But, alas... Tara only touched on the frenzy that occurred on and after the call date of the 19th. Though the few girls that came to our open call were beautiful in their own right, we have all so been so present in this design and conceptual process that none of us could settle for less than the perfection pictured in our originals designs. The hunt was on.
We scoured online agencies and forums all day long. Model Mayhem (http://www.modelmayhem.com/), Next Models (http://www.nextmodels.com/), LA Models, Willamina Models turned us onto some amazing talent, and some came and sought us out after catching wind of the project. All and all, the line-up filled out better than we could have dreamed, and our designs and finals plans shaped themselves around each model to fit her perfectly.
We shot 12 girls in two days, seeing 6 models each day, with 7 hairstylists and assistant stylists, 1 rock star make-up artists and assistant artists, and our most favorite manicurist ever.
These were long, full days. Thank god for chocolate, pizza and coffee. We also had some groupies on set, boyfriends and girlfriends and friends and photographers photographing the photographer taking photos. WHEW. I’m telling you, it was CRAZY! By the second day we got our rhythm, and despite some last minute changes in our concepts and crew, we flowed through the entire shoot with no breakdowns, boxing matches or dead bodies. Quite the accomplishment; somehow we managed to streamline all that creative juice into one divine purpose. And boy are these beauties divine.
It will be a few weeks before we see first sets of the final images, and we’ll e blogging about the aftermath as well --- there are toys to be put away, loose ends to tie, and next steps to make to keep pushing this and future projects to the next level.
While waiting for photos, we’ll be compiling and scanning and listing resources and procedures for our styles. Soon, 100Yearsof Hair.com will be up and will be such an intricate dissection a project like this that you will be begging for more.
The blog was only the beginning!
Thank you Natasha, for pulling this all together and holding us accountable for the quality you knew we were capable of. Thank you Brig, for making us look like rock stars.
