The colder weather is bringing out some great layering opportunities, best of all some fabulous jacket options. This new about to be released trench coat by League is all sorts of amazing. Not only is it true to trench coat traditional shaping, but it even has the slight overhang flap at the back at the shoulder blades. I also really like that even though the belt has the slide buckle in place, it is tied, which is what happens with most coats of this style eventually.

After all the regular features though, it is the details that League have added that make this trench a MUST HAVE. First off each colour comes with a HUD that adds incredible features to the coat, and gives you over 20 different options of wear. First you have the collar, which has the full trench colour, the half colour half leather, and then full leather options – the leather texture is amazing. Then the same but with the added edginess of studs at the lapel, so cool and definitely gives the coat some extra flavour. Then you have the sleeves in leather or colour, which in leather is so hot, and then belt with leather or colour options, and lastly the metals of the studs and buckle. This is amazing value, and such a great way to wear a coat.

I wore the coat over the mesh leather leggings from Maitreya, and the fit was great, also from the rear you can see that the shape of the coat in the back is really well constructed and moves very well. Great over pants, skirts or perhaps nothing at all. The coats options make it agreeable with so many looks, how will you wear yours ?

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Poses by : Miseria 

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka

Lashes:

Natural Curl Sculpted Lashes – LeLutka

Skin Worn:

Isla – League 

Hair:

Taryn II, Lara  – Maitreya 

Clothes:

Trenchcoat – League (COMING SOON)

Leather Leggings – Maitreya 

Shoes/Boots:

Suave – Maitreya Gold 

Accessories:

Satchel Bag – Izzies 

Mesh Hands – SLink 

First thing I did today was make some changes to my head. The LOGO Chloe head that is. I first off grabbed the Izzies mesh eyes and fit them inside of it. Then I grabbed the SLink teeth/lips rezzed them on the floor, unlinked the lips and wore just the teeth, fitting them nicely inside if the mouth. This is very handy also, as the teeth are individual teeth and can be edited to have a slight gap if so desired. Then it was on to the getting dressed part of the day.

When I first saw the NEW Audrey Jumpsuit from Celoe, I was immediately transferred to Saturday afternoons of my childhood. Watching the Midday old movies,  while gazing in wonder at all the incredibly beautiful women, and their clothing. Women such as Lauren Bacall who would have definitely worn a jumpsuit just like this one. The shoulders are so well styled, giving a great broad shouldered effect, even if you don’t have them underneath. This then draws attention to a narrow waist and curvy hips, all very feminine even in a pant-suit …which back in the 60’s was definitely a balancing act at giving women a sense of empowerment, but also keeping everything still girly.

I especially liked being able to layer the sweater from Celoe under the Audrey jumpsuit. When I saw the cream I knew I wanted to mix it with deeper browns, I had just imagined I would do so more with accessories rather than other clothing items. I also love that the length of the pants allows for a perfect fit of the Suave shoes with socks, so that I can either keep to the warm wintery look with socks, or the bare toes look if feeling a little lighter styling wise.

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Poses by : Marukin Poses

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Mesh Eyes – Izzies (resized to fit inside head)

Lashes:

Part of HUD  – Chloe Mesh Head/Skin – LOGO

Skin Worn:

Default Skin – Amber Tone – Chloe Mesh Head/Skin – LOGO

Teeth – SLink ( Edited to remove lips and fit inside head)

Hair:

Lana – LeLutka

Clothes:

Audrey Jumpsuit, Gea Top – Celoe 

Shoes/Boots:

Suave – Maitreya Gold 

Accessories:

Times Square Ring – Paper Couture

Envelope Clutch – Mon Tissu (edited to size) 

Mesh Hands – SLink 

Whimsy Winx, Anessa Stine and I dressed up tonight and went frolicking all over Second Life. It was full of fun and sillyness, as is usually the case with us.I even had the opportunity to use my stern face, which was funny because I forgot to put it back to regular, I imagine I scared a few people. While gasbagging – slang for talking lots – I was perusing Flickr and found that Ricielli was having another of its Mesh hunts. All items in the hunt are 15L each, there are twenty items, so you get a lot of bang for your buck. The large soft glowing cupcakes are not hard to find either, I think some of the vendors in the store are smaller to be honest.

