Poses

Don’t Be A Dummy

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Sometimes a girl needs a big, strong, silent guy to lean on.

Just sayin’.

There are a few gacha machines scattered around at Pose Fair 2014 and this has to be my favourite. The Dummy gacha can be found at the Image Essentials booth. I’m showing one of the rares in this post, but this is one gacha that holds a winner with every spin.

Don’t be a dummy – go check it out.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Top: ISON – silk camisole – (green) by Harry Hyx
Skirt: Tee*fy Su Pencil Skirt Creme by Azure Electricteeth
Shoes: fri.day – fri. – Diana.Heels (Tan) for Slink Medium Feet by Darling Monday
Necklace: Pure Poison – Roxanne Necklace by Shaleene Kenin (Group gift)
Earrings: Pure Poison – Love Earrings by Shaleene Kenin (Group gift)
Ring: Cae :: Promise :: Ring by Caelan Hancroft
Hair: *Dura* JAPAN FAIR Limited hair A-3 by chiaki Xue
Skin: [PXL] Creations [PXL] JADE NAT PetalPink MEB C2 by Hart Larsson
Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual by Siddean Munro
Feet: Slink Mesh Feet (Av) Medium by Siddean Munro
Hand & Feet appliers:[PXL] Creations – [ PXL ] Slink Hand & Feet Appliers NAT by Hart Larsson
Eyes: Amacci Gaze Eyes – Ocean Blue by Carina Larsen
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

Build: Scarlet Creative Work Life Loft Skybox by Charlotte Bartlett

*Pose/prop: Image Essentials – IE – The Dummy Gacha 1 RARE by Kay Weston (Rare gacha prize at Pose Fair 2014)

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Shattered…In A Fedora

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Sometimes I try to complicate things too much. I was so excited by the Shattered… pose and mirror prop from Kuro in motion for Pose Fair that I wanted to do a really special photo using it. I initially tried setting up a scene to shoot the photo, but after I did the image for the mirror, I couldn’t get the placement right. I tried again, and the mirror was too big and I couldn’t get it to look good with a smaller version. Plus, I’m lousy at geometry so I couldn’t get the angle right…or acute or obtuse, for that matter.

So, in the end I cleared out the furniture and other props and went with a plain background. I think that is the best decision because I wanted to highlight the fedora I am wearing from JfL Hats and a simple setting doesn’t detract from it.

Luana Dawg, creator of Kuro in motion, is always clever with her poses and props. What I love about this is that she has included not only instructions on how to create the mirror image (except for the math lesson!) but she supplied the pose separetely so you can use the mirror prop as an accessory or with any other pose. I am using the pose that comes with the set, but I can envisage a lot of scenarios where this could work – perfect for a boudoir shot, for instance.

Johnfrancis Laville of JfL Hats hasn’t had a new release for a while, but the asymmetrical fedora was worth the wait. This version will be available at Menswear Fashion Week (MWFW) starting tomorrow, and he is releasing it in other colour combinations in his store soon. I will update the slurl to MWFW when it opens, but ladies, drag your men over for some fresh spring duds. As you can see, the hat works equally well for women, so don’t be shy about letting your inner gangster or showgirl out! *Edit: Menswear Fashion Week is now open!

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Corset: GizzA – Burlesque Corset [Black] by Giz Seorn
Shoes/stockings: [Gos] Carrie Pumps – Patent & [Gos] Boutique – Hold Ups – Plain – Black 70 by Gospel Voom
Garters: hO wEAr the Apprentice Garters by HeidiHo Huet (part of The Apprentice outfit)
*Hat: JfL Hats – JfL asymmetrical fedora hat charcoal/pale band by Johnfrancis Laville (sneak preview for Menswear Fashion Week April 25-May 3)
Choker: *BOOM* Precious Bow Choker – pitch by Aranel Ah
Earrings: .:* LOULOU&CO *:. – Earrings :: MOULIN ROUGE :: Red by Lolly Carlberg
Skin: [PXL] Creations [PXL] JADE NAT PetalPink MEB C2 by Hart Larsson
Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual by Siddean Munro
Hand appliers:[PXL] Creations – [ PXL ] Slink Hand Appliers NAT by Hart Larsson
Nail polish: Flair – Fingernails Applier Slink A/E – Set 101 by Sasy Scarborough
Eyes: Amacci Gaze Eyes – Ocean Blue by Carina Larsen
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri
Cane: Kirin – Burlesque Poses / Cane NO POSE by Carolina Sautereau

*Pose/mirror prop: Kuro in Motion – Shattered… by Luana Dawg (available at Pose Fair 2014)

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V Is For Villa

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I am doing something today that I very rarely do – I am posting raw shots (other than cropping/resizing). Why? Well, for once when I opened the photos in Photoshop to process them I realised I liked them as they were. I think this is a lesson to me; I can sometimes rely on Windlight, great poses and a location to speak for themselves.

The location is the Cortona Villas from Trompe Loeil, available at the April round of Collabor88. While this is not someplace I would normally call home, I can see myself using often for photos.

The build is materials enabled, so in certain lighting there is a lot of shine on the walls – too much for stone, in my opinion. I spent a lot of time trying to find the balance between definition and shininess. I seem to recall that there is a way in Firestorm Phototools to adjust the amount of detail given off by materials; I am going to have to find the tutorial that covered this so I can use this tool properly.

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Another reason I was able to use raw shots was because of the poses from fri.day by Darling Monday, available at Pose Fair 2014. Both the Monday and Careless pose sets are well-constructed and natural, so the joints are smooth with no need to correct jagged elbows or knobby wrists. Darling is one of those designers who has recently hit my radar as a posemaker and I can see her becoming a fast favourite.

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And what villa would be complete without a balcony? This one has turrets and balconies and rooms big enough to hold court. I may end up becoming a princess after all if I keep hanging out in this villa 😉

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Dress: Cog & Fleur – C&F Satin Doll Gown – Opal by Abathyr (available at Genre April 2014)
Necklace: Cae :: Guinevere (C88) :: Necklace by Caelan Hancroft
Earrings: Cae :: Guinevere (C88) :: Earrings by Caelan Hancroft
Shoes: ::HH:: Hucci Vinnitsa Sandal – Blush for Slink High Feet by Eboni Khan (available at Collabor88 April 2014)
Hair: *ARGRACE* MIZUKI – True Red by rika Oyen
Skin: [PXL] Creations [PXL] JADE NAT PetalPink MEB C2 by Hart Larsson
Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual by Siddean Munro
Feet: Slink Mesh Feet (Av) High by Siddean Munro
Hand & Feet appliers:[PXL] Creations – [ PXL ] Slink Hand & Feet Appliers NAT by Hart Larsson
Eyes: Amacci Gaze Eyes – Ocean Blue by Carina Larsen
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri
Rose: Inizio Longstem Red Rose modifyable by Mistress Midnight (map would not load)

Build: Trompe Loeil – The Cortona Villas V1.1 (with greenery) by Cory Edo (available at Collabor88 April 2014)

*Pose in photo 1 fri.day – fri. – monday.pose 1 by Darling Monday (available at Pose Fair 2014)
*Pose in photo 2 fri.day – fri. – monday.pose 5 by Darling Monday (available at Pose Fair 2014)
*Pose in photo 3 fri.day – fri. – careless.pose 1 by Darling Monday (available at Pose Fair 2014)

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