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Sunday, November 15, 2015
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Exhibitionists: Lil Lowey and Drakaina Lamia @ Katmee's
After the successful display in May of two names amongst the most prominent in our community and beyond, Graham and Domino's, Katmee
opened the doors of her gallery to two really interesting artists.
Their names? Lil Lowey (lilplaything) and Drakaina Lamia (lamia69).
Very different in their artistic views and lifestyle, I had the pleasure to meet them both in the past and feature some of their work on the blog. And now, seeing their photography in the beautiful setting provided by Katmee's gallery really made me wish to chat with them a bit more and ask them about this experience. Enjoy.
- Have you had already in the past your work on display in-world in art galleries and such? What are your feelings about it, and when you take photos and put them on flickr, did you ever think "This will be on display someplace" ?
Lil: - I had a gallery at Artists4SL for awhile, but that's not quite the same as being *invited* to display my photos somewhere. I've also had a small gallery on my own sim, 'though I've been planning to take that down for awhile, just for lack of use/visitors (I want the prim space back). I'm mostly satisfied with just having a Flickr page, really, 'though I've always shown off the rare pic that I'm really happy with, inworld. :-)
Lamia: - No, actually that is my first in-world exhibit. I am still rather new to the second life, and while I am a professional real world photographer with some exhibit and publication experience, there it is landscape - here, obviously, not. And thing like in-world galleries and exhibits, are things some never discover while I was lucky enough to meet people who showed me the other side of Second Life. I just miss that some of these places disappear and am heart broken to see them gone, not available...
- Was it hard to select the pics to put in the gallery, and which is (or are) the photo(s) you thought about first once you were asked and you were SURE had to be there? There must be at least one pic that is 'your favourite', for artistic or for personal reasons. :-)
Lil: - There was a small amount of difficulty with that, but mostly in meeting the number of pics that Katmee had requested. I had to dig back a bit further in my collection than I normally would have.
The only other concern I had in choosing was that I wanted to include one picture I'd taken with my long-time SL daughter who'd recently departed SL for reasons unknown, which still breaks my heart. And since so many people equate nudity with sex, nude children (even virtual ones) are automatically "child porn" in their heads. The photo I sent along was completely innocent, tasteful and perfectly legal (even if it had been of a real child), but I was a little concerned Kat would have declined to display it. But it went up without comment or expressed concern. :-)
I actually overlooked/forgot one of my more popular photos, and didn't realize it until Katmee why I hadn't included it. Everything was on the wall by then, though, so we were committed to what we had. :-)
Lamia: - It's always process of selection. On average trip in real life I shoot in a range of 10 000 pictures a week, unless it's not the first time I visit the place, then it might be a 2 000... In Second Life I shoot less, but it is still couple thousand images a month - especially that I rarely set them up. And I don't ever want to spoil the fun screaming "hold that pose! I need to change the windlight settings"... so first i had about 500 images to choose from... then 200... it is always a pain to throw away some of them.
- Do you consider your work 'erotic' in nature, and how do you react to the thought that many people consider your photos exciting? And what do YOU consider arousing in a photo, if you don't mind sharing?
Lil: - I won't say I've never done any erotic photos, but they're very few and far between. I am a healthy, sexual being like anyone else, after all.
But no, for the most part, I don't consider my photos erotic in the least, and I'm often bemused that people will lump simple nudes similar to my own in with erotic and porn groups. Simple nudity is not erotic at all to me.
My nudes tend to be scenes you might see every day in RL, only without clothing. More comical than erotic. I dream of a world where we'd be free (and safe) to be nude whenever/where ever we wish, and as a result have a healthier opinion about our bodies. I can, for obvious reasons, get away with being nude in a lot more places/settings in SL than RL.
(Just to be clear, I have nothing against "porn", per se. It just doesn't interest me. And there's a few SL photographers who take some incredible erotic photos that I do enjoy.)
Lamia: - Of course I do, and not in quotes... it is meant to be Erotic - even capitalized. It's meant to arouse, excite but also have those feelings embedded in it. And exciting is when it makes your mind purr and whimper.
- Tell us a bit more of what you like to do in SL besides taking photos...or perhaps while taking photos !
