Faces of Zanphoria
Zanphoria is having a modeling contest called Faces of Zanphoria. The prizes aren’t huge, but the exposure will be well worth it. I submitted the profile picture that Velter made for me, and included 5 other portfolio pictures in a notecard. The first round of voting is done by the general public, and everyone can vote once a day. Go click on me! I’m on the top row, toward the center. I’ve got a lot of catching up to do, because the contest has been going on for awhile. The top model currently has 84 votes….and I have 1! These are the pictures that I submitted:
Wearing
Photo 1:
Photography and Editing by Velter Whitfield of Whitfield Photography
Skin: LF CHAI Skin – Nutmeg- Indigo Freckle
Eyes: Sin Skins – Intense Sage/Gold Eyes
Lashes: Portia Sin
Hair: ETD Phoebe – Mahogany
Outfit: Short & Sweet Popular School Girl
Jewelry: Talisman – Angel II Silver
Photo 2:
Skin: LF CHAI Skin -Nutmeg- Indigo Freckle
Eyes: Sin Skins – Intense Sage/Gold Eyes
Lashes: Portia Sin
Hair: Frangipani Kylie – Teak
Outfit: Nyte’N'Day – Intertwine Blue
Photo 3:
Skin: LF CHAI Skin -Nutmeg- Indigo Freckle
Eyes: Sin Skins – Intense Sage/Gold Eyes
Lashes: Portia Sin
Hair: Gurl 6 Beauty Mark – Dark Brown
Outfit: Frangipani – Rose Print Mini Dress
Shoes: Pixel Mode – Black Leather Sandals
Jewelry: Talisman – Jupiter (Black Onyx & Glass) Choker
Photo 4:
Skin: LF CHAI Skin – Nutmeg- Indigo Freckle
Eyes: Sin Skins – Intense Sage/Gold Eyes
Lashes: Portia Sin
Hair: ETD Melinda – Espresso
Outfit: Short & Sweet – Salt n Pepper
Photo 5:
Skin: LF CHAI Skin -Nutmeg- Indigo Freckle
Eyes: Sin Skins – Intense Sage/Gold Eyes
Lashes: Portia Sin
Hair: ETD Solaera – Espresso
Photo 6:
Skin: LF CHAI Skin -Nutmeg- Indigo Freckle
Eyes: Sin Skins – Intense Sage/Gold Eyes
Lashes: Portia Sin
Hair: Diversity Hair Brat – Velvet
Outfit: Digit Darkes – Aegina Swim in Silver
Jewelry: Jewelry: Talisman – Angel II Silver
Visit Zanphoria to vote at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Aloha%20Reef/109/79/22.
Ellie’s Model Contest
I discovered Ellie’s Model Contest by searching for ‘MODEL’ in Event Search. The outfits are very reasonably priced with several colors for variety. The rules were to submit 3 pictures with at least two wearing Ellie’s products. Since the prices were so good, I wore their product in all 3. The notecard said to only use 1 from their current Bottle Cap Hunt, and wouldn’t you know that the outfit that I bought was one of the hunt items. I bought the Fat Pack of Charlotte, and even modeled the same color as the item in the hunt. Oops!
The contest has 3 parts to it, so this is just the first part. Next there will be a voting phase to the Top 10, then the third phase will be narrowed down to the Top 3. I chose the middle picture as my preferred picture for voting.
By the way, I’m currently on vacation from my RL job, so once I am back to work, these blog posts shouldn’t occur this frequently.
Ellie’s can be found at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Galactica/51/96/23. They even use Subscribe-O-Matic, so you don’t have to worry about taking up one of your groups!
Marinoco Fashions Customer Wall
It’s not exactly a contest, but you can currently see one of my portfolio pictures at Marinoco Fashions. Marinoco Oceanlane makes beautiful clothing, especially formals, and she is exceptionally giving to her customers and group members. I’ve had the opportunity to talk to her a couple of times and offered to model for her, if she ever needs someone. I passed along one of my portfolio pictures in which I am wearing one of her formal gowns, and she posted it on her customer wall. Any publicity is good publicity!
Wearing
Skin: LF CHAI Skin -Nutmeg- Indigo Freckle
Eyes: Sin Skins – Intense Sage/Gold Eyes
Lashes: Portia Sin
Hair: Gurl 6 Felicity – Dark Brown
Outfit: Marinoco Fashion – Formal001 (Black gown with silver borders)
Jewelry: Muse – Simple Drop Necklace in Silver/Obsidian
Marinoco Fashions can be found at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sun%20Prestige/28/184/22, and her blog is at http://marinocofashion.blogspot.com/.
ETD Store Posters
ETD has an ongoing Flickr contest for entries in ETD products. ETD is by far my favorite hairstylist, and I absolutely love her colors. They’re so much more natural than others. I usually wear Espresso for modeling and Mahogany for everyday. I’m submitting any pictures that I take with ETD products to the pool, and so far 3 have been accepted.
Wearing
Photo 1:
Skin: LF CHAI Skin -Nutmeg- Indigo Freckle
Eyes: Sin Skins – Intense Sage/Gold Eyes
Lashes: Portia Sin
Hair: ETD Solaera – Espresso
Photo 2:
Skin: LF CHAI Skin – Nutmeg- Indigo Freckle
Eyes: Sin Skins – Intense Sage/Gold Eyes
Lashes: Portia Sin
Hair: ETD Melinda – Espresso
Outfit: Short & Sweet – Salt n Pepper
Photo 3:
Skin: LF CHAI Skin – Nutmeg- Indigo Freckle
Eyes: Sin Skins – Intense Sage/Gold Eyes
Lashes: Portia Sin
Hair: ETD Phoebe – Mahogany
Outfit: Retro Print Dress by Icey
Shoes: My bare feet!
