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Chief Operating Officer Analena M. Darkbyrd
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Feature Noble Creations
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ENVY 5677 Queens Blvd, Cumberland City, SL (202) 212-4812 President & CEO : Aubrey Ricci Chief Operations Officer : Analena M. Darkbyrd Executive Editor in Chief : Kiett D. Prince Co Executive Editor in Chief : Scott Nobody* Content Director : Zoria Marino Co Content Director : China Laurent Community Liason : Wei Wei Runt Model Manager : Lady Falina Katze-Elmer Acting Model Manager : Arianna Jasmine Photographers Scott Nobody * Maiya Gant * Kiett D. Prince Shiloh Royce * Novaleigh, Emmy Wiskee * Kendall Cadvius-Keating. * Aranel Models Cherry London * Addy Omena * Catalysis * Veronica Dotterkelch Vann Underwood * Arianna * Lis Darkfold Rey * Max Takahiro * Amity Sorbet Lisana Rossen * Resmay Bloodstorm * Zarya Yuhara * Mecca M. Teladis Debbie Jasper * Cherokee Asteria * Analena M. Darkbyrd * Say Say * Jonelle Writer : Arianna Guglielmetti Sales Lulu Severin * Matt Asadar Naomi * Indii Mantha * Vashti Travis Redekopp COVER Prince in Leather Photo : Alycia - Noble Creations A work of love by Avatars pushed by Humans. Photographers and Writers from California, New Mexico, Georgia & Ontario Models from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, United States & Japan VISIT US AT OUR CORPORATE OFFICES IN Cumberland City, Downtown District *Publishing Editor v1.12
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Photographer: Maiya Gant
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For over 2 months, E N V Y Magazine has worked to meet the professional and developmental needs of advertising. Since last month we have grown to nearly 13,000 readers and we are still gaining with readers in the Philippines and Venezuela. Since February, E N V Y Magazine has shared uplifting articles and information celebrating cultures, fashion, and great designers. E N V Y is not just a magazine of clients and fans, but also a magazine that is known for giving back. We support all orphanages and education so if you own an orphanage or school and are needing support or sponsorship p l e a s e c o n t a c t u s ! |E N V Y supports the kids! Lastly we are running a special where you receive $100 off any full page ad you purchase. We are also giving away a $500 gift card to {R E V E N G E} to all our new clients!!!
Para mas de 2 meses , E N V Y Magazine ha trabAva Jhaminado para satisfacer las necesidades profesionales y de desarrollo de Publicidad . Desde el mes pasado hemos crecido hasta cerca de 13.000 miembros de los lectores y todavia estamos ganando lectores en Filipinas y Venezuela . Desde febrero , e n v Revista y ha compartido el elevar, articulos y culturas de informacion que celebra , la moda y los grandes disenadores . E N V Y no es solo una revista que ganar clientes , sino tambien una revista que es conocido por dar la espalda. Apoyamos todos los orfanatos y la educacion por lo que si usted posee un orfanato o la escuela y esta necesitando el apoyo o patrocinio por favor, pongase en contacto con nosotros! E N V Y ama a los ninos! Por ultimo nos estamos quedando un especial en el que recibe $ 100 de descuento en cualquier anuncio de pagina completa que compra. Tambien estamos regalando una tarjeta de regalo de $ 500 para {R E V E N G E} para todos los nuevos clientes !!!
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Editor’s notes By Scott Nobody
Another photographer has been added to the E N V Y team. Big welcome to Aranel.
E N V Y issue number 12 is what you’re looking at right now. It has been an incredible journey the last 3+months for me personally. Being a weekly publication means a lot of things have to come together for it to go smoothly. We have a great team here
at E N V Y, and we’re still growing. A huge thank you to the staff behind the scenes, without them there would be no magazine to publish. I also want to give a huge shout-out to our hard working models who have put (uhm...they call it “styled”...) some incredible outfits together over the past 12 issues. In this issue, we bring the last batch of models who participated in the Brazilian Carnival Theme. I’m truly impressed with their imagination in putting their outfits together. But we’re not done yet. Look for-
ward to a Wedding issue in June where we feature brides from different parts of the world. The staff at E N V Y will be taking a break next week - except for a few... Next weeks issue will be a special edition of ENVY, so stay tuned for that. We will return again with fresh model themes and a new joint venture with one of our sponsors in the second week of June.
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Exclusive Story on Noble Creations Recently I had the opportunity to meet Alycia and Andrew the owners and designers for Noble Creations. What is Nobel Creations you may ask, it is a small business that makes and sells items geared toward medieval and Gorean themes. Not only do the make beautifully crafted mesh furniture but also armor accessories, clothing and building structures, and have been in business for almost a year
The first thing you notice is not only the variety of items but also the attention to detail they put into the merchandise. When I stepped into the store what immediately caught my eye was the beautiful Tudor Bed, which took four to five days to build, all in dark wood with intricate hand carved detail. As you wander through the store you will notice for the level of work that prices are very reasonable. Also coming soon is a midnight mania board.
