The Art fish : Portraits

"Nouveau Scissors II"

Of late I have been creating my images based around the idea of a typical studio portraiture set up. Some cliches apply such as the signature abstract all purpose photographer's background; the "spot" light and fall off. What I find interesting about the idea of portraiture from an SL perspective is the shorthand in trying to capture the essence of a character in one frame.

"Surreal Sorbet"

Who are these characters that look back at you from the print frame? What are their stories and what was happening when the camera flashed...

"Theia"

Do we like our SL portraits to look hyper realistic?

Production Notes

"Nouveau Scissors II"

From Shiny Shabby

NOMAD Nouveau Scissors Set (Frame + Chair)

Essenz Missouri Boots (size S - still big on COCO FD)

Everythingelse

Outfit:

COCO RuffleSkirt (Lace-Black) + PDD Black Ballet Tutu (Flexi Prim Part) +

AZUL CHIC (from With <3) Sleeve Parts (L+R) + Zibska - LaVie En Deux Collar

+ DRD Chain Necklace (Mono)

Accessories :

Scrub - Like a nun collar (xxs)

Lark - Rose Veil Black

Swallow - Septum Ring (Copper)

Remarkable Oblivion - Scissorhand

Elua Hollis2 in OmbreA

"Surreal Sorbet"

From Shiny Shabby

Style:

Azoury Kate Cap

Elisa Collar

Coffera Ringset (For Maitreya)

Kibitz Renata Earrings

Claw Fringe Cuff (Metalic)

Body :

Clef de Peau - Astrid (for Lelutka)

White Widow - DeadMan Tattoo (Comes in Layers and Appliers for various mesh bodies including Lara)

Else:

ieQED Octobra

ieQED chanel pearl panties

Lelutka Aria 1.3 + Maitreya Lara (Full)

Genesis Lab Tongue

Dura 3rd Anniversary Hair (Free)

"Theia"

Theia by Calico Hair

together with partial from Lyrical B!zzare Templates (New Releases) Spanish III

The Fashion Fish : Urban Pirate & Other LOTD's

Playing virtual dress-up is fun!

Production Notes :

The Glad Rags 

Ascend Fringed Out Cardigan  - Ascend are debuting at Shiny Shabby in this upcoming November Round (Starts 20th Nov.) I absolutely adore this piece for its texturing, model and attention to detail. Also as a boon, it fits well over Maitreya Lara (seen here)

Wanderlust  Tugged Panties (Noir)

JD Boho Vintage (Brick) - There's a quirk with this model of boots from Just Design. When wearing with high socks, the Maitreya Model boots don't actually fit with the socks. You need to wear the Belleza ones (also included in package) as far as I can tell , this is a glitch that hasn't been fixed and later updates simply include a notecard explaining this match-up.

The Blinnnng 
B@R Geargun Halster (Free Gift) from Bare Rose Tokyo. Occasionally I'll go browsing June Dion's amazing creations, They have a random prize giver in store and this is one of those gifts that you get just for being there!
ieQED pirate doubloon hoop earrings and necklace - Very lovely textures and attention to detail here - Gacha
Alchemy Pirate Hat (Forest) also a Gacha Prize although this one I got as a gift from Luly Soup who is a fellow gachaholic
MINIMAL Captain, Red & Green Pirate rings + Indian Pirate bracelet all Gacha Prizes available at Shiny Shabby 
Bliesen + MaiTai NousSommesUnis - B + M created this as a simple gesture in the aftermath of 13/11/2015 Paris. This is available for free at their flagship store.
Remarkable Oblivion Photographer's Eye

The Pets
Mesh Parrot (Marketplace Cheapie - Probably a free model if you trawl the web and are clever enough to upload it yourself)
[Black Bantam] Baby Monkey - Peanut (Squeeeeeeee! This primate is really adorable and one model of a few as Gacha from Kustom 9) If you missed this Gacha I suggest trawling MP or  the Gacha Yard sales to pick a copy up for yourself!

The Urban Pirate(s)
Nebraska Oddfish (Maitreya Lara, Lelutka Head - Aria)
Angel Leitner (TMP-ness and Model's own stuff)
Calico Hair - Larya (Old school flexi prim hair but it works!)

The Fashionfish : Of Frocks and Friendships

Of Frocks & Friendships

D is  not always the sanest friend in the world to have, and things around her have been a little more than off kilter. It's always nice to find yourself returning to an even keel, or about as even keeled as D is going to get anyhow...

D loves these shots for being a little bit Ab-fab (British award winning sitcom created by Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French) 

"Is it Lacroix darling? Is it? Is it?"

D is wearing :

LMD Lacey Mesh Dress (By Leri Miles) sourced at  Whore Couture Fair

Nikotin Lady Yellow Cigarette Holder
Stethoscope by Casey May
[elikatira] : Blonde 02, Soft

F is wearing :

Gown: -AZUL- Calypso /Nude
Shoes:  NX-Nardcotix Edna /Nude
Nails: MANDALA
GWD  Stethoscope 2 v1.0
[Dolly] Cigarette Holder
[LeLutka]-AWE hair - IrishRed

The Fashionfish : World's End Garden

Romance Le Noir from World's End Garden

La Reve Illusoire - The illusory dream

It never ceases to amaze D just how talented and generous some designers in Second Life are. One such star is Lucia Genesis - creator of World's End Garden.  WEG sells an eclectic and moody assortment of props, landscaping items and apparel that can perhaps best be described as romantically surreal Victoriana.

With the exception of two gowns which D bought ( Sois mon valentin and Bernadette), the rest of this collection were picked up as group and board gifts. Inspired by the ephemeral nature of Second Life, and the beautiful surroundings of WEG's three destinations 

• RMK Gothic
• Apis Peri
• Dernier Lamento

D wanted to create a series of prints that captured the title of each dress as well as to portray a sense of decay in the following series of images.

Nicole

Soi mon valentin - Be my valentine

The techniques used to create the polarised look of each image, is an attempt to fashion an imitation of an effect that occurs in antique photographic plates. There is a fascinating article on this phenomena in http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic/articles/jaic41-02-002.html (D qualifies that she finds it fascinating and others might find it nerdy)

Bernadette

Bernadette was the first in these series of images of several overlays, fades, gradations, solarisation, inversions, vignetting and imprinting (using photoshop brushes from brush directory)

Le Jardin De La Fille - The girl's garden

La Denier Lamento - The Last Lament

Fashion Directions : 

Romance Le Noir  +

Vikka Lace Gloves layered with Dita's Ribbon Gauntlets (Long)

Earrings by SN@TCH

Maddison Mesh Boots by Deco

La Reve Illusoire +

Nicole hair by Burley

Nicole +

Widow gloves from LWL

Runa hair by D!va

Soi mon Valentin +

Hawthorn Milky Way set from Mandala

Gloves by Bare Rose

Hair from Purple Moon Head to Toe prize

Fox Stole by Anya OhMai

Bernadette +

Zippered leather gloves from XTC leather

Le Jardin De La Fille +

DIMH prize hair from D!va

Parasol from Risk City 

La Denier Lamento +

Pearl Rain Jewelry Set from Mandala