[#711] This Is Your Life

Only after disaster can we be resurrected

It’s only after you’ve lost everything that you’re free to do anything

Nothing is static, everything is evolving, everything is falling apart

The Dust Brothers, ♫This Is Your Life♫

In over 700 blog posts I’ve never deviated from picking song titles or verses for the titles of the entries. It may seem like I’ve done that now but I’m considering it a hybrid because not only is it a song but it also uses sound bytes of Tyler Durden from “Fight Club”. At least this way I don’t actually disrupt the streak I have going while still being able to tie in the song of choice with the theme of the post which is the previously mentioned book turned cult classic movie.

XTC Poses has a really cool prop/pose set at Pose Fair called you guessed it “Fight Club.” I thought with the final days of the event, I would go out with a bit of a bang and go out kicking (sort of). Sets like this are something I like to do as it depicts action. There is a mixture of Boxing and MMA poses within the set so anyone who likes to take photos in that genre this is right up your alley (or even wheelhouse).

Just in case you missed it at the beginning of the post, Pose Fair is only open for a few more days and if you haven’t been there yet because it was crowded and the sim was full. Now is your chance before other last minute stragglers who had to wait before going back make it hard to get in again. Treat yourself with the gift of poses for your picture taking.

BACKDROP: Lop – Backdrop Gym Boxing

POSE: XTC Poses – Fight Club @ Pose Fair / NEW

HAIR: Stealthic – Atlas
HEAD: Lelutka – Paxton 2.5
SKIN: Stray Dog – Seth (Tone 02)
SHAPE: My Own

SHORTS: ExalteD – Sport Shorts

[#710] You Can’t Hold Me Down

Down, you can’t hold me down
Cause when no one is around I won’t be standing here just waiting for you to come back home again
Down, you can’t hold me down
Because I finally understand that what you did is not so bad in fact it’s better for me

Safetysuit, ♫Down♫

There are 4 more days left to visit this round of Pose Fair. You’ll be kicking yourself if you don’t get there and that’s if you are a photo enthusiast on the grid. I have had a blast with the photos I have taken so far and it has really helped me to start finding myself creativity. I don’t know how long it will last essentially but as I like to say, I’m just going to ride the wave while it lasts.

With this go round of Pose Fair I’ve found a lot of new creators beyond the staples we already know and love. Vagary is not one I was familiar with until now but looking at the poses from the “Im The One” set, I like what I was able to put together visually with it. I also managed to take this photo with Firestorm instead of using Black Dragon as I normally do. I can say that I am pleasantly surprised with it the turnout

BACKDROP: Madras – Graffiti Backdrop Natural Limited

POSE: Vagary – Im The One @ Pose Fair / NEW

HAIR: Stealthic – Atlas
HEAD: Lelutka – Paxton 2.5
SKIN: Stray Dog – Seth (Tone 02)
SHAPE: My Own

HOODIE & SHIRT: Noir – Peter Hoodie and T-Shirt
PANTS: ::K:: – Soft Cargo Pants

[#709] Wasteland

Change my attempt good intentions
Should I, could I
Here we are with your obsession
Should I, could I

10 Years, ♫Wasteland♫

There is only week week left of Pose Fair and if you haven’t paid the event a visit my only question is why not? With all the male and female poses combined with couples, friends and other miscellaneous poses (not to forget backdrops!) Even the amateur photographer who does it for fun can find great new things to use to make their creative works stellar.

One of Gravity Poses latest sets called “Walk 6-10” is for single males and as the name suggests are walking inspired. I value poses that showcase action or movement and even though I like stationary expression, there is something more about telling a story about possibly getting from A to B. To be able to make the viewer think “Where was he coming from and where’s he going next?” The “Wasteland Scene” by Synnergy helps tell that story as well as it looks like our protagonist (or antagonist) is in a future where everything is desolate.

The vehicle you see as part of the scenery is a group gift by 777 Motors called the “Pimpmobile”. While the name itself gives me a bit of the giggles, I really think for the group price which is under 10 lindens is a good value. Even if you don’t want to drive it around you can use it just like I did. Once again I am also wearing clothing from Cold-Ash including one of their most recent releases the “LEON Leather Jacket” which gives the option of a shirt or hoodie option. Super stylish and a must have for leather jacket aficionados.

