Oh joy. The only set I've been able to do this year, a "Fallout" - inspired cosplay story set which was nevertheless a huge amount of work between making props, finding the ideal location, and shooting, has been rejected, or at least only deemed acceptable if I make huge edits that will entirely ruin the story. The reason - my own stupidity, as I forgot that no non SG-models should appear in sets, and my girlfriend and photographer play characters in this one.
Fuckballs, or words to that effect. :( I've mulled over giving up here a few times - largely due to being bullied by transphobes - but resisted the urge to let myself be driven away. This, on the other hand, hits me creatively: I can't even imagine trying to make a set of 40-60 straightforwardly pretty glamour shots (I tried in some very early sets, to massively awkward effect). Looking back, I feel I only come alive when I have a story to tell, and the only stories I have left are definitely not solo ones. Could I connect with other SG models? Only if they were enthusiastic about my weird concepts, and I was better-equipped to travel.
So sadly, it looks as if I will have to admit to myself that this is just not the right place for my brand of weirdness. Still, I'm not in a hurry to give up alternative modelling per se, so lest this come across as a pointless pity party, I'd be interested to hear if anyone has any good (and especially UK) recommendations for other platforms, sites, agencies etc. I do enjoy what I do, but the particular combination of huge amounts of work and very restricted scope that is necessary to be an active hopeful here are just no longer for me.
