[ReiXi]

Originally Posted by Delirium-Zer0

I never said it was ayu's fault either. On the contrary, I always blame it on the designers & photographers. Even if ayu did say "I wanna do a pose laying on the beach like this person", it's the photographer & designer's fault if they decide to make it THAT much like the original. Shows a serious lack of creativity on their part.

Nothing's 100% original - people are inspired by things they see & hear all the time. Some of the best ideas in the world were just improvements on someone else's idea.

The thing is, though, they IMPROVED upon the idea. Edited it heavily to the point where you don't see a resemblance anymore.

But here, they didn't bother to do that - they just did their best to make a carbon-copy of the original photo. THAT is what's disappointing about it.

I think so. "Nothing's 100% original"