BACKDROP: Synnergy – Wasteland Scene (Manly Weekend)
CAR: 777 Motors – Pimpmobile (Group Gift)

POSE: Gravity Poses – Walk 6-10 @ Pose Fair / NEW

HAIR: Stealthic – Atlas
HEAD: Lelutka – Paxton 2.5
SKIN: Stray Dog – Seth (Tone 02)
SHAPE: My Own

JACKET & SHIRT: Cold-Ash – LEON Leather Jacket w/Tee
PANTS: Cold-Ash – HOLLOWAY Ripped Jeans

[#707] Madness

I had enough, it’s time to beat this habit
I’m growing cold, I’m caught in your madness
Soon enough, you’ll only end tragic
I hear your voice, the comfort in sadness

Silverstein ♫Madness♫

Couples poses can have different categories and meanings. It isn’t just for the relationship and romantic variety of photography that it usually gets associated with. They can also be considered action shots or even friends and family pics depending on the pose itself. CuCa Poses mixes a bit of action and romance with the “Ride Or Die” poses sets currently available at Pose Fair. This is the first pose set in the group and as you can see there could be action taking place before or after the scene I put together. There is even a slight hint of romance there and has a movie quality about it.

I’m also excited that Cold-Ash released two new items at the beginning of this month. The “Hawthorne Shirt (Plaid Pack)” is a part of the March round of The Men’s Department. Being that I am a sucker for button down flannel shirts this really was a must for my closet. To go along with it is the “MILES Casual Chino Pants” which is available at the Cold-Ash store. These are great for when you aren’t feeling jeans but won’t be going anywhere that requires dress pants. Anyone that is a fan of Cold-Ash will definitely want to grab these up.

BACKDROP: ISUKA – Yokocho Backdrop / No Longer Available

POSE: CuCa Poses – Ride Or Die 1 @ Pose Fair / NEW

HIM

HAIR: Stealthic – Atlas
HEAD: Lelutka – Paxton 2.5
SKIN: Stray Dog – Seth (Tone 02)
SHAPE: My Own

SHIRT: Cold-Ash – HAWTHORNE Shirt (Plaid Pack) @ TMD / NEW
PANTS: Cold-Ash – MILES Casual Chinos @ Mainstore / NEW

HER

HAIR: TRUTH – Jacica
HEAD: LeLutka – Lilly 2.5
FACE: Clef de Peau – Simona (Group Gift)
TATTOO: TattooMania – Dead / No Longer Available
BODY: Maitreya – Lara v5.3

TOP: Addams – Emilia Crop Top // LIMITED EDITION
PANTS: Addams – Athena Flare Pants

[#706] Blinding Lights

I look around and
Sin City’s cold and empty (Oh)
No one’s around to judge me (Oh)
I can’t see clearly when you’re gone

Seraphim, ♫Blinding Lights♫

Sometimes the best way to accomplish a photo session is to not try and overthink things. I can say with certainty that I did that with this post. I rounded up some really great items from Pose Fair and got started. You’ll also find that I kept my wardrobe simple and that is thanks in part to the latest group gift by Kalback. The “Casual Boxers” come in just about every basic color you can think of (Black, Blue, Orange, Red and White with a few others I won’t spoil for you).

There is a double dose of KOPFKINO as well with the Passage Backdrop in white (also available in black) and the Jared pose pack. The range of poses in this go from “come hither” to “what did I just do?” The backdrop is a great way to create a scene and even could be spruced up with some furniture but as I said at the beginning I wanted to keep this basic and simple. Think of this as maybe a belated Valentine’s Day pic perhaps?

BACKDROP: KOPFKINO – Passage Backdrop White @ Pose Fair / NEW

POSE: KOPFKINO – Jared @ Pose Fair / NEW

HAIR: Stealthic – Rebellion
HEAD: Lelutka – Paxton 2.5
SKIN: Stray Dog – Alisson (Tone 02)
SHAPE: My Own

BOXERS: Kalback – Casual Boxers (Group Gift)

[#705] Obey

Obey
We hope you have a lovely day
Obey
You don’t want us to come out and play
Away, now now
There’s nothing to see here
It’s under control
We’re only gambling with your soul
Obey
Whatever you do, just don’t wake up and smell the corruption

Bring Me The Horizon, ♫Obey♫

Pose Fair is underway and like past rounds there are a lot of great and talented pose creators involved. I’m always pleasantly surprised when a new creator comes around and can knock my virtual socks off. With a dual threat in this post, I am using both the “Blood Church Backdrop” and the “I AM THE WAY” pose set from [Struts]

These two combined to give me a really good idea of what I wanted to do right off of the bat. The setting I created has the idea that the person in the photo is an occult leader and he’s preaching to his congregation. Though in this case the congregation is in his head (as there is no one there but him). The pose set as a whole has some very good poses that can be used for those types of photos. If anyone dares to pick up those set, I’d love to see what can be done with it.