Then I found a SALE banner for Bliss Couture’s HAT department. This had me tping very fast, I have these sudden cravings in SL for hats every so often, and I had not been to Bliss Couture in such a long time, so off we went. I bought up half the hats, I am pretty sure I will be back for the other half before the sale ends. Anessa purchased the other half, and then I was lucky to find in their fur department that they had a bolero jacket that matched the so awesome Jade hat that I am wearing. Seriously these two pieces are just must haves all over the place. I especially liked that the net veil I made earlier fit the hat, and looked so cute together over the Logo hybrid head.

Because I can’t wear a hairbase over the head, I went to my Gurl 6 folder knowing instantly this was the perfect job for Olive, a flapper hairstyle that is very short and close to the head. This helped with the occasional gap in the hat. I was going to originally wear Coco from Celoe with the bolero, but as I only blogged that the other day, I went with a mix of Maitreya with the bodysuit, and the great mesh corset I grabbed the other day from Etchaflesh. The corset has a great range of sizes and fit really well, I especially like the ruched sides and laced up back.

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Poses by : Geez Poses 

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Part of HUD  – Chloe Mesh Head/Skin – LOGO

Lashes:

Part of HUD  – Chloe Mesh Head/Skin – LOGO

Skin Worn:

Default Skin – Amber Tone – Chloe Mesh Head/Skin – LOGO

Hair:

Olive – Gurl 6

Clothes:

De La Ruche Bodysuit – Maitreya 

Underbust Corset – Etchaflesh 

Shoes/Boots:

Jazz Boots – Maitreya 

Accessories:

Net Veil – Flair by Sasy Scarborough 

Jade Hat , Kaxh Bolero – Bliss Couture 

Mesh Hands – SLink

So many new and gorgeous things today. First off though I will mention that I made the netting veil I am wearing in the pic. It is an attachment I made, to add a little more to the gorgeous ceramic flower by Pididdle. So if you want one – it is mod so you can tint the net to black or whatever colour and change the size – just IM me and I will send you one over :).

The new gown is called Syren and was released earlier today as part of the Fall 2012 collection from Celoe. The style is elegant and sultry. I could not get past how perfect for a wedding the white one is, as I am sure was the plan. So with that in mind, and a great background image from the Second Life Stock Images Group by Cajsa Lilliehook, I created a simple bridal look.

The hair is the new Lana hair by LeLutka, I love this style, pulled back from the face and shoulders. The hair lets you still have so much length and height to it, but you can still see everything I am wearing and my face, this is really important right now with so much detailing in clothing. the height of the hair is also stunning, and I really imagine a proper wedding veil would look incredible cascading from it.’The jewellery I am wearing is by Paper Couture, older pieces that are still classically stunning, and at such an amazing price. You would be crazy not to grab everything in sight.

The face is of course the LOGO Chloe hybrid face and skin set, more info on that if you missed it HERE.

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Poses by : Body Language SLC

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Part of HUD  – Chloe Mesh Head/Skin – LOGO

Lashes:

Part of HUD  – Chloe Mesh Head/Skin – LOGO

Skin Worn:

Default Skin – Amber Tone – Chloe Mesh Head/Skin – LOGO

Hair:

Lana – LeLutka 

Clothes:

Syren Gown – Celoe 

Shoes/Boots:

Petal Sandals – Celoe 

Accessories:

Ceramic Flower Headpiece – Pididdle 

Diamond and Pearl Menagerie set – Paper Couture 

Net Veil – Flair by Sasy Scarborough

Mesh Hands – SLink 

Default HUD

Default Make Ups

Default Brows

Default Lashes

Default Noses

Default Eyes

Default Cheeks

Default Emotions

Default Skin Options

Add On Make Up HUDS

This has been a big week for innovative skin releases, and this Hybrid mesh and skin combination is definitely something worth seeing up close and personal. Gogo and Willow have both done fantastic posts so far on this release, and unlike the fear many have about mesh making us look the same, I don’t think that we do. Features yes but its how you play with the combinations that give much more than imagined.

