CHAOS THEORY
Part of the beauty of working for the publishing industry is the sheer chaos that surrounds it. It is creation after all, so we can only expect the kind of frenzied activity associated with the Big Bang. No matter if MEGA’s been in existence for 29 years now (can you believe?) and we’ve been doing these shoots on a regular basis—we’re always keenly aware of Murphy’s Law. With so many moving parts involved in a shoot, there’s always something bound to go awry.
Which is how we ended up on our hands and knees, cutting up paper backdrops to create the technicolor dreamland you’re seeing right now. Our production design plans fell through so we took matters PU V\Y OHUKZ <[PSP[` RUP]LZ ^LYL V\[ ZOVLZ ^LYL Vќ [V keep the paper pristine), and we spent few, frenetic hours slicing and pasting together colorful objects.
When cover stars Milka Romero and Bella Ysmael emerged from their glam stations, extra long hair swinging and electric liner dancing around their eyes, it was as if nothing was ever amiss. It was the proverbial sixth day, and our golden-skinned, neon-clad muses were ready to play.