Lil: - I'm a pretty boring old lady in SL, these days. I discovered Second Life family life a couple years back, and since then I spend most of my time cuddling one child or another and often several at a time. Since I've never had children in RL, this is as close as I'll ever get, but I'm okay with that. ♥
Lamia: - Building, exploring, making movies (yes... those tooo) and searching for amazing places. But most of all meeting other beautiful souls (and hopefully seducing them - after all thats what drakainas and Lamias are famed for). And no, i'm not telling what I do while taking photos just imagine how tough it is to do That, laughs, and still take pictures or film movies
- Do you hang your own pictures on the wall at home? Do you have someone else's too? And even if you don't have one (picture on the wall.....or home....) name me your favourite SL photo, or artist, the first who comes to mind.
Lamia: - I have a home in Second Life - I told you I do love to build, and almost since landing in Second Life had had luck to run into amazing people, and one of those is Janjo Fellini, for whom I have been designing and building at Reloaded Rock Club. And while I don't have any SL photographers images hanging there but there are a lot that I admire for quality and ingenuity. But of you ask for one name it would be Skip Staheli.
Lil: - I not only have my pictures on the walls in my SL home, I've had a couple printed to poster size and hanging in my RL home. lol
Thank you very much for answering :-)
And thank you everyone for reading ! Do come to Katmee's gallery and watch the exhibition, as it deserves your attention. And the sim it is on, is simply wonderful and as photo-friendly as it gets - joining the group is free and gives you rezzing rights. You can see beautiful examples of the wonderful sim on Katmee's flickr, website, Domino Dupre's work - Katmee is also a photographer for her blog Erotica Unbound - and also of course on Lamia's. Whom I thank also for the 'location' shoots in the gallery, from her own website. Enjoy!
And remember to point to my attention in-world exhibitions featuring your work or the involving also Sexiest Pornstars members!
Their names? Lil Lowey (lilplaything) and Drakaina Lamia (lamia69).
Very different in their artistic views and lifestyle, I had the pleasure to meet them both in the past and feature some of their work on the blog. And now, seeing their photography in the beautiful setting provided by Katmee's gallery really made me wish to chat with them a bit more and ask them about this experience. Enjoy.
- Have you had already in the past your work on display in-world in art galleries and such? What are your feelings about it, and when you take photos and put them on flickr, did you ever think "This will be on display someplace" ?
Lil: - I had a gallery at Artists4SL for awhile, but that's not quite the same as being *invited* to display my photos somewhere. I've also had a small gallery on my own sim, 'though I've been planning to take that down for awhile, just for lack of use/visitors (I want the prim space back). I'm mostly satisfied with just having a Flickr page, really, 'though I've always shown off the rare pic that I'm really happy with, inworld. :-)
Lamia: - No, actually that is my first in-world exhibit. I am still rather new to the second life, and while I am a professional real world photographer with some exhibit and publication experience, there it is landscape - here, obviously, not. And thing like in-world galleries and exhibits, are things some never discover while I was lucky enough to meet people who showed me the other side of Second Life. I just miss that some of these places disappear and am heart broken to see them gone, not available...
- Was it hard to select the pics to put in the gallery, and which is (or are) the photo(s) you thought about first once you were asked and you were SURE had to be there? There must be at least one pic that is 'your favourite', for artistic or for personal reasons. :-)
Lil: - There was a small amount of difficulty with that, but mostly in meeting the number of pics that Katmee had requested. I had to dig back a bit further in my collection than I normally would have.
The only other concern I had in choosing was that I wanted to include one picture I'd taken with my long-time SL daughter who'd recently departed SL for reasons unknown, which still breaks my heart. And since so many people equate nudity with sex, nude children (even virtual ones) are automatically "child porn" in their heads. The photo I sent along was completely innocent, tasteful and perfectly legal (even if it had been of a real child), but I was a little concerned Kat would have declined to display it. But it went up without comment or expressed concern. :-)
I actually overlooked/forgot one of my more popular photos, and didn't realize it until Katmee why I hadn't included it. Everything was on the wall by then, though, so we were committed to what we had. :-)
Lamia: - It's always process of selection. On average trip in real life I shoot in a range of 10 000 pictures a week, unless it's not the first time I visit the place, then it might be a 2 000... In Second Life I shoot less, but it is still couple thousand images a month - especially that I rarely set them up. And I don't ever want to spoil the fun screaming "hold that pose! I need to change the windlight settings"... so first i had about 500 images to choose from... then 200... it is always a pain to throw away some of them.
- Do you consider your work 'erotic' in nature, and how do you react to the thought that many people consider your photos exciting? And what do YOU consider arousing in a photo, if you don't mind sharing?
Lil: - I won't say I've never done any erotic photos, but they're very few and far between. I am a healthy, sexual being like anyone else, after all.
