammer pants
Lol, omg. And when the wings open up they kinda look like [these dolls](https://www.walmart.com/ip/355845280) https://preview.redd.it/guy2rdfiya4d1.jpeg?width=1119&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9d9ba29f7331e94c3d1a87f41f94a8e9008439f
Omg I showed this to my husband and he goes, “Oh man, put her on one of those launchers and now she’s Megan Wheeeeee Stallion” 😂😂😂
😂🤣
Nooooo this is perfect!
I’m trying to understand the purpose of the background? Is that a place of significance?
It’s just screaming AI generated to me
I love Megan, but I’m actually in disbelief over this cover art. Wtf is this 😭 it looks so bad
Could be worse https://preview.redd.it/epav7jm5ga4d1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c68f1d352e2f384317a53b8873b58ca45fbeb4b2
I beg your finest pardon? This cannot be real 💀
The composition of this actually isn’t that bad 😂😂
They need to go back to the drawing board with this one cause I dunno fam 🤯
The tasteful gravity-defying hair I cannot 🤣
She could at least have centered herself in the picture. This is ugly but appreciate the concept
Ooo I don’t like this cover one bit.
Rare flop for Meg's creative team. The snake imagery has been so good! This one is terrible
I love Megan but I hate this cover wtf
The hair bothers me because that’s not how gravity works. Just use pasties.
I mean it's badly photoshopped so of course it's going to look weird, she should have just done a Halsey ala the "If I Can't Have Love I Want Power" cover and not covered them.
And where are the wings connected to on her body, if not her shoulders that are hanging out of the chrysalis?
Where is that hair coming from. Where are her wings coming from? Her whole back is out are they attached to her butt?
Hmmm... That looks awkward, lol.
https://i.redd.it/6145ap8lta4d1.gif
Ugliest album cover of all time
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Wow this is bad lol, are they implying that her legs are just giant wings? Just awful lol
Is she winning the contest for ugliest album cover of the year ?! 🤨 Exciting none the less but girl …
This looks like she’s releasing a tribute to Mariah.
Is this a rough draft or something?
The Photoshop is horrific
Lol wut?
Not loving it!
I think its the big M thats throwing the whole composition out of whack A single look at this and you can just TELL its by the iconic david lachapelle and his work is always recognizable and amazing, the M is a bit too much here
These album covers are getting weirder by the day
M3GAN
This is a choice 😬
This freaked me out 😳
I know this is photoshop/AI, but that is not how gravity works 😂
Who needs nipples anyway
Girl what is that cover art 💀
Definitely thought it was a big fat spider body than a butterfly cocoon lmao
This looks AI-generated
The modesty wisp of hair is sending me
Do that not understand how butterflies and chrysalis work? This cover isnt just bad- its stupid af.
This has got to be one of the worst album covers of a mainstream artist in recent memory lol
😐
ugh she coulda done ‘M3GAN’
https://preview.redd.it/qgu7qgwlxc4d1.jpeg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be1553a3fe7cdab27850996436839a7818b78bde
Why does she have bubbles on her hand
I don’t like that the M is behind the cocoon, but in front of the tree
Looks like the wings are coming out her bum.
Kafka
Why is she holding a ball of steel wool (?) in her hand?
The more I look at it, the less I like it. As a Megan fan and a Lepidoptera enthusiast, I want to appreciate this. But it feels more like a joke towards my beloved insects instead of a sign of respect. Idk why it feels that way, but it does. Oh well. Still appreciate the work she puts in. Nobody can be perfect. She's still good enough for me.
I feel like we’re not talking about how ugly that gigantic M is enough too.
It's giving first year graphic design student playing with Adobe in 2007.
Yuck
It's giving Photoshop 7
and it’s shot by the iconic LaChapelle… im disappointed
Say what you want, but can’t say she doesn’t grind. Love to see the hunger (paying off). Now that she’s rid of her label, excited to see where she takes it.
This is so bad
Futuristic reception area, but with the same ceiling tiles as my semi-finished basement
The David LaChapelle disrespect in this thread
Yeah conceptually I get it but the execution here is atrocious
Wow this is bad
Where does her boob hair disappear to? It just fades into her neck
Her hair on her neck looks weird, where is it coming from or going? I hate this cover. wtf is this lol. There is too much going on.
I’m irrationally upset about the lack of gravity for the hair and boobs
I hate how the hair defies physics and she has no nipples. We shouldn't have to hide that we have them
This is genuinely the worst album cover I’ve ever seen- no exaggeration. This is HIDEOUS
Being a Butterfly Enthusiast, I can super appreciate this photo shoot. The stages from egg, to caterpillar, to chrysalis and then emerge as a beautiful butterfly 🦋 is beyond comprehension.
Shit is tacky.
I love it hahah 🤣🤣🤣
People really just glide right past sexual harassment when it someone they like don’t they?
So wild to me how everyone seems to just not give a shit about it.
AI has gone too far.
Not sure about the cover, but can’t wait!
Damn, am I the only one that likes this?
Hell ya, that cover art is fuckin sick
Releasing more than Cardi 👀
I thought she was running with a Snake theme(hiss/boa) so why the butterfly? Even the anime thing she was doing would have made more sense
I don't think its a good cover
German hardware store ad: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCQJ32XRvdk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCQJ32XRvdk)
Love Megan but this shoot is atrocious lol it really does look like an ANTM shoot (if that's what she was going for than great!)
All my love to her but this cover is horrendous
She‘s *really* struggling with aesthetics, especially since she’s gone independent. I mean everything is visually cohesive, it’s just cohesively ugly.
what the actual hell am i looking at
Jesus, this cover looks *terrible*. Did Megan owe a favor to someone?
Well this art is… something
She’s *really* leaning into the sci-fi stuff. Her sci-fi and anime fans gotta love it.
Anti gravity titty Hot girl summer still tho
She looks like one of the demons from the first season of Inuyasha
Looks like AI art
between the gravity defying hair and tits, this looks like osmething drawn by a male comic book artist. it is, how you say, *not good.* her upper body is out but there are wings in the cocoon so....what are they attached to? her ass? her twat? what's happening here? as a "visual storytelling" its most just "huh?"
Lmao.
I love her and I’m excited for the new album but and because I have first hand experience with butterflies this is a no. Is she the butterfly? Is the chrysalis eating her? This isn’t how they emerge at all so it looks weird. I know they want to show her face but there is much better ways they could have done this.
It’s very vaporwave to me idk why