The New Chloe hybrid mesh system by LOGO is a Mesh head/skin combination, with an amazing array of options. The skins line up at the neck, so the absolute bonus of this kind of package is that you can wear system  clothing and all sorts of mesh items with it. That alone is a win for many.  Each Chloe purchase comes with all tones, there are five of them, which in itself just helps the buy process along very easily, because committing to this kind of look, always has some kind of ‘but what if later I want to be lighter/darker, I would have to buy it again, well not with this, because you get it all at the one time…which if you are a store owner and were considering this for your models is a double win.

You also get the head in two sizes, one is set to zero body fat, and the other is set to 16, I had to change a copy of my shape only because of chin and jaw, as there was a slight gap on the join, once I did that I was perfectly joined. You get three skin choices, which have to do with the breast areas, smaller and larger which is a great thing, you also get tattoo layers for stomach, which give a firm or muscular look to the body…the muscular was too much for me, but I know there are some out there that like that look and Maximillion of LOGO does know his skins. Then you have a bottom option on a tattoo layer, which I thought was so adorable, and on top of that there are 9 nipple options on tattoo layers for each skin base you choose to wear. Those are just the things you put on at first.

After you wear the skin, add the alpha and attach the head, you will see you have no eyes, well that is taken care of also, you can add the eyes in the folder with the teeth as its all one thing, and then you add the brows and the HUD that comes with the default package. Now everything just gets into a whole new realm of awesome. You are first all ooooo ahhh by the many eyeshadows and lipticks options, because it is HUD controlled that gives you hundreds of options of wear combining the two with there being 16 of each. Then on top of that you have brows in different colours, I mixed between the blonde and the brown for the post.

Then you travel further down and you realise the eyes have 16 eye colours and the eyes are just beautiful, but you can leave them off and go with your own mesh eyes if you have some, but you will not be able to wear system layer eyes, as the alpha on the head removes them. You then glance to your right, because lashes beckon and you have all these NO NEED TO FIT THEM YOURSELF lashes options, that go from very light to true diva style lashes, and even an OFF option so you can wear your own if you choose to. This might be something I do because mine are mesh strands, and the lashes in the head are mesh with texture so they do have alpha issues with some mesh hair from a side angle, you will have to work out what is best for you, but as I said, the no lash option is there.

Then down the very bottom you have NOSES, and its like wait, noses, do they change ? they do, but not the shape just the texturing to them, and while it is very subtle it does change the face enough that you and a friend could both get Chloe and look different to each other. Cheeks also just above the nose do give more of an angular look to the face depending on which you choose.  So thats just the tip, hundreds of make up looks, eyes, noses, lashes, brows its already all sorts of wonderful.

Then you click the top of the HUD it spins and suddenly you have what looks like an emoter hud that many are familiar with…and YES your face changes, suddenly you have parted lips, pouts, angry face and your eyes change with and along with them go your lashes, this is marvellous  again no extra editing or post process work on pics. The other great thing is that the head is scripted to blink, so you don’t stare blankly and as the eyes are rigged to the actual SL eyes, if you have a HUD that controls the way in which your eyes focus, you can still use that as I did to keep everything straight. There is also a miniature hud for expressions you can wear just day to day, so you can change your face on the go, also there is included a storage hud that you wear and it records your favourite make up combo, so you can wear it, choose your look and then remove it to wear at any time in the future.

Then if all of that is not enough for you, and you are all about, oh but I will get bored with potentially 1024 make up combinations, yes I did the math…you can actually already purchase additional HUDs for lips, eyes and cheeks and they are crazy inexpensive again adding  hundreds if not a thousand more combinations. That is just the make ups, when you factor in noses and brows it just goes on and on, as well as the skin options, and so on. This is a MUST have system for anyone that wants to take the leap into a mesh looking face, because with shadows and so on, you wont have those harsh angles of SL avatar faces, you will have nice smooth curves to your face.

Also if you are the type to do facial piercings , well as you can see mine fit the same as they did on my regular shape, you may have to move things around a little bit. Try the DEMOS see how you like it, I am looking forward to seeing more of the Hybrids coming from LOGO I already got a peak today of the next face and she is a beauty, I think there is even a pic of her at the store.

When I shot the make up options I did a simple one eye one lips pic all the way down through the 16, but of course as mentioned you can have so many different combo’s as well as with the add on make ups.