But no, for the most part, I don't consider my photos erotic in the least, and I'm often bemused that people will lump simple nudes similar to my own in with erotic and porn groups. Simple nudity is not erotic at all to me.
My nudes tend to be scenes you might see every day in RL, only without clothing. More comical than erotic. I dream of a world where we'd be free (and safe) to be nude whenever/where ever we wish, and as a result have a healthier opinion about our bodies. I can, for obvious reasons, get away with being nude in a lot more places/settings in SL than RL.
(Just to be clear, I have nothing against "porn", per se. It just doesn't interest me. And there's a few SL photographers who take some incredible erotic photos that I do enjoy.)
Lamia: - Of course I do, and not in quotes... it is meant to be Erotic - even capitalized. It's meant to arouse, excite but also have those feelings embedded in it. And exciting is when it makes your mind purr and whimper.
- Tell us a bit more of what you like to do in SL besides taking photos...or perhaps while taking photos !
Lil: - I'm a pretty boring old lady in SL, these days. I discovered Second Life family life a couple years back, and since then I spend most of my time cuddling one child or another and often several at a time. Since I've never had children in RL, this is as close as I'll ever get, but I'm okay with that. ♥
Lamia: - Building, exploring, making movies (yes... those tooo) and searching for amazing places. But most of all meeting other beautiful souls (and hopefully seducing them - after all thats what drakainas and Lamias are famed for). And no, i'm not telling what I do while taking photos just imagine how tough it is to do That, laughs, and still take pictures or film movies
- Do you hang your own pictures on the wall at home? Do you have someone else's too? And even if you don't have one (picture on the wall.....or home....) name me your favourite SL photo, or artist, the first who comes to mind.
Lamia: - I have a home in Second Life - I told you I do love to build, and almost since landing in Second Life had had luck to run into amazing people, and one of those is Janjo Fellini, for whom I have been designing and building at Reloaded Rock Club. And while I don't have any SL photographers images hanging there but there are a lot that I admire for quality and ingenuity. But of you ask for one name it would be Skip Staheli.
Lil: - I not only have my pictures on the walls in my SL home, I've had a couple printed to poster size and hanging in my RL home. lol
Thank you very much for answering :-)
And thank you everyone for reading ! Do come to Katmee's gallery and watch the exhibition, as it deserves your attention. And the sim it is on, is simply wonderful and as photo-friendly as it gets - joining the group is free and gives you rezzing rights. You can see beautiful examples of the wonderful sim on Katmee's flickr, website, Domino Dupre's work - Katmee is also a photographer for her blog Erotica Unbound - and also of course on Lamia's. Whom I thank also for the 'location' shoots in the gallery, from her own website. Enjoy!
And remember to point to my attention in-world exhibitions featuring your work or the involving also Sexiest Pornstars members!
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
The Pornstars' Rack: One Year Aroused!
Weren't supposed to call your physician if it lasted more than 4 hours? Sheesh!
Aroused! Magazine
Issue 26 was a very special issue for Aroused, marking exactly one year in the business for what I thought was such a crazy idea when it was pitched to me by this 'newcomer' to porn. And still, here we are now.
You know my usual format for magazine posts by now: just showing a hint of what you find in there, with a preference for the Pornstars featured. But this week, I bring you present, past, a bit of the future, just in the words, pics, and picks , of the artists. Just remember, you can get any of the past issues of the magazine on MP, and of course the latest are also avalaible on line on the website.
Rachel and Be, by Rachel Swallows
It was such a pleasure for me to do a guest shoot for Aroused Magazine issue 26. I always strive to do something a little different and I was really pleased how my *Avian Lesbian Fantasy Sex* shoot came out..hehe.
- Rachel Swallows
Zuby Gloom's anniversary shoot, with River Oryl and myself
Working for Aroused is fantastic, I got so excited when I was asked to be part of it. It has been a beautiful and exceptional chance to put on display my work as photographer and model and I am delighted that my work is held in such a regard to appear on the magazine.
- Zuby Gloom
Spirit Eleonara's outstanding monochrome with Adrian Hauptmann
" I find it extremely flattering to be asked to be a part of any magazine, especially ones that clearly have a vision of what they want to be. It always makes me smile when someone likes my work enough to want me to be a part of something that is meaningful to them.
I love the freedom that Aroused! gives the photographers, I am not afraid to push the envelope and test my limits, outside my comfort zone... I am grateful for that."
