A Novel Series

ProPosers Expo continues through the 25th, and oOo Studio has introduced three couples poses inspired by romance novels. Abandon, Surrender and Tempestuous are available now.

ProPosers Expo

Visit this expo to discover the latest animations, poses and photo accessories made by top designers to help your photos look as good as the experts! Showcasing the latest gadgets, animations and systems, plus parties and photography exhibits to help raise money for the Autism Society of America, this expo is not to be missed! Event ends Feb. 25.

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WomenStuff Hunt is Underway!

oOo Studio is participating in the first ever WomenStuff hunt. The feminine counterpart to the MenStuff franchise, this hunt is for the ladies only. Our contribution is Distance, a set of 7 poses designed specifically for looking away from the camera.

The hunt runs from 3 February to 3 March. Details and hints are here.

52 Weeks: Patina

Got a bit behind with these, but here’s my most recent image, only a week behind!

52 Weeks: Iron

An unusual color this week, Iron. A bit of a challenge, but I went with jewelry as the focal point, though I ended up with a distance shot that doesn’t quiiiite display how gorgeous this jewelry actually is.

Fashionably Late – January

Greetings pose fans! Quick note today to let you know that the Studio is participating in this week’s Fashionably Late event, which begins at 4pm SLT today, Sunday. I’ve created a pack inspired by one of my very favorite bloggers, Nana Minuet, and it will be available during the week for half price. Please stop in and pick up your set.

Fashionably Late ride

The Decades Collection Returns!

If you missed Vintage Fair or missed getting all the poses you wanted, I’ve put the entire collection in a skybox. Please use the stands in each dressing room for singles, and the images for pack purchases. Images of the collection may be seen here.

Direct link to the skybox showroom.

52 Weeks of Color 2: Coral

Made it to week two! Next week may prove to be much more of a challenge, but I’m hoping to have some time to work on it. I’m also working on poses for this weekend’s round of Fashionably Late, so stay tuned!

Details:
Skin: Sakura (from TDR 27) by Aida Ewing for Glam Affair
Kimono: Chrysantheme Red by Tomo Wachter for Tomoto
Eyelashes: Dramatic Lashes by Ryker Beck for Exodi
Hair: Wave in Black 04 by Elikatira Tiramisu for Elikatira
Shape: Little Geisha by Olaenka Chesnokov (not for sale)
Eyes: Enchanting Eyes in DarkBrown by Nana Minuet for Nana
Shoes: Suki Geta in Black by Siddean Munro for SLink <3
Pose: Jean Seven by Olaenka Chesnokov for oOo Studio

Location: ReBourne skybox (incredibly gorgeous)

52 Weeks of Color 2: Champagne

Luna Jubilee presented this challenge during the 2011 calendar year, and lots of bloggers jumped on the chance to showcase a different color each week in pictures. I’m not going into this with the hope that I’ll actually manage to do them all (my actual goal is 26 throughout the year), but it seems a perfect way to show how some of my poses can look in pictures.

I set myself up with a couple of notes on this challenge, too. I’m too busy realistically to spend a lot of time editing these photos, so I told myself that I wouldn’t edit them except for size. In celebration of the new year, here’s my image for Week 1: Champagne.

Clothing details:

• Dress: Silhouettes Light by Anya Ohmai
• Shoes: Lulu Stilettos by Siddean Munro for SLink
• Skin: FFX Hibiscus Isabella by London Dailey for Fresh FX
• Lashes: Dramatic Lashes by Ryker Beck for Exodi
• Hair: Evi II in Red by Onyx LeShelle for Maitreya
• Shape is my own
• Pose is from my 1930s pack at oOo Studio.
• Wall textures: Contemporary Collection by Amisha March for Insight Designs
• Flooring: Victor Zagoskin (not sure this is still available)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you and yours, wherever on the globe and grid you may be. Here at the Studio we’ve got three things going on.

First, we’ve got the last pose in the Easy set, Easy Four, up for sale. This is the sexy, jaw-dropping NYE after-party look, and Trinetty captured Rylan Carling and Sixx Yangtz in a little celebration time. Thanks to them both for posing!!

Second, we were asked to be a last-minute fill in for the new incarnation of Stumblebum, and we’re overjoyed! We got all dolled up, and came up with Marionette for you. Odd angles have this set feeling both natural and alien at the same time. Would love to see what you do with these poses! The event runs through the 15th.