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Poses by : Body Language SLC 

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Part of HUD  – Chloe Mesh Head/Skin – LOGO

Lashes:

Part of HUD  – Chloe Mesh Head/Skin – LOGO

Skin Worn:

Default Skin – Amber Tone – Chloe Mesh Head/Skin – LOGO

Hair:

Turn the Page – Exile 

Clothes:

Ellio Bikini – BOOM 

Shoes/Boots:

Mesh Bare Feet – SLink 

Accessories:

Mesh Hands – SLink 

The outfits today are totally looks that I would wear if it wasn’t so hot outside right now, but they are definitely looks that I have worn in the past, as I definitely tend to favour this style of pants being tall, and I had a love affair with blazers over the years too. The pants are the latest release from Baiastice and the style as well as the beautiful thin belt just add up to pure bliss and MUST HAVE items.

In the first pic I went with the monochromatic look of black and white, with some silver thrown in with the amazing new jewellery sets by Gossamer Jewellery. They actually include different colour options, so in the other pic I went with the choc gold combo as well.

The blazer is from Emery, and is fabulous, but a word of warning, due to the avatar limitations, the sleeve length of the jacket does make for some issues with the alpha ability and the skin. Because of where the sleeves end, the avatar stretches when the arms are bent and skin that is usually covered by the alpha actually stretches to then become exposed…this is not a defect of the clothing, but the limitations of the avatar…so be sure to demo before you buy in case your AO does a lot of bending at the arm. Because I know what’s doing it, it doesn’t bother me.

I put the blazer over an old top from LeLutka that I adore, that has a cute sculpted knot at the mid section, and thought it was very appropriate for this sexy boardroom look, kind of imagining that the blazer would be buttoned up at some stage and all appearing professional if need be.  The second pic has a mix of tops, the fitted hybrid mesh sweater from Celoe, that is system top layer and mesh collar, so that the necklace fit well and it has that tucked into the pants look. Then the oversized sweater again from Emery that is really beautiful when styled this way, almost changing it altogether into a classy top, but of course change what it is worn with and you could have a very different style altogether.

The third swater is the merino sweater from Baiastice, this has an amazing overlayer to the mesh that gives a realism to being all soft and fluffy wool, I really like how it is done, especially since it was achieved without causing any mesh alpha issues with hair…great work.  The hairstyles I am wearing are from Elikatira, most of them older styles, but the beautiful braided side do, is Interupt a new style that was supposed to be released around sale time, so for a short time has been discounted in the store, so if you love it, which you should, go grab it at the discount if it is still available, and if not, then grab it anyway, because hair is a steal for the amount of wear people get out of it.

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Poses by : Body Language SLC 

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka

Lashes:

Natural Curl Sculpted Lashes – LeLutka

Skin Worn:

Isla – League 

Essentials Saga Mouth and Lipstick – LAQ 

Hair:

Rhythm, Interupt, Rush, Vivid – Elikatira 

Clothes:

Blazer Poe, Oversized Sweater Pet Cemetary – Emery 

Milano Trousers, Merino Turtle-neck Sweater – Baiastice 

Gea Top – Celoe 

Mo tank Top – LeLutka (possibly in the clearance section of the store)

Shoes/Boots:

Suave – Maitreya Gold

Accessories:

Tarifa Bracelet, Necklace and Earrings – Gossamer Jewellery @ Collabor88/Nov

Mesh Hands – SLink 

The more I wear of the new Collabor88 items, the more I am loving the theme, the colours and just the overall feel of the collections. The threadbare manchester jeans are great cords in mesh, which either come in solids or two tone options. I am definitely more partial to the solid, but the two tone are definitely a fun option. The stitching on the seams is great, and I especially love the arrow tail detailing on the pockets.

I was especially glad to see that the same kind of detailing was evident on the vest from Sn@tch that is a much older item I already had, and worked to bring the look together. The other top worn are the great bodysuits part of Collabor88 by The Sea Hole. The bodysuits have beautiful detailing not only on the print part of the top, but also the really beautiful open button look.

The hairstyles also at the event are from LaViere, the ponytail style is a two part style, and actually looks really cute without the tail. The bob is just adorable, and I like the really straight bangs.

