Friday, December 26, 2014

Bringing in the New Year !

I promised myself I was going to lay in a pile on the floor and do NOTHING today. (according to my partner Toran,doing nothing is my forte :P )  Getting through the Holidays is always fun but rarely easy, there is always so much to do!
2015 new years illustration with christmas balls
Looking back over my SL year it has been an extremely busy one with a ton of changes, looking deeper all of them were good even if I did not know it then! I worked a year for BUSTed Magazine (BUSTed Magazine is a monthly free magazine devoted to showcasing some of the sexiest busty girls in the enhanced breast community. We feature not only photos but articles, news and advertisements dedicated to enhanced breasts. ) I meant some really amazing people doing the magazine and made several new friends , shot some really terrific models who were not only beautifully enhanced ladies and learned that some were successful business owners , writers, machinima makers. There was never a dull moment!
BUSTed Magazine SL
Toran and I have always been in business together at Babenco & Criss doing photography and machinima, portfolios, wedding videos, glam and fashion, parties and more, and yes we even did a few naughty ones !
Of course I have been privileged to blog and continue to blog for some really awesome SL designers/creators, such as Rebel Hope Designs, Black Tulip Props and Poses , ~RSD ~ , Wicked Creative.  It’s been a full and very fun SL !
Recently we , myself and Toran, started out on a new SL venture, LumaLite HUD, and so far it is going really well !
The LumaLite Hud is a lighting system made for Second Life Beginners and Pros alike.
Often the difference between “That’s nice” and “Wow!” is a few easy steps and LumaLite provides that and more!
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Getting LumaLite up and running became quite a challenge for both of us, between our RL schedules a few PC issues not to mention we had no real scripting experience past basic stuff. I think we both began dreaming in LSL ! LOL !! How our heads didn’t ‘splode I will never know ! AND, it’s not over, we are still tweaking and planning for future updates to the HUD.
I shared some of the photos taken by LumaLite user Rachel Swallows here. I was very pleased when she contacted me to let know how much she loved HUD.
Today I want to share a photo from another LumaLite user, Suff Lockjaw AKA Leannan.
She had purchased a new skin and wanted to do some photos of it.
Un-edited… taken [TOR] Midday – Pleasantrie, with LumaLite 1.7 on:) . Get to know Leannan , she is a SL pose maker, SL Live Singer and owner/organizer of Hunt for Your Inner SLut.
Overall I’m really excited looking forward to the new year. I hope yours will be amazing as well ! What are your plans for the SL New Year?

Saturday, December 20, 2014

The difference between “That’s nice” and “Wow!”

LumaLite !


The difference between “That’s nice” and “Wow!”
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These beautiful photos taken using the LumaLite HUD .
Taken by Rachel Swallows with her friend Bewitched Difference.
Both of these ladies are awesome photographers . You can find their flickr streams here and here.
The Christmas Pasties and shoes by Rachel Swallows Creations. Currently a free gift at her store.

Monday, December 15, 2014

Oh! What A Great Gift for the Holiday!!


Tis the season. Do you love to take photos? Do you have a special someone that loves to take photos ?
Beginner or Pro, LumaLite has you covered!
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The LumaLite Hud is a lighting system made for Second Life Beginners and Pros alike.
Often the difference between “That’s nice” and “Wow!” is a few easy steps and LumaLite provides that.
Giving you basic light position for Key light and Fill light as well as color control and projector light. Control intensity, radius and falloff as well.
Gazer included to lock your subject eyes and let you control their positions.
Lifetime updates, including all small updates or ANY addons which we have planned to add to the hud !!

         



Friday, December 12, 2014

Teasing Santa !

MORE From Black Tulip @ Pose Me Amazing !

Teasing Santa! Naughty and nice pose prop with 5 poses.
Teasing Santa !
Available only at the Pose Me Amazing Event !
Teasing Santa !
Lighting by LumaLite ~ Often the difference between “That’s nice” and “Wow!” is a few easy steps and LumaLite provides that. (NEW PRODUCT on the Marketplace)

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Black Tulip @ Pose Me Amazing December Round !

