Looking Back, Maybe We Should Have Brought More
Posted by Jared | Posted in Real Life, modeling, Costumes and Props | Posted on 28-07-2009
So, I’m in the kitchen making vast amounts of soup and Kyle Cassidy calls up and says “You and JR wanna be in a photo shoot?”
“What would we have to do?” I ask, keenly aware that while my ankle has healed enough for walking, I can’t do much else.
“Just stand there while Trillian hovers in midair. Maybe look like you’re reading something.”
That, we decided, we could do.
After the bus stop fun was concluded, Kyle and Trillian invited us back to their place to watch ONG BAK 2. This sounded like a fine time to us, but we had to get back and finish our soups. We resolved to return for the film. Kyle oft handedly mentioned that he had was trying to figure out the proper lighting rig for taking pictures of con-goers World Con, and since we were going home anyway, if we wanted to bring some costumes back he would try out some lights.
How many could we bring, we ask?
“As many as you like,” Kyle said. “You bring 10, we’ll shoot 10.”
We brought 11.
Something about seeing all these fantastic pictures at once has caused me to reconsider both my costuming and why I do it in the first place. I’ve said that my interest in costuming is mainly sculptural, and I’m going take the next few days to look at these costumes from that perspective, and in doing so, pinpoint where I’m going to go next.
Oh, and if you’re going to World Con, you’re a fool if you pass up a chance to get Kyle to take your picture. He’ll be set up on Saturday, right at the top of the escalators at the 5th floor.
