Safari Chic

Details:

Skin: DeeTaleZ Skin A.T.W. Anouk Mixedtype
Eyes: IKON Ardent Eyes – Feldgrau (S)
Hair: Magika [Hair] Sudden
Jacket: The Secret Store – Noah Cropped Jacket – Sand Camo – M @ Collabor88
Top: Ingenue :: Leighty Top :: S :: Green Elephants @ Collabor88
Shorts: -tres blah- Khaki Shorts (M) – Sand @ Collabor88
Hat: [LeLutka]-SAFARI hat
Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Elegant1 XS Right
Pose: Le Poppycock *Afterglow* A (Female) – Side of the road – @ The Chapter Four

Blue Beach

Details:

Skin: DeeTaleZ Skin A.T.W. Anouk Mixedtype
Hair: Magika [Hair] Meadow
Eyes: IKON Eternal Eyes – Pond (S)
Top: Tee*fy Isobel Tank Anchor
Shorts: Tres Blah -tb- Astrid Denim Cut Offs (S) – Stripes @ Summerfest
Bag: Tres Blah -tb- Striped Tote Bag
Bracelet: Izzie’s – Braid Bracelet mint yellow l
Necklace: LaGyo_Nymp necklace Silver
Body and hands: Slink physique and hands

Peplum

Details:

Skin: DeeTaleZ Skin A.T.W. Anouk Mixedtype
Hair: Magika [Hair] Meadow
Toga: !gO! Toga – ocher @ We ❤ Role-play
Necklace: EF: Alder Medallion – Copper @ We ❤ Role-play
Bracelet: erratic / owl bracelet / pinkgold
Shoes: Pure Poison – Aurora Sandals – Brown & Gold – M @ We ❤ Role-play
Body: Slink Physique Mesh Figure V1 + hands and bare feet

One Year Later

Details:

Skin: DeeTaleZ Skin A.T.W. Anouk Mixedtype
Eyes: IKON Destiny Eyes – Maya (S)
Hair: Magika [01] Written
Bikini top: Baiastice_Luli Bikini-pink signs @ Collabor88
Skirt: Tee*fy Layla Wrapped Skirt Pink @ Collabor88
Jewels: LaGyo_Pirate earrings Pack Gold @ Collabor88
Necklace: Glam Affair – Rope Embellished Necklace Coral @ Collabor88
Rose: LaGyo_Sailor hat Pink (inside pack) @ Collabor88
Shoes: (Milk Motion) cross strap sandals – pink @ Collabor88
Feet: Slink Avatar Enhancement Medium Feet
Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Elegant
Poses: Marukin @ Collabor88

Vanity Grey

Credits:

Skin: –Belleza– Ava Med Red 0
Eyes: IKON Vanity Eyes – Gray (S) NEW!
Hair: Magika [Hair] Honest
Top: The Secret Store – Lua’s Cropped Shirt – Lines – XS
Blazer: The Secret Store – Structured Blazer – Chalk/Cuffs – S at FaMESHed
Pants: [monso] My First Jeans – Deep Blue 1 (girls/ size2/ S)
Necklace: (Kunglers Extra) Abaco necklace – bone & stones at The Dressing Room Fusion
Hands: Slink Mesh hands
Pose: Glitterati

Windlight Settings Page

I have added a page with windlight settings on the blog. I am usualy using them as a basis for the pictures I then edit for my posts. Those are to be used mainly in a studio but as you can see, they are also pretty good to use as is.

Shadows Variation 2

Shadows Variation 5

Shadows Variation 8

The three above settings are not very different. Like the title says it, they are variations, the last one being brighter while the others will render better skins without altering too much the skins shadows.

The pictures are not edited, just cropped.