If you love poses this event is for you !
I took a peek at the Seraphim Blog and this event is a not to be missed AND it opened today!
Black Tulip is there with 2 completely naughty and nice props with poses. Today I am showing you  The Christmas Photo, it includes 5 poses, mirrors and prop.  You can pop over to the event and try the demo.
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Be sure you read the instructions included with this pose set !
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As you can probably tell , I’m planning to send some Naughty Christmas cards to some one this year! :)
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LIGHTING BY : LumaLite ~ Often the difference between “That’s nice” and “Wow!” is a few easy steps and LumaLite provides that. (NEW PRODUCT on the Marketplace)
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Thursday, December 4, 2014

LumaLite HUD ~ Now Available !

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The LumaLite Hud is a lighting system made for  Second Life Pros and Beginners alike.

Often the difference between “That’s nice” and “Wow!” is a few easy steps and LumaLite provides that. Giving you basic light position for  Key light and Fill light as well as color control and projector light. Control intensity, radius and falloff as well.

Gazer included to lock your subject eyes and let you control their positions.

Lifetime updates, including all small updates or ANY addons which we have planned to add to the hud .

Please contact Toran Babenco or colleen Criss upon purchase to be added to the inworld group for help and support as well as tips and tricks.

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/LumaLite-Hud-15/6644432

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Coming Soon for The Pro On The Go

Often the difference between “That’s nice” and “Wow!” is a few simple steps
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A fast, simple, easy to use HUD with all the bells and whistles you really need for the Pro on the go!
A new lighting HUD is coming your way! The Creator estimates  ETA at the end of the month.
I’m excited !! and I can’t wait for release date. I’ve had the opportunity to play with this and I think you’re going to enjoy it as much as I have.
You don’t have to worry too much about having all sorts of special equipment using this simple light HUD.
Bring your photos to “Wow”  in just a few simple steps!

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Virtual Sex in Second Life


Google the words Virtual sex (About 81,000,000 results (0.26 seconds) or even sex ( About 1,900,000,000 results (0.41 seconds)  and see the numbers. Try Sex in Second Life ( About 272,000,000 results (0.33 seconds)
Sex sells .
According to Louis Platini’s Metaverse Business, a Second Life analytics company that gathers publicly accessible in-world data for its clients, here’s the top 50 most popular sims in Second Life for last month, listed by their average visitor count, unique visitor range at any given period, and the sim’s rank the previous month. In September, this listing saw a very peculiar milestone, spotted for the first time since I’ve been referring to this data:
Half of the top 50 most popular Second Life sims are Adult-rated, so designated for extremely graphic sexual and violent content.
Should LL’s ban sexual content and sexual activity for Second Life and Second Life 2.0?
Do we even care?
I am pretty much adult content but not always, I enjoy many other things in Second Life. I visit G rated sims. I never limit my SL experience to just one thing. I have never seen a problem filtering things I did not want to see. Why is it that sex in SL is such an issue?
The Lab has age and rating restrictions in place. This used to rattle me because I 1. do not log in to babysit children and 2. Unless the avatars are providing some form of legal ID to verify age, it is just not my problem. Let the Lab sort it out.
Every time this discussion come about I am always amazed. It’s like *OMG sex* !!! Nuuuuuu. If sex in Second Life is not your thing set your maturity ratings to G, avoid it , find a platform , any platform that has no sex and go there. :) After all it is YOUR World. You make it like you want it, yes? I never see any gasping about *OMG they are all G/PG* . Live and let live. Keep your activities legal and enjoy Your Second Life !
Tons of good dialogue going on right now and some really excellent insight from great bloggers.
Dropping some links that I’ve read and been following.

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Most Viewed This Week

This has been fun for me to look back at as people fav them on Flickr but this week Miss Envy Watts has kept my flickr stream pinging my inbox!


These are photos I took of her for BUSTed Spring Theme.


These are fav shots.


If you have a chance to work with Envy, do so. She is extremely easy to shoot and fun to chat with and totally happy to jump in front of the camera and let you toss her around for hours! :)

Artistically , of course.


Other photos that have been popular this week are the ones I did for Black Tulip and I am not surprised, the poses are fabulous !


AND a few older photos that caught the streams visitors eyes....


Something about colleens ....Pearls.


colleen before bewb and butt implants LOL





This has ALWAYS been one of my favs!


and hard at work :)




Thanks to everyone that visits and favs photos on my flickr, you make me smile and tingle in all the naughty places.