Month: August 2013

Rainy Days & Cupcakes

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Ah, the rain. If we’re carefree with the spontaneity of a child, we’ll dance in it. Barefoot. But if we’re wearing suede, an umbrella is a necessity!

I found the most amazing umbrella pose set by CAASH! at Soho Market today. It has seven poses and three separate sets of umbrellas (left and right each of plain, plaid and retro designs). So I hopped over to Berry’s The Explore Second Life Flickr group page and started perusing. Now, there are very few things this girl loves more than cupcakes so it was kismet when I saw the photos by Moon Falconer, a reminder that part of the Cupcakes sim is in rain!

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I’m not going to say much more, but in the final photo I am walking away from the brasserie.

Um…and no, that’s not frosting on the corner of my mouth…why do you ask? 😉

Pretty stuff I’m wearing:

Outfit: Ricielli Mesh – (S) Papi II jumpsuit /pink+nude by Fhara Acacia (available at The Dressing Room Fusion)
Boots: ::HH:: Hucci Akita Suede Boots – Collection by Eboni Khan
Jewelry: Amacci – Stripes – Necklace + Earrings – Bronze by Carina Larsen (Gacha prize at The 24)
Ring: Maxi Gossamer – Maxi Gossamer – Rings – 9mm Joli Petite Fatal – 1 finger – GOLD by Maxi Gossamer
Hair: *ARGRACE* Mia – Red by rika Oyen
Eyes: Amacci Gaze Eyes – Ocean Blue by Carina Larsen
Skin: [PXL] Creations [PXL] JADE SK WineLight Lips MEB C2 by Hart
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Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual by Siddean Munro
Feet: Slink Mesh Feet (Av Enhance) Medium by Siddean Munro
Hand & Feet Appliers: [ PXL ] Creations [ PXL ] Slink Hand & Feet Appliers SK

Poses: CAASH! Umbrella Female Couple Pose Prop for Soho by Carolina Ashmoot (available at Soho Market)

More Torture

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Original

This is going to be a very quick post today. I just thought I would share a bit of the torture I have been subjecting myself to.

Yep, I’ve been doing tutorials in Photoshop. Again.

I did the above photo and liked it ok, but I thought it would be fun to try out the tutorials I have been messing around with on selection techniques. I did the original capture, planted it on a background and the shadow which I had preserved from my original shot just didn’t work. So I fooled around with the image and came up with this:

Post torture
Post torture

I may actually like the original better. I’m still deciding. But I wanted to have you share my pain.

I’m just nice like that 😉

Pretty stuff I’m wearing:

Jacket: GizzA – Cotton Jacket [Pastel Peach] by Giz Seorn
Top: GizzA – Cotton Tank [White] by Giz Seorn (included with jackets)
Shorts: GizzA – Cotton Shorts [Pastel Ocean] by Giz Seorn
Boots: ::HH:: Hucci Akita Suede Boots – Collection by Eboni Khan
Phone:
Le Primitif – :::LP::: Gametoy_LPhone – Yellow by Chiharu Mercado Dubrovna (Gatcha prize at The 24)
Necklace: Maxi Gossamer – MG – Necklace – 9mm Joli Petite Fatal – GOLD by Maxi Gossamer
Ring: Maxi Gossamer – MG – Rings – 9mm Joli Petite Fatal – 1 finger – GOLD by Maxi Gossamer
Earrings: [MANDALA]Otsumami earrings/GOLD by Kikunosuke Eel
Hair: Analog Dog – .b – cosine sangria by Queue Marlowe
Skin: [PXL] Creations [PXL] JADE SK WineLight Lips MEB C2 by Hart
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Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual by Siddean Munro
Feet: Slink Mesh Feet (Av Enhance) Medium by Siddean Munro
Hand & Feet Appliers: [ PXL ] Creations [ PXL ] Slink Hand & Feet Appliers SK
Eyes: Mayfly – Liquid Light Mesh Eyes (Glacial River, w3) by Arkesh Baral
Lip Gloss: ::Modish:: Yndra lips 2(glossy) by Ele Brandi (Gatcha prize at The 24)

Pose: flowey. ‘razzle’ -HAPPY BIRTHDAYC88! Series by Flutter Memel (available at Collabor88 September 2013)

Wanderstill, Ode & Thanking A Persistent Visitor

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Wanderstill, Ode
Wanderstill, Ode

I threw on this outfit the other day and I loved the cheery pastels so much I decided I wanted to take photos wearing it. But I didn’t want to shoot against a plain background and it didn’t seem to suit our beach home location. Luckily, I now have loads of destinations to visit, thanks to Berry’s Exploring Second Life Meme. I recalled one of the bloggers, Lolita Oleander, mentioning another very old favourite of mine, Wanderstill, Ode and I knew this lovely spring sim was the perfect location.

When I arrived, there was only one other person on the sim, so I knew I would be able to find a quiet place for my photo shoot. It didn’t take me long to discover this lovely glade, and attaching my LumiPro lights and HUD, I struck a pose. Just as I was about to take the first shot, the other visitor popped into my view. He said hello and asked if I owned the sim. “No,” I replied, “I’m just here trying to take some pictures,” hoping he would take the hint and move on. But he didn’t. He struck up a conversation with me and since he was polite and friendly, I answered his questions and replied to his comments while trying to find an angle to shoot from that didn’t include him in the frame. My replies were sparse since I had to wait for my screen to unlock after each time I refreshed my shot, and I told him that was what I was doing (again, hoping he would get the hint and go on his merry way).

And then, I hit upon this angle, with the daisies in the foreground, and I knew I had a winner. I began adjusting my lighting and was fully intending to continue chatting with him as I shot (hey, I’m a nice person and I won’t derender or mute someone who has spoken to me when I’m taking photographs unless they are being a jerk). Of course, that was exactly the moment he told me he would explore the sim a bit more and thanked me for my time. I felt a little guilty when I told him to enjoy his wanderings, but I didn’t continue the conversation.

I hope he found the area as enchanting as I always have. I hope he goes back frequently. And if he ever remembers the woman standing in the meadow taking photographs, I hope he thinks she was only preoccupied and not rude.

It is too beautiful a place for ugliness.

Pretty stuff I’m wearing:
Dress: Emery – Dress Gatsby Rose by sunami Beck (Available at Collabor88)
Boots: ::HH:: Hucci Akita Suede Boots – Collection by Eboni Khan
Ring: Maxi Gossamer – MG – Rings – 9mm Joli Petite Fatal – 1 finger – GOLD by Maxi Gossamer
Necklace: MG – Necklace – Florentine Lover’s – Short by Maxi Gossamer (Available at Collabor88)
Bracelet & Earrings: MG – Florentine Lover’s by Maxi Gossamer (Available at Collabor88)
Hair: Analog Dog – .b – wound up – COLOR CHANGE – sangria by Queue Marlowe
Skin: [PXL] Creations [PXL] JADE SK WineLight Lips MEB C2 by Hart
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Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual by Siddean Munro
Feet: Slink Mesh Feet (Av Enhance) Medium by Siddean Munro
Hand & Feet Appliers: [ PXL ] Creations [ PXL ] Slink Hand & Feet Appliers SK
Eyes: Mayfly – Liquid Light Mesh Eyes (Glacial River, w3) by Arkesh Baral
Lip Gloss: ::Modish:: Yndra lips 2(glossy) by Ele Brandi (Gatcha prize at The 24)

Poses by aDORKABLE Poses – Stroll Dork Pack by Adorkable Peapod (available on Marketplace only)