[NC] - Classic Tudor Bed - 7 Land Impact - Hud Texturized (12 Different Duvet Cover Colors + 8 Different Pillow Colors) - 40 Total Animations (15 Singles - 10 Cuddles - 15 Sex)
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[NC] - Steampunk Leather Wings - Male and Female Versions - 2 Colors (Black & Brown Leather) - Material Enabled - Fitted Mesh
Their customer service is wonderful, while I was talking to Alycia and Andrew a problem arose in the store, Andrew immediately took care of it, keeping customers happy and coming back. Along with the store Alycia and Andrew participate in various events throughout the grid such as hunts, Fantasy Gacha Carnivals, RP and non 11
[NC] - Prince In Leather - Resizer Included - Material Enabled, No Rigged
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[NC] - Sacred Bathub - 4 Land Impact Bathub - 1 Land Impact Water Vase - 2 Colors Bathub (Gold & Bronze) - 5 Animations (SIngle) - 4 Animations (Cuddle/Sex) - Water Animation & Sound
RP events including charitable events. With all of their involvement with the special events it does not leave them time to do any custom work. Noble Creations will be celebrating their 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY on June 29th highlighted by a live DJ plus new releases for 0 linden, ALL ARE INVITED Whether you are participating in Medieval or Gorean sim or just looking for something unique for your home, stop by Noble Creations you make find what you are looking to for.
[NC] - Dea - 2 Versions (Gold & Silver) - Rigged Classic
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Carnival Model : Lady Falina Katze-Elmer Photographer : Scott Nobody 16
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Carnival Model : Cherokhee Asteria Photographer : Kiett Prince 18
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Carnival Model : Analena Darkfold Photographer : Scoott Nobody 20
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Carnival Model : Catalysis Photographer : Maiya Gant 22
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Carnival Model : Addy Omena Photographer : Scott Nobody 24
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Photography tips - Part 1 - Rule of thirds By Scott Nobody
One of the most simple ways of improving your images is to use the "rule of thirds" technique. When you shoot a picture in SL, typically the object ends up dead center of the shot if you don't move your camera. That is not necessarily the best spot for an interesting image. Watch any movie, magazine, billboard, even the news on TV. Pretty much everywhere, this rule is applied in some form or another.
The rule of third grid looks like this:
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When you're framing your shot, imagine two lines that is about 1/3 of the entire length and height in from either edge. Where those lines intersect, you have a focal point (red circle). A point where the eye almost automatically goes to right away when we look at an image. You can use this to your advantage and position your subject in one of those intersections. It can be in anyone of the four intersections, just pick one that looks good to you.
Fun fact: Most people will look at the top left intersection first, then the bottom left, then the top right and so on. You will quickly find out using this method, your images will look more pleasing to the eye.
The vertical and horizontal lines are also very helpful. In landscape shots for example, you want to the horizon line to run along one of the two horizontal lines in the grid - a third from either the top or the bottom. The vertical lines can be used to line up a tall structure or a person in just the right spot.
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Not the most optimal spot for the subject in the picture above. It helps a bit that the horizon is running along the top horizontal line in the grid. This aspect ratio is typical for the profile pictures in SL. But even with limited size and space, just by moving the camera slightly, you’ll get a much better composition. If you know you are going to be editing the image in Photoshop or Gimp later, try to make sure to leave extra room for a crop if that's is your intentions. With the crop tool in Photoshop or Gimp you can easy put the object in the desired spot, however, having not done that at the time of shooting, you will now have eliminated a lot of good pixels. Something to think about :)
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Last but not least, - this is a more a guide than a rule. - Rules are there to be broken, and very often you will get an interesting result by doing just that. An example on that could be a shot where the back ground is 100% symmetric or perhaps there is a perfect reflection. But more often than not, using this guide, or rule, will give you a better image, and should result in more favs on Flickr. Bonus tip: Both Gimp and Photoshop has the rule of third as a guide preset already built in. Here's how you turn them on when you're using the crop tool. Photoshop. Select the crop tool, (C) - in the tool bar, click the mesh looking icon, and select the Rule of Third grid. Now drag from corner to corner to select the entire image. As soon as you let go of your mouse the grid will pop up and you can now adjust the handles on each side of the cropping window to place the image the way you like it.
GIMP. Click the pen cutter like tool....?! (Shift+C) to select the crop tool. In the drop down list, chose Rule of Thirds guides. Now drag over the entire image and your grid will be drawn out. Now you can adjust the crop by using the handles in each corner to get the composition right.
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Sarah Tremor, owner and designer of Edelfabrik By Kiett Prince
Guten Tag E N V Y Readers! We are here with none other than the energetic and spry Miss Sarah Tremor the owner, mesh designer and creator of Edelfabr\k! She uses Blender, Photoshop and a little Black Forest magic to bring you original content for all mesh body types! If you didn’t guess it, she’s a German designer! We chat, we visit her store, we exchange horoscope signs and of course, I fan girl all over her! Kiett Prince (KP): *smiles warmly* Yay! Welcome to the E N V Y Magazine headquarters! *turns chair around to face Sarah, pulling out interview recorder* Oh wait Sarah! Is this your creation that you're wearing??? *Sarah is wearing a sexy outfit that reminds Kiett of a
Tokyo inspired street style pink and grey ensemble that Kiett has not seen replicated anywhere in SL! Loving it!* Sarah Tremor (Sarah Tremor): Yes Kiett :) That’s one of my latest :)! KP: *grins* I love it!’
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KP: You're so welcome! What is this look? Is this Edgy Punk? Sarah Tremor: Well, most of my creations are slightly provocative in the way of "accidentally sexy", but not without class. And almost any of it is mix and match. KP: Which is super important! I hate not being able to mix and match! Now, the name of your store? *Kiett tries to pronounce it using a German accent* EDELFABRIK Sarah Tremor: laughs at Kiett’s accent....[Adele-fabric] :). KP: Where'd you get the name from? *laughs at herself* Sarah Tremor: Yes, thats a German word, a 2 word combination it means "noble factory" KP: I wasn't too far off track! German! *pats herself on the back* Are you German? Sarah Tremor: Yeah, I am German. *laughs* KP: Guten! I love my Germans! I think in your style, it is very modern German and street style Tokyo to me - very sexy, very creative and unique! 32