Outsourcing!

I was petrified by the hairstylist's text message of being unable to come to the shoot the following day, uhmm the text message was sent 12:30 am and the shoot's call time is at 8:30 am and still the line up of celebrities to be photographed was not yet finalized, BTW, I am not the photographer, nor the MAU or the stylist, I dunno how  I call my part, you can just say I AM THE MAN lols! I put things together to create a team resulting to a very very illustrious material (bam!).

Ms. Miriam wearing the Jeff Galang creation
from geena cloth !

I woke up at 7:30 am, have to cook something to share on the shoot (we are working on a very very budgeted project), the problem with the hairstylist continue to bother me, then a great idea (which wasn't the greatest idea after all) pops within the concaval walls. I scouted a hairstylist to every salon we pass by even barbershops! At first I did not want to name drop a single celebrity participating the said shoot because of my fear of getting the "incompetent" one (well, though we are working at a very very budgeted project, I would still like to stick with my standards-of fashion norms!) then this guy accepted the offer, a bit pricey for our budget but what was bothering me to include him in the team was his sketched eyebrows! yes, I did not get him, then after 5-6 salons I tried my  luck on this "since 1977" barbershop and beauty salon, there I met her, on velvet top layered with black cardigan,  simple jewelries, bob hairdo - overall: fine. I got her. 

That day, we have 3 personalities lined up for the shoot, a teen celebrity, a commercial model and a beauty titlist and a yet to be confirmed hunk actor in the afternoon. The shoot went well, except for the hair, instead of following the pegs, the stylist resorted to a daintier and safer look and the wardrobe for the last celebrity (hunk actor did not confirmed) but with her creative idea (desperation on my judgement) she wrapped the fabric (used as backdrop) around her body forming it into a gown (presenting Philippines!) and with the stylist's clippings and draping, it blown me away. 

Most of the times, we cracked up especially when things do not happen the way we planned it to be. We let our anxiousness drove us and control us. Sometimes, we just have to trust the people within the team on what they can bring, listen to their contribution and to what they can offer on the table. 

ps: happened 3 days after this blogshit was posted :)