The new shoes I am wearing are Indra from Slink, these are the next release of Add On shoes that go over the medium height bare feet, so you need the mesh feet first, and then add the shoes. The style is very fun, with tread soles and a lovely high heel, the multi pack has lots of options of wear, you can change the straps and heel colours as much as you want, so the multipack is the way to go for lots of choice. I did change from the shoes mid way as the jeans are close at the back so they don’t allow for a curved heel shape in a high heel but fit a lot better with flats or shoes that aren’t as curved at the back, so DEMO DEMO DEMO.

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Poses by : Frooti 

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka

Lashes:

Natural Curl Sculpted Lashes – LeLutka

Skin Worn:

Isla – League 

Essentials Saga Mouth tattoo layer – LAQ

Hair:

Yuki , Taylor – LaViere @ Collabor88/Nov

Clothes:

Threadbare Manchesters – BOOM  @ Collabor88/Nov

Gem Suede Vest – Sn@tch 

Shoes/Boots:

Indra Shoes (ADD ONS) , Mesh Medium Bare Feet – SLink 

Accessories:

Santa Fe Ring – LaGyo  @ Collabor88/Nov

Mesh Hands – SLink 

Only moments ago Collabor88/November opened its doors to the public, and the theme is Painted Desert for this round. Such beautiful colours, and really lovely items created around the heat evoking theme. One item that will be a wearable with ease item for many and a definite MUST HAVE ! is the Perla sweater that is Glam Affairs release for the event. It is a fabulous oversized sweater dress that just looks great with or without leggings underneath.

Adding to that the new boots by Baiastice, not part of the event, but the colours available do mix and match well. The boots come in standard sizing and have a great range of suede or fabric textures. For the vivid colours I am leaning towards the fabric, and the naturals in suede…I do especially like how high they are and the heel is wonderful.

Also from Collabor88/November are these hairstyles by Clawtooth that I am wearing, they are both variations of the same style. I really like how large the waves are, giving them more of a kink look rather than true curls, which is really cool for hair that is thick and heavy like this. As the colour chosen is so obviously not my natural colour, I am going with darker brows on the skin this time around, which as much as I love doing this, and it was definitely done on purpose as there are blonde brows with the skin. Also I am wearing the Saga mouth from Laq over the league skin, because I just love that mouth.

Other items are the really cool necklace and ring from LaGyo, they come in gold or silver and I really adore the chevron style of them, and love how well the rings just sit on the Slink hands without any need to adjust or anything YAY for Add, thank you whichever Lindens did that.

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Poses by : Diesel Works 

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka

Lashes:

Natural Curl Sculpted Lashes – LeLutka

Skin Worn:

Isla – League 

Essential Saga Mouth Tattoo – LAQ 

Hair:

I Digress, I Never – Clawtooth @ Collabor88/November

Clothes:

Perla Sweater – Glam Affair @ Collabor88/November

Folklore Leggings Ziggy – League 

Shoes/Boots:

Knee Platform Stretch Boots – Baiastice 

Accessories:

Mesh Hands – SLink 

Santa Fe Necklace and Ring – LaGyo 

Last week Anessa Stine came to visit wearing the NEW FANATIK dress that is part of their FaMESHed release for the month. As soon as I saw the sleeves I knew that they had used mesh in the way in which I wish many would, they had chosen the lace to be a separate ‘material’ than the rest of the dress, so that the alpha in the lace would not effect the rest of the dress, meaning you could wear mesh hair that has alpha without an effect, also it meant that if mod I could be tricky.

The dress is Mod, so I immediately rezzed it on the ground, and selecting the face of the sleeves turned the transparency up to 100 and BAM a sleeveless ALL Leather looking dress that is definitely HOT HOT HOT, and you of course get two looks for one. While I still like the charm of the lace sleeves, they are sweet, it is definitely the all leather look most will be craving, and the zipped back is really well done too, from the top to bottom an easy removal detail that adds to the sexy.

The hairstyles are all from Wasabi Pills and featured at some events all around the town. The Adorable ribboned up and pulled into a bob look is featured at The Costume Ball event, the gorgeous long style with headband is this months FaMESHed item, and lastly in the special colours is the Nikki that is part of the Tomorrow Today fundraiser being held at the moment, so be sure to grab all of those and enjoy the other great finds along the way. Remember that FaMESHed has also changed locations so update your LM’s or Slurls. All hairstyles should be available in the store once the events are over.