- Spirit Demure-Rust
From Issue 18, Graham with Barbie
When Marika asked me to join the Aroused magazine I was really flattered. I hadnt had any regular jobs as a photographer on SL in a long long time, and knowing how well her work is, and how intelligent she is, I just knew this would be special. Naturally, I was right :p
- Graham Collinson
From Issue 21, Erika Thorkveld and a friend who asks the tough questions
I've actually been asked twice to do photos or other things for a magazine, and each time, this made me feel very special. Doing your things and posting on Flickr or a blog is one thing. Everybody can do that. But being chosen by the creator of a magazine because of the quality of your work is really something else. But after the first pride moment, you think, 'Wait a minute… Will the mag be any good?'. And I have to say I've been very lucky here, because both times, they were really great and very professional, which made me feel even more special!
- Erika Thorkveld
From Issue 20, Sandra with Ansariel Hiller ' i used a totally new way of dealing with colors and shadows and managed to have a wonderful effect, with people praising me for it. A real surprise !'
It is the first time i am part of a "crew" for such a Magazine, and i feel blessed and honored. And lucky, for this Magazine is really of the highest quality with awesome photographers. So far my works were only massively displayed on flickr but had little recognition in-world. Thanks Marika for trusting me !
- Sandra Palletier
Marika is so hot! I wanna marry her!!!
- Katina Cazal Ahem, never mind this one.
From Issue 16, Catherine Milena by Whims. 'I am very passionate about lighting and in that series, and in that particular photo, I felt I got the lighting just right.'
Aroused! has a really lovely approach for photographers, with a lot of freedom and acceptance of everyone having different tastes and approaches, so I felt really at home just doing my thing.
The other thing about this is that it has such a positive impact on your photography. I'm essentially a lazy girl and having deadlines and coming up with creative ideas for series of images sort of pushed me and I think improved my work in many ways, both creatively and in quality.
- Whimsical Aristocrat
Melina Jameson chose to pick a photo by and with Kiki Ergenthal's shoot in issue 15, and she tells us why!
Besides my own work, I am picking definitely the photoset Kiki did! I just love how this girl handles her colors and how she makes her pics looking so erotic when the subject is not indulged in porn action! Love her work!
If i remember right, i was one of the first to have my work featured in the mag...I was like "You serious you want this mag to get published and do well? You shouldnt be asking me!" But Maribabe insisted...so I said yes...and I guess the feedback we got from it was quite good...surprising to me even but good either way. Having her trust me to do something for her mag and giving me her vote of confidence really meant a lot...I am not even sure i have ever told her but...yeah...it was a big ego boost to be asked.
- Melina Jameson
Cindy with Fritz, from the shoot in Issue 23: 'We make our own poses and used them in the shoot we did. I find the pics hot, One of my fave things is to do close ups of the body and this is what we did in a some of the pics.'
I remember when Marika first asked me to be in the magazine...I was so excited and did a shoot for her almost straight away. I love to show my work in this magazine and Marika is such an adorable person to work with! This is the best mag out there guys!
- Cindy Frindy
Margarita Blanco in a backstage from Sas' debut in issue 19
I was just starting as a rookie SL photographer when I saw Aroused, I think I did approach Marika and she was very kind in hearing my questions about being a contributor and she gave the privilege of be guest photographer. I can't be more thankful to her and the Aroused readers who gave me this opportunity. Aroused is a luxury product and it took my work to the level it is today.
I don't think I would be doing what I do without Aroused magazine.
- Sasquatch Rhino
To be continued...this was just year 1, after all. Thank you, meanwhile, to everyone who took their time to send the feedback, and those words I sometimes minced into bits. Stay tuned for the next post, tho ! There's more I will...
From the latest issue, Kat Kassner with Holly Arkright and 'The Jizz'
...Cue you in about. Have a great rest of the week!
Aroused! Magazine
Issue 26 was a very special issue for Aroused, marking exactly one year in the business for what I thought was such a crazy idea when it was pitched to me by this 'newcomer' to porn. And still, here we are now.
You know my usual format for magazine posts by now: just showing a hint of what you find in there, with a preference for the Pornstars featured. But this week, I bring you present, past, a bit of the future, just in the words, pics, and picks , of the artists. Just remember, you can get any of the past issues of the magazine on MP, and of course the latest are also avalaible on line on the website.
Rachel and Be, by Rachel Swallows
It was such a pleasure for me to do a guest shoot for Aroused Magazine issue 26. I always strive to do something a little different and I was really pleased how my *Avian Lesbian Fantasy Sex* shoot came out..hehe.