BACKDROP: [Struts] – Blood Church Backdrop @ Pose Fair / NEW

POSE: [Struts] – I AM THE WAY @ Pose Fair / NEW

HAIR: Stealthic – Psycho
HEAD: Lelutka – Skyer 2.5
SKIN: Stray Dog – V (Tone 02)
BEARD: DECO – Shifty Beard / No Longer Available
SHAPE: My Own

JACKET/SHIRT: Cold-Ash – Alessio Suit Blazer & Shirt
TROUSERS: Cold-Ash – Alessio Trousers

[#702] The War We Made

 

Waking up from myself
To a life outside this hell
No more lies, no more pain
You can’t fight the war we made
The war we made

Red, ♫The War We Made♫

 

When I mentioned in my last post that this was the final days of Pose Fair I completely misspoke and want to correct that really quick before I get into anything. The final day for the event is the 28th so there is still plenty of time to get to the event to get those poses for your photography creations before they transfer to their creator’s stores (or get retired as so may possibly). I realized that after I’d posted it and figured I had an opportunity to correct it and here it it is! I have seen a lot of fellow event bloggers making really great posts and even bloggers that I follow on Flickr. Everyone is creating great scenes with the products from Pose Fair.

The pose set that I am using a pose from in this photo is from R.Bento called “Lui”. There are five poses in the set (including mirrors) and are packed into a convenient and easy to use HUD. It makes it a lot easier for those of us who find a location that we cannot put out pose stands at. Major props for anyone who utilizes this type of system. They do come in handy far more than some realize.

I’m also wearing a set of clothing items from the L&B Swear “Sweartech” line which includes the bomber jacket, cap, and mask. These items together remind me a little bit of the video game “Watch Dogs” and could quite possibly be a nod to the game franchise. If so, I can tell you that these products are supremely well made as you can come to expect from Lapointe & Bastchild. There are a lot of options as far as color ways and the jacket has the option for the hood on the sweatshirt to be pulled up or down or even completely removed. How’s that for customization?

 

But am I alone, am I alright
Am I insane, am I alive
What does it take to
Stop waging war with
All I thought I wanted
All I thought I needed

 

BACKDROP: Minimal – Night Street Backdrop

POSE: R.Bento – Lui @ Pose Fair ✦ NEW

HAT: L&B Swear – Sweartech Cap
MASK: L&B Swear – Sweartech Face Wrap
JACKET: L&B Swear – Sweartech Bomber Jacket EVO85
JEANS: Cold-Ash – Larkham Jeans

 

[#701] Not Dead Yet

 

No, I’m not dead yet
I’m losing myself to the darkness in my head
Suffocating
Getting hard to breathe, everything is caving in
I won’t let it
I keep weighing me down but this isn’t how it ends
I’d regret it
No, I’m not dead yet

Fame On Fire, ♫Not Dead Yet♫

 

Just a couple more days left for the September round of Pose Fair. I encourage everyone that hasn’t been there for some reason or another to take a look at the multitude of excellent pose creators participating in this event. There are too many good ones that I wouldn’t want to take away from any of them by only listing a few. That would just be discourteous.

In the scene I’ve photographed today I’m using a pose from the “In My Head” set by XTC Poses. It’s a set of sitting poses that for me is great because I tend to want to do more poses where I’m sitting but usually never find the right one and I give up way too easily. This particular set really caught my eye so it all just came down to which pose would win out and be the one I used.

While I’m not much for decor, I found myself really liking the “TimeRoomSet” by Kazza that is available for a really inexpensive price for Happy Weekend. It is also something worth checking out too for anyone who might be looking for some furniture that looks great. There is not much to say about my look other than most of it is comprised of some of my favorites like my hair by Stealthic and my clothing by Cold-Ash. The only other new item besides the pose is the “Seth” skin by Stray Dog which can be found at this month’s TMD (The Men’s Department).