 

 

And a little note that the With Love, Again hunt is coming to a close January 6. Be sure to stop by the Studio and grab this gift for only 10L. It includes two couples poses and the chair prop.

Thank you all so much for a fabulous 2011. This year is going to be really exciting, there are 4 different events/happenings in February that oOo Studio will be participating in.  Ola is taking January off, but rest assured you’ll see plenty of newness in February!

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2011 Year in Review

At the beginning of the year, I put together a list of goals for the Studio in 2011. I had 9 items on my list. Thought now might be the time to take a look back and see how well we fared.

1. 3 new vignettes – released Steamy, Red Light Special, and the Cruise and Surface sets for a hunt and group gift, respectively
2. 2 skyboxes – I never released these. Changes in the grid this year made them look a bit amateurish to me, so I haven’t released them.
3. Refine the release processes. Certainly there have been improvements. We remodeled the Studio build to give us a bit more breathing room (though we’re outgrowing it again). I still suck at getting things listed on the Marketplace. We added two amazing people to the staff here at the Studio, and between Felicity coordinating all the blog, event things and people to get things done and out, and the addition of Trinetty to take absolutely amazing pictures, we are capable of getting things to market much more quickly and better, I think. To whit…
4. Release 50 couples poses. This was a big goal, almost one couples pose a week throughout the year. We managed: Weightless, Snowbirds, Saddle, Touch, Monster, Delve, Inspection, Rapture, Stargazer, Hush, Still, Merit, Conversation, Branches, Radiator, Chips, Spring, Display, Elegance, Mode, Captive, Laptop, Treasure, Strawberries, Monkey, Center (a group gift), Eclipse, Lucky, Cling, Steady, Provoke, Troika (group), Communion, Sacrifice, Structure. We released the full wedding collection: Eternal, Darling, Forever, Timeless, Always, Beloved, Betrothed, Immortal, Sealed, Abiding, Evermore, Endless, Infinity, Gents and Ladies (group poses). 50 couples poses released, not including 5 for the Steamy vignette, 3 for the Autumnal pose prop, and another 2 for the Cruise set.
5. Release 25 singles sets. Another big goal, this was one every other week, effectively doubling the previous offering of poses. We produced: Ethereal, Diva, Basic I, Basic II, Basic III, Badass, Cool, Rugged, Avant, Wand, Awkward, Angst, Starstruck, Cheesecake, Bauble, and Gifted and the full Decade Collection: 1920s, Lulu, Ziegfeld Stands, 1930s, Erte, Ziegeld Sits, 1940s, Legends, Jean, 1950s, Audrey, Dovima, 1960s, Twiggy, Veruschka, 1970s, Shrimp, Cher. We managed 34 sets.
6. Hold 2 sales. Did one biggie just before we remodeled the Studio, and then did sales for the 3 contests we put together.
7. 6 pose prop sets. We did Beachy for the Albero Gatcha, and that contained 8 poses for each male and female set; Broomhilda, with brooms, the Gifted and Bauble sets, and 6 poses for the Easy chair prop.
8. 6 Hunts. We participated in the ProPosers hunt, the CHIC Platinum hunt, MenStuff Hunt, Make Him Over II hunt, the CHIC With Love hunt and the Royal Living Pumpkin hunt.
9. Re-release 12 previous poses. This was fed by the Fame and Fortune Contest. We chose 9 winners in 3 rounds, and 3 overall winners. We have put out for sale some of the older poses with pics we loved from those contests.

So overall, I would say it was a successful year of accomplishments and fun! It’s interesting as I write this that I always feel as though I never get anything done — and not near as much as I want to do at any given time — that in all, I’ve accomplished a great deal from a design and release standpoint. (You’ve accomplished a lot if you’ve read all this) I feel a bit better knowing that this was the first full year when I’ve also been working full-time in RL.

I want to say thank you to every photographer, every guest, every customer, and to my amazing team of people who help me make these dreams reality. This is also a good time for a special big thank you to Gilles. Poses brought us together, and his support for my business and my life (both of them) is invaluable to me in more ways than a whole post can say.

Wishing you the very best of 2012,

Olaenka Chesnokov