Jewelry: Talisman – Angel II Silver
YAY for ETD! http://slurl.com/secondlife/ETD%20Isle/194/192/31 and http://blog.elikatiramisudesigns.com/.
JCNY Model’Fest, May 2008
JCNY is sponsoring a HUGE modeling event with some very appealing prizes. Every woman LOVES jewelry, so I just knew I needed to enter this one. Also, the JCNY group gets a free gift for every 100 members. I was lucky enough to sign up just before their 2800th member joined and received a beautiful pearl necklace and earrings set, which can be seen in one of the photos below.
JCNY’s photo requirements is to have one close-up, one full body and one in front of the JCNY logo wall. Here are my entries (since there are 3, I’m shrinking them down a bit to fit better on the page. To see the full-size picture, just click on it.):
Wearing
Photo 1:
Skin: LF CHAI Skin -Nutmeg- Indigo Freckle
Eyes: Sin Skins – Intense Sage/Gold Eyes
Lashes: Portia Sin
Hair: ETD Solaera – Espresso
Photo 2:
Skin: LF CHAI Skin -Nutmeg- Indigo Freckle
Eyes: Sin Skins – Intense Sage/Gold Eyes
Lashes: Portia Sin
Hair: Gurl 6 Beauty Mark – Dark Brown
Outfit: Frangipani – Rose Print Mini Dress
Shoes: Pixel Mode – Black Leather Sandals
Jewelry: Talisman – Jupiter (Black Onyx & Glass) Choker
Photo 3:
Skin: LF CHAI Skin -Nutmeg- Indigo Freckle
Eyes: Sin Skins – Intense Sage/Gold Eyes
Lashes: Portia Sin
Hair: ETD Carmina – Espresso
Outfit: <3 Cupcakes – Leila in Pink
Shoes: Hucci – Freakum Pump in Pink/Brown
Jewelry: JCNY Pearl Necklace – Double Strand, JCNY Virginia Gardens – Pearl Drop Earrings
JCNY is located at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Farrah%20Island/197/64/25, and more details about Model’Fest can be found near the landing point. The blog is at http://jcnycollection.blogspot.com/.
Szentasha Fashions
Szentasha Salome runs a lingerie and fetish costume shop. I found her store because she has a voucher for new residents. When I arrived at her store, I saw that she has a model search. So I entered! I already had a few other modeling contests in mind, but her application process was fairly simple, so it ended up being my first submission. I dropped the inventory on her, but I haven’t heard back yet. I submitted this picture as part of the application:
Wearing
Skin: LF CHAI Skin -Nutmeg- Indigo Freckle
Eyes: Sin Skins – Intense Sage/Gold Eyes
Lashes: Portia Sin
Hair: Diversity Hair Brat – Velvet
Outfit: Digit Darkes – Aegina Swim in Silver
Jewelry: Jewelry: Talisman – Angel II Silver
If I hear anything, I’ll post the feedback. Details can be found at her store at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Glow%20Estates/72/65/45.
Whitfield Photo Studios and Gallery
Velter Whitfield, is an awesome photographer and an even more awesome friend. He did this profile picture for me. His Rez Day is coming up in a few days, and I think he got into the photography business shortly after that. In his studio are MANY of the pictures that he has taken in his career and represents a wide range of his abilities. I didn’t even tell him what I wanted for a profile picture, but as he was snapping away, several topics of conversation were touched. One of those was my interest in Black & White pictures with touches of color. He was obviously paying attention and surprised me with my favorite style.
Wearing
Skin: LF CHAI Skin – Nutmeg- Indigo Freckle
Eyes: Sin Skins – Intense Sage/Gold Eyes
Lashes: Portia Sin
Hair: ETD Phoebe – Mahogany
Outfit: Short & Sweet Popular School Girl
Jewelry: Talisman – Angel II Silver
Stop by his studio to see his work and set up an appointment. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sede%20di%20Marte/49/129/38
Ashlen at Sunset
I love taking pictures, especially with beautiful landscape as the backdrop. There are some very scenic places in Second Life, which means a photo opportunity is around every corner. While waiting on a friend, I found this spot nestled on a hill at SkyBeam Deep Brine. I found the Sailor’s Delight Environment Setting to be just perfect. The only editing done here is cloning out some poseballs in the background, along with adding the border and words.
Wearing
Skin: LF CHAI Skin – Nutmeg- Indigo Freckle
Eyes: Sin Skins – Intense Sage/Gold Eyes
Lashes: Portia Sin
Hair: ETD Phoebe – Mahogany
Outfit: Retro Print Dress by Icey
Shoes: My bare feet!
Jewelry: Talisman – Angel II Silver
Welcome to my blog
Everyone else is blogging, so I might as well, too. I am an aspiring model in Second Life. I absolutely adore the fashion industry in Second Life and hope to be a small part of it. I plan to use this blog to talk about what steps I am taking to get into modeling, and maybe…just MAYBE it will help get my name out there!
I thought I could back date in WordPress, but I’m not seeing that option. I’ve got a few places that I have already submitted applications for contests, so I’ll just have to not be so accurate in when I turned those in. FOUND IT! Sometimes being a perfectionist is annoying…even for the perfectionist! Blogging about where I apply will also help me keep track of what all I have done.
I am uploading all of my pictures to Flickr. You can find me at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashlenh/.
Thanks for stopping by….enjoy!