 

BACKDROP: CuCa Designs – Moving Day
FURNITURE: KAZZA – TimeRoomSet (Happy Weekend Exclusive)

POSE: XTC Poses – In My Head @ Pose Fair ✦ NEW

HAIR: Stealthic – Atlas
HEAD: LeLutka – Skyler 2.0
SKIN: Stray Dog – Seth (Tone 02) @ TMD ✦ NEW

SHIRT: Cold-Ash – Blaise Tee
JEANS: Cold-Ash – Larkham Jeans

 

[#699] Not Tired Of You

 

I want to feel a change
I don’t mind if it hurts
You take away the pain
You’re the only thing that’s pure

The Exies, ♫Tired Of You♫

 

It’s been a long time since I’ve had the pleasure of taking a photograph with guests posing for me so I thought it was time to change that. Thankfully the timing was right that I was able to snag my brother Lucky and his lady, Aria, at their home for what I feel turned out to be a really great photo. Both Lucky and Aria both are photographers as well so for them to do this for me is a big deal.

Lucky for the last few months has been spinning tunes at The Burrow Co. every other Saturdays (his next gig is this weekend on the 12th). Sometimes he’s got themes going and did a memorable tribute to Chester Bennington (of Linkin Park) on the 18th of July. I was there in attendance and there were lots of people there for that. Overall it was a great experience. If you enjoy Rock music and sometimes a few surprises thrown in between then you definitely need to go check him out.

Aria when she’s not taking photos is a phenomenal landscaper and decorator. I’ve seen first hand what she is capable of and I cannot express how good of an eye she has for it. Being someone that has very little patience for this type of thing, I respect anyone who devotes their time into creating awe-inspiring lands for her clients.

The couples pose I’ve chosen comes from a fairly new pose pose store called “PosaRosa”. I myself like to show love to some of the new kids on the block when it comes to poses so that with the light shining on them people get to know them better. I feel with the photo I took of Lucky and Aria, it made for a really sweet fall type moment. Those looking for couples poses should take a look at “Support Me!” at the PosaRosa booth at Pose Fair which runs until the 21st of September.

Also be sure to check out Lucky’s blog here and also Aria’s blog here for more great photos and fashions.

 

POSE: PosaRosa – Support Me! @ Pose Fair ✦ NEW

Style Credits: Lucky

HAIR: Stealthic – Baron
HEAD: LeLutka – Skyler 2.0
EARS: Swallow – Pyramid Ears
SKIN: Stray Dog – Nathan (Tone 04 / BOM)
BEARD: Magnificent – Ducky Skunk
BEARD LAYER: Volkstone – Rey Facial Hair // 004 Tintable (BOM)
BODY: Legacy – Mesh Body (m) (1.2)
TATTOO: IDTTY Body Shop – Secret Fate
TATTOO: IDTTY Body Shop – Lonely Road

TOP: Cold-Ash – Blaise Tee
JEANS: Native Urban – Borealis Jeans
SHOES: Vale Koer – Verygood Sneakers

Style Credits: Aria

HAIR: DOUX – Olga @ Equal10 ✦ NEW

TOP: Tres Blah – Slouch Tee @ Collabor88 ✦ NEW
LEGGINGS: Osmia – Kristen Leggings @ Equal10 ✦ NEW
BOOTS: Miss Chelsea – Hazel Boots @ Anthem ✦ NEW

 

[#698] Maybe It’s Time

 

Nobody knows what waits for the dead
Nobody knows what waits for the dead
Some folks just believe in the things they’ve heard and the things they read
Nobody knows what awaits for the dead

Bradley Cooper, ♫Maybe It’s Time♫

 

When it comes to an event like Pose Fair I find that it allows for you to essentially take photos of all sorts of scenarios or find a way to be anything or anyone you want. Whether it be a wizard, a warrior, a gymnast or even in my case for this post: a cowboy. Very rarely have I done shots like this because I’m from the city so I don’t really have the mentality it would take to be a cowboy. It doesn’t mean I dislike them (because I totally think anyone who is a cowboy is alright with me).

CuCa Designs has a great pose set for men for this round and is appropriately called “Going Country”. It comes with the black Stetson hat that you see in the shot along with mirrored versions of each pose. Want to take things a step further? At the booth there is also a backdrop called “Hickory Barn” that you can give your photo an authentic country feel.

Pose Fair just opened a few days ago so if you happen to try to go and the region is full? Don’t give up because a lot of photography treasures await you. There’s plenty of time to get to the event so don’t stress out.

 

BACKDROP: CuCa Designs – Hickory Barn @ Pose Fair ✦ NEW

POSE: CuCa Designs – Gone Country (Male) @ Pose Fair ✦ NEW

HEAD: CATWA – Stanley 4.5
SKIN: Session Skins – Cooper (Tone 02 / BOM)

JEANS: Cold-Ash – Holloway Ripped Jeans