Winter Can Die Now…

Officially: winter is a season, not a living entity, and non-living-entities – much like inanimate objects – cannot technically be alive or dead.

Off the record: I don’t care.  I still think that winter can die now.

One effect of the crappy weather we’re having is the fact that a snow and icy rain storm will be rolling in this Sunday, the day I was supposed to have the photo shoot.  That’s really quite upsetting.  I wanted to do it Sunday.  But I didn’t have the 75% participation I needed, anyway, which was vaguely important too.

Sigh.

BUT – that does mean I have more time to prepare.  Here’s a mini how-to for doing a photo session with living models.

Update

Today in the world of the TECH Project:

• Signed another model.  This makes a grand total of *four!* models with parental permission to take part in the project.  (Out of twelve, though.  Sigh.)
• Finished/printing a letter to the last model to be notified.  Stupid thing isn’t compatible with vista, so guess what?  I get to go through the whole… entire… thing… and change the squares into apostrophes.
• Printed off 50 pages to send to one agent.  The people over here are gonna hate me.  I use up all their paper.

It’s just a quick update today, mostly because I’m excited.  For one of the models, J., I tested makeup.  She looked really nice, but it was just barely visible.  It made her face glow more than it stuck out.  But glow is good.

I’m starting to ramble, which is a good sign that I need to get off and go to class.

Moving Day

[Continued from http://thetechprojectdiaries.blogspot.com]

Shuffled the blog from Blogger to WordPress today. Particularly to use the Categories. I like WordPress categories. They’re special.

Modeling Update

Another modeling update: three more models have agreed to participate.

• Zoe Lee, Purple : still waiting, but highly likely
• Gordy Johnson, Dark Gray : Yes (B.S.)
• Maria Aguinaldo, Red : Definite yes (F.C.)
• Ian Drake, Light Blue : still waiting, questionable
• Juliet Martin, Yellow : Yes (A.P.)
• Chloe Sybille, White : still waiting, questionable
• Vera Icharus, Talon : Yes (J.T.)
• Daniel Ricky, Digitize : Yes (D.B.)
• Sofie Beretta, Armsdealer : Yes (D.B.)
• Tria Aguinaldo, Thunder : Definite yes (C.C.)
• Amanda Sybille, Stretch : still waiting, questionable

I’ve started arranging some shots, but nothing is final yet. Still need the Model Release forms and to set a date.

Modeling Update???

All right, guys. The TECH Project may soon be getting some models.

Last week, I went to talk to my cousin-in-law, who’s a lawyer. There was a large discussion involved, but eventually we came to an agreement involving me making up some sort of model release form for the models and their parents to sign (since they’re all minors) to make everything legal. I’m really excited.

So here are the contracts I need and who has agreed to sign them:

• Zoe Lee, Purple : still waiting, but highly likely
• Gordy Johnson, Dark Gray : still waiting
• Maria Aguinaldo, Red : Definite yes (F.C.)
• Ian Drake, Light Blue : still waiting, questionable
• Juliet Martin, Yellow : still waiting

• Vera Icharus, Talon : Yes (J.T.)
• Daniel Ricky, Digitize : Yes (D.B.)
• Sofie Beretta, Armsdealer : Yes (D.B.)
• Tria Aguinaldo, Thunder : Definite yes (C.C.)
• Amanda Sybille, Stretch : still waiting, questionable

As you can see, there are five different models so far. None of them have signed any release forms yet, but those still need to be made up. (The only one I have is legal and valid, “governed by the laws of England”. Good luck getting that past an American court.)

Any thoughts on modeling?