Outfit details:

Skin: –Belleza– Mya SK BBB R 1
Eyes: IKON Ardent Eyes – Feldgrau (S)
Hair: Magika [Hair L] Please
Top: Tee*fy Skyla Ruffle Sleeve Tank Antique S
Shorts: (fashionably dead) Scallop Shorts – S Light Denim
Pose: Manifeste

Gold

Credits:

Skin: –Belleza– Smokey Skin for Fifty Linden Friday
Hair: >Magika< [03] Awake
Eyes: IKON Ardent Eyes – Eggplant
Dress: coldLogic dress – knowles.black earth (S)
Bracelets: erratic / owl bracelets Gunmetal and pinkgold
Necklace: –tres blah– Harlow Necklace
Mesh Hands: SLink Mesh Rigged Hands Pack 3
Pose: !bang for Fifty Linden Friday

Zaara Aamani Dress

Credits:

Skin: –Belleza– Ava Med Red 2
Eyes: IKON Ardent Eyes – Glass (S)
Hair: Magika [01] Give
Dress: Zaara : [Mesh] Aamani wrap dress *print-leaves*
Earrings: Zaara : Ansuka pearl drop earrings *night*
Ring: Zaara : Raga oyster ring *paua*
Necklace: (Yummy) Simple Pearl Necklace
Shoes: [Gos] Boutique – Lolita Espadrilles – Jade
Poses: D.Luxx and Marukin at Pose Fair

From Pose Fair

Credits:

Skin: –Belleza– Summer Skin
Eyes: IKON Ardent Eyes – Sage (S)
Hair: Magika [Hair M] Please
Top: [Decoy] Arcelia Blouse – Cream (3: Medium)
Shorts: erratic / jessy – studded shorts / red (S)
Scarf: *BOOM* Tinsley Scarf (spine) Olive
Nails: [PM]Pixel Mode – Diamond Edt. Mesh Nails : Regular
Jewels: MIEL ELO
Bag: (Milk Motion) bicolor fringe bag -anis/nude at TDR Fusion
Boots: {So Many Styles} Leather Boots Camel
Poses: SLOUCH and Manifeste at Pose Fair

Tillie Posing Stand

For any Second Life Fashion blogger, there is one item you absolutely need and which makes your life so much easier, it is a posing stand. Basicly, you drop your poses in it and scroll through them to choose the one which will compliment your outfit the best. Poses are so important to make good pictures. I cannot imagine going on blogging without my dear [Tillie] Posing Stand. I have it for years and it has never failed me. For beginners, it is even delivered with poses from reknown poses shops, being Diesel Works and Glitterati.

Occasionnaly, Tillie Ariantho is adding new features to her creation and you automatically receive a new box full of wonders. The last 4.0 version is bringing a very neat option: “[new] light/huds: You can now click a button in the blue LIGHT menu and on the hud LIGHT page to make lights follow the nearest avatar: button FOLLOW. This will make the light always being directed towards the nearest avatar.” I just love that. For a long time I have been avoiding playing with spotlights in Second Life because I was finding it too long to set up. Nuw, you just click a button and it is set. I don’t see how to make it easier.

While snapshotting the picture in world was easier, I had a bit more trouble to rework the light and shadows (dodge and burn) in Photoshop as there are three sources of light. For the rest, I have kept the same postprocessing method I usualy do, that is cleaning the picture than playing with curves (a lot), adding contrast, vibrance and then lowering the saturation. Here below, you see the raw shot before working on it.

Details:

Skin: –Belleza– Ava Med Red 1
Eyes: IKON Ardent Eyes – Blossom (S)
Hairbase: [LeLutka]-HAIRBASE SummerTime
Hair: Magika [Hair L] Moment
Sweater: Emery – Mesh Sweater Carrie Agre – S
Shorts: (fashionably dead) Scallop Shorts – M Light Denim at Collabor88 until 7th of March 2013
Tights: Maitreya Tights * Xanadu S
Scarf: [Decoy] Izel Scarf – Mint (Rigged) at Collabor88 until 7th of March 2013
Earrings: {Cherry} Larissa Earrings – cyan at L’accesoires event
Necklace: (Yummy) Sea Trinkets Charm Necklace
Nails: Pixel Mode – Diamond Edt. Mesh Nails : Regular
Boots: Maitreya August Ankle Boots * Lion S-M
Posing Stand: [Tillie] Posing Stand 4.04
Pose: Glitterati