Muse Project: October Session Was a Bust

This time around, I hate to admit I was rather disappointed.

The theme was costumes, supposedly in honor of this season’s best holiday, Halloween. The Kansas City Costume Company was there providing costumes for all the models, and we had three floors of the Abdiana Building in which to shoot. Sounds great, huh? The problem was that there were too few hair stylists (and maybe even MUAs) for the number of models and photographers present. All of us photographers did a lot of waiting around for models to be ready to shoot. Granted, this gave me much more opportunity to network with my peers than I had last time, but I had also paid to be here and feel I was not nearly getting the amount of work I should have.

Another big gripe: no scary Halloween costumes! What the hell? Everyone I talked to had the same opinion about the costume selection. I don’t know who exactly to blame for this gross oversight, but I had anticipated much more variety in the genre of costumes. There were beautiful costumes there of course, like the pink one the lovely Jacinda (top image below) is wearing, but many were simply fashions from previous eras. There were a few good costumes, like a French maid, a gladiator, and the Cat Girl outfit on Kodi Jo (bottom image).

Did I expect too much from them this time around? Maybe. But either way, I certainly don’t feel that I got my money’s worth. I know Toria and Cara Sue worked really hard as usual in organizing this event, and I have no ill feelings toward them. They’re both fabulous people and have been conducting the Muse Project for little over six months. I hope that this one – as with each month – gives them both a learning experience, making the whole thing better and more profitable and enjoyable for all involved.