Essence of Style Magazine Issue 10 - August 2010

one you enjoy more. Why? What lars in flickr who give me feedback make it special? … I absolutely depend on all that support to grow and learn. I love BW: You mean of mine or someone taking photos. I love the creations elses? I will answer both - pick of clothes, the avatar, the locations, the one you wanted :). My blogs - the technology in here …. I mean can’t pick because they are part of NONE of that is my doing. All I am me. For different reasons …. When doing is taking the beautiful matesomeone takes the time to say rials and arranging them in a way thanks, I laughed today, or those that says something to me. For were words I needed to hear, or each photographer that is unique. loved your outfit etc … that tells me I do serious photos and absolutely I did my job. I don’t have counters amateurish-on-purpose photos …. on my blogs, just a joiner on Blisse But I love it all. The focus for me? for the blogzine. I don’t care about Is the intangible behind the avatar. the numbers … I never want to write Have you noticed how you can tell it for numbers .. I want to write for me is someone even when they change and for «you.» skins and shapes? Why is that? I

want THAT to come through in the Other people’s blogs … don’t have picture. a favourite .. I read voraciously humour, social commentary, political AK: You are part of the staff developments, world events, sports of Perfect World Productions, ….it changes every day. There are funny, not writing in this job. some talented bloggers out there I Tell us your experience in this enjoy, some great writers in SL. different approach.

AK: Let’s talk about your pho- BW: That has been an interesting for tography studio, what makes me. In real life I have done a lot of you different of other photo- media work as the one being intergraphers? In what do you focus viewed. In real life, I am the one when you are taking a picture? with the support staff. I liked the

challenge of this for me, applying BW: Hmmm…. I have soooooo far to what I know to the other side of the go yet. WOW, I am just learning. fence. It has made me much more This is all new to me and I am well appreciative and aware in RL and has aware that I am in a big big pond of taught me about my own need for very talented people. When I look a bit more «team» attitude. Some at some of the work out there I am of those lessons have been painful amazed and so excited that one day but it is all good. I have tremendous I might know how to do that. I have respect for Paisley, her talents and to say groups like PhotoLife that are how hard she works. There are lots so generous with helping one ano- of details to be worked out but I am ther, and people like Cherie Parker very organized. Meeting the guests and AtomicSparkle Skytower who has been fascinating and the rest, in encourage you, and even the regu- the end is all about sorting people AUGUST 2010 | ESSENCE OF STYLE | 51