The skin I have on is a sneak peak of an upcoming launch for Adam n Eve. The Laina skin comes in 6 make ups, brow options, enhancer and dehancers for cleavage, and nail covers so you can wear fake nails without having to tint gloves. This is definitely a strong face and I really like the mouth a lot as well as the intense eye make up, I do wish that it did come without liner on the bare option, as it does not seem so bare if I still have so much black around the eyes, but I can live with it either way, as the black does add to the lashes I wear in a positive way. Make sure you check Laina out as well as the upcoming Disa skin, as both are just delightful and definitely don’t look overly young, which is a plus for sure.

Click HERE to SLURL’s Page.

Poses by : Diesel Works 

Equipment Used:

VR Studio 3.0 and HUD and Library for location shoots – VR Foundry Mainstore , VR Foundry @ The Deck

Eyes:

Ellis – LeLutka

Lashes:

Natural Curl Sculpted Lashes – LeLutka

Skin Worn:

Laina – Adam n Eve (COMING SOON)

Hair:

Christy(@ The Costume Ball) , Amelie (@ FaMESHed/November) Nikki (@ Tomorrow Today Event)  – Wasabi Pills @ Costume Ball Event

Clothes:

Leather and Lace Dress – FANATIK @ FaMESHed/November

Shoes/Boots:

Cindy – Collabor88/October

Accessories:

Santa Fe Necklace – Gossamer Jewellery @ FaMESHed

Dara and Dedan Bracelets – Celoe 

Mesh Hands – SLink 

This is one of those times where you have to run, not walk – or in our case TP – as fast as you can, because you only have two days left. Crystall Dunes was open to the public recently, and so much love was bandied back and forth about it, that Neva has graciously extended the time until the 7th of November. Now if you do not know about Crystall Dunes, just imagine if every single home decor item or furniture piece you have ever admired, was set up in a way as to create the perfect home, or in this case homestead, because there is not only one house on the sim. Then the outdoors also is just beautiful, soft, subtle and has hundreds of possible photo taking oppurtunities.

Now a year or so ago we started the Second Life Stock Images group on Flickr, you have possibly seen me mention it before. It was actually inspired by Cajsa Lilliehook who so often sends out a long list of possible locations for photography, and the different attributes the location has, such as being able to rez or scripts yes or no, and so on. You see I tend to want to shoot outdoors, but by the time I find a space, and am happy with the location, something always goes wrong. Then with frustration I return to my VR Studio and am in bliss and safe from the outdoors and take my pics.

But I thought what if someone like Cajsa was to take pics without herself in the images, and share the locations that way. If people added pics to a flickr pool and we were given permission to use them for store ads, blog pics and/or photography it could maybe help some people. Also I hoped that it would give an advantage to those that don’t have strong enough graphics cards to load all the outdoors info into their pics as well as take the photos. So anyway that is how that came about.

Whimsy, Cajsa, myself as well as others add to the pool whenever we have time, and I would love everyone to consider each time they are out and about taking pics, to take a few extras without avatars in them and add them to the pool.

Now one thing I did do, because Crystall Dunes is a location that I believe Neva uses for a lot of her own Photography, I did contact her and ask permission, also I did not shoot her ‘things’ as such, there are amazing inside items that would take a lot of work to catalogue to give them the credit they deserve, so those types of things I left out of the Stock Images I made. But if you do go there yourself you are allowed to take pics, that is the idea of her opening it up.

Whimsy Winx of Virtually Dressed earlier today did a mini tutorial on Faux Shadows, and how even if adding yourself to a stock image, you can recreate the shadows from overhead leaves or other items in the scene. Her and I do this very similar, but we both have our own steps etc, and finished looks we create, but along the same lines, I did a pic using one of the many pictures I took yesterday, and using an older post pic you may remember from a few weeks ago, because the outfit worked in the scene. The shadows of the leaves etc are done after the fact, using the same sorts of steps Whimsy did in her post, so I hope you will give that a whirl too.

So If you are ever stuck for backgrounds, or ideas for them, also we do include the slurls to the locations the pics were taken at, so that may help also. Feel free to use the ones in Second Life Stock Images, and have fun, and also please comment in the pics with a link to what you do with them, would love to see the way people change them etc.