- Rachel Swallows
Zuby Gloom's anniversary shoot, with River Oryl and myself
Working for Aroused is fantastic, I got so excited when I was asked to be part of it. It has been a beautiful and exceptional chance to put on display my work as photographer and model and I am delighted that my work is held in such a regard to appear on the magazine.
- Zuby Gloom
Spirit Eleonara's outstanding monochrome with Adrian Hauptmann
" I find it extremely flattering to be asked to be a part of any magazine, especially ones that clearly have a vision of what they want to be. It always makes me smile when someone likes my work enough to want me to be a part of something that is meaningful to them.
I love the freedom that Aroused! gives the photographers, I am not afraid to push the envelope and test my limits, outside my comfort zone... I am grateful for that."
- Spirit Demure-Rust
When Marika asked me to join the Aroused magazine I was really flattered. I hadnt had any regular jobs as a photographer on SL in a long long time, and knowing how well her work is, and how intelligent she is, I just knew this would be special. Naturally, I was right :p
- Graham Collinson
From Issue 21, Erika Thorkveld and a friend who asks the tough questions
I've actually been asked twice to do photos or other things for a magazine, and each time, this made me feel very special. Doing your things and posting on Flickr or a blog is one thing. Everybody can do that. But being chosen by the creator of a magazine because of the quality of your work is really something else. But after the first pride moment, you think, 'Wait a minute… Will the mag be any good?'. And I have to say I've been very lucky here, because both times, they were really great and very professional, which made me feel even more special!
- Erika Thorkveld
From Issue 20, Sandra with Ansariel Hiller ' i used a totally new way of dealing with colors and shadows and managed to have a wonderful effect, with people praising me for it. A real surprise !'
It is the first time i am part of a "crew" for such a Magazine, and i feel blessed and honored. And lucky, for this Magazine is really of the highest quality with awesome photographers. So far my works were only massively displayed on flickr but had little recognition in-world. Thanks Marika for trusting me !
- Sandra Palletier
Marika is so hot! I wanna marry her!!!
From Issue 16, Catherine Milena by Whims. 'I am very passionate about lighting and in that series, and in that particular photo, I felt I got the lighting just right.'
Aroused! has a really lovely approach for photographers, with a lot of freedom and acceptance of everyone having different tastes and approaches, so I felt really at home just doing my thing.
The other thing about this is that it has such a positive impact on your photography. I'm essentially a lazy girl and having deadlines and coming up with creative ideas for series of images sort of pushed me and I think improved my work in many ways, both creatively and in quality.
- Whimsical Aristocrat
Melina Jameson chose to pick a photo by and with Kiki Ergenthal's shoot in issue 15, and she tells us why!
Besides my own work, I am picking definitely the photoset Kiki did! I just love how this girl handles her colors and how she makes her pics looking so erotic when the subject is not indulged in porn action! Love her work!
If i remember right, i was one of the first to have my work featured in the mag...I was like "You serious you want this mag to get published and do well? You shouldnt be asking me!" But Maribabe insisted...so I said yes...and I guess the feedback we got from it was quite good...surprising to me even but good either way. Having her trust me to do something for her mag and giving me her vote of confidence really meant a lot...I am not even sure i have ever told her but...yeah...it was a big ego boost to be asked.
- Melina Jameson
Cindy with Fritz, from the shoot in Issue 23: 'We make our own poses and used them in the shoot we did. I find the pics hot, One of my fave things is to do close ups of the body and this is what we did in a some of the pics.'
I remember when Marika first asked me to be in the magazine...I was so excited and did a shoot for her almost straight away. I love to show my work in this magazine and Marika is such an adorable person to work with! This is the best mag out there guys!
- Cindy Frindy
Margarita Blanco in a backstage from Sas' debut in issue 19
I was just starting as a rookie SL photographer when I saw Aroused, I think I did approach Marika and she was very kind in hearing my questions about being a contributor and she gave the privilege of be guest photographer. I can't be more thankful to her and the Aroused readers who gave me this opportunity. Aroused is a luxury product and it took my work to the level it is today.
I don't think I would be doing what I do without Aroused magazine.
- Sasquatch Rhino
To be continued...this was just year 1, after all. Thank you, meanwhile, to everyone who took their time to send the feedback, and those words I sometimes minced into bits. Stay tuned for the next post, tho ! There's more I will...
From the latest issue, Kat Kassner with Holly Arkright and 'The Jizz'
...Cue you in about. Have a great rest of the week!
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