The Models

1 05 2008

Drumroll, please.

I recently realized that I never did introduce my models. There were a grand total of ten of them at the photo shoot on March 30th, and I can give a brief intro of both the model and the character. It made me super-excited, so… I present them now for your – ah – enjoyment.

First up: The illustrious Zoe Lee.

Zoe Lee

Zoe Lee, aka Purple, is the leader of Team Erie Canal. She is the government’s idea of “the ultimate soldier”: smart, strong, fast, and tactical. She’s also hyper, has a short attention span, and has an overwhelming love for her friends, which kind of takes away from that “ultimate soldier” thing.

As a normal teenager, she pitches softball for one of the city’s leagues. Her team won the local and state championships since she was in fifth grade. Zoe has also pitched for one national game, which her team lost.

During the shoot, she was portrayed by Tiffany M. Tiffany is also hyper, has a short attention span, and has a tendency to jump on her friends. (Another story for another time.)

She was one of the best models to work with. She was in the first group, Version One, that was photographed by Ashley, and her group-mates definitely made her look a lot better by comparison. She’s nice, easy-going, cooperative, and fun to work with!

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WHILE We Wait…

21 04 2008

…let’s check out a few of the photos from the photo shoot.

The first shoot was March 30, 2008, and ten models showed up. It was lots of fun, and the photographers – bless their poor little overworked souls – ended up taking tons of photos. Some of them went up on the MySpace page a little while back — although to check out the photos, you have to be logged in to a MySpace account. I figured, hey, if some people won’t be able to check out the photos, I’d better post a couple of pictures on the blog.

If you hadn’t noticed, just about anybody can see the blog.

So I picked out five pictures for your viewing pleasure. They’re different from the MySpace ones, so if you’ve seen those, try these!

Purple and White

The first photo shows Zoe Lee (Purple) and Chloe Sibylle (White) posing with some lockers. Yes, I realize that the hideous yellow of the lockers kind of takes away from the photos, but I’m not really going to complain… The photo turned out really well.

Zoe Lee #1

And this, my friends, is the indestructible Zoe Lee, leader of the Team Erie Canal Heroes.

She is, by far, my favorite character. And this is, by slim margin, the best photo of her. I did throw in some Photoshopping, but beyond that – this is it. One of the best pictures the photographer (Ashley) managed to procure. I love this photo.

Color Me

Here, we have Ian (Light Blue) and Gordy (Dark Gray), the two male heroes in Version One. I’m fond of the characters, not so much of the models – see the photos in the MySpace albums for reasons why.

This picture is (quite obviously) Photoshopped. (All of the photos with Ian in them are Photoshopped – the model wore the wrong color shirt that day.) This isn’t the best picture of the two older male models, but I’m not for complaining, since it turned out pretty good anyways.

OMG BFF!

I did like this photo. One of the cutest ones Ashley took.

Here’s the backstory to this photo: Ashley decided to take Version One outside for some photos. So we headed to the proper end of the building to take outside photos. We ended up standing around for a few minutes because of some reason or other. So Tiffany (the Zoe model) turned and gave Bobby (Gordy) a random hug. Ashley just happened to take a shot of Tiffany smiling at the camera.

Did you like the picture? I like the picture. Adorable.

Red & White

This is one of the best pics of Maria and Chloe (Red and White, duh) that I have.  (The text may be overdoing it a little, but that’s because I originally designed this pic for another purpose.)

The lighting did make me sad, though.  There were several different shots of the same general pose, but few turned out decently because of the HORRIBLE backlighting.

Anyways, those are the photos… I found the experience to be generally enjoyable, although I did feel sorry for Ashley after a while.  We photographed for an hour and a half.  Yargh.  So – feedback?





At LONG Last

6 04 2008

Yesterday was the day of the first photo shoot.  Amazing!

Here are links to a few of the pictures:

MySpace Album

The Making Of… [MySpace Album]

Enjoy!  And, if you have an account on MySpace.com, feel free to add The TECH Project as a friend and leave comments on the photos.





Quick Update

16 02 2008

Here’s the updated list of “legal” models:

Version One

Zoe Lee Gordy Johnson Maria Aguinaldo

Ian Drake Juliet Martin Chloe Sibylle

Version Two

Danny Harker Tria Aguinaldo Sofie Beretta

Gary Logan [no image] Amanda Sibylle





Excited!

7 02 2008

I’m extremely excited today.

First off, it’s my mom’s birthday. Happy birthday, mommy.

Today is also let’s-send-a-query day. Three letters went out today… I was so excited last night, when I was putting the letters together, that I just wouldn’t shut up. I’m pretty sure most of my family members now understand some of the finer details of querying. (Is that a word?)

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