#picture taking

[clicksonawhim]

Summer Contest Photos

(Nikki out in the sun, staring out into the beyond)

So, of the photos I did manage to take, they were primarily for the new photo contests that get held on a bi-monthly basis. I actually appreciate these contests because they provide a bit more direction.

This is especially important if you have a lot of stuff and are starting to get decision paralyze.

(Nikki on the ocean with a bit of her boat behind her)

I didn't submit these ones by the way, it wasn't really anything special and I wanted something more interesting.

By the way, the hair is from the 5 star banner, putting hats on Nikki makes the pigtails disappear and gives her this nice front bang look.

[clicksonawhim]

A Forgotten Picture

(Nikki Covering Her Smile)

This pose reminds me a lot of Maomao from Apothecary Diaries, which I find to be wonderful. Also, I can't remember what pose this is, or if I had used a handheld item to get this pose.

Handheld items are fascinating by the way, not just because they had add to a character if you're doing more full body pictures instead of portraits like I do, but also they will move the hand(s) out of the way giving you a different picture if you mess with the angles well enough.

[clicksonawhim]

Summer Greetings

(Nikki Showing Offer Her Pretty Nails)

Despite the fact that The Stars Yearn season was a filler update, I still didn't take as many pictures as I would have. This isn't due to the lack of places to take pictures, I have a running list that is far too long.

However, I took advantage of the filler season to try and catch up on quests, even though I've been working on other things.

This was the final outfit I settled on for the season, since it was all supposed to be beach things themed. Also, it gave me a catch to show off her nails.

Also, you may have noticed that I made Nikki's skin darker, this is because I had her wearing some accessories that just show up better on a darker skin tone. In fact, a lot of the pastel colours generally show up better on a darker skin tone.

[prodiamondking]

thought i should share some of the rare pieces i finally obtained. o.O

a merci beaucoup - issey miyake knit hoodie, dsquared2 star studded shoes (very rare model unknown, pls lmk if u know anything abt them) some leopard print jeremy scott adidas instinct hi’s and some pig leather ppfm pants *v*

please lmk if yk if u have any info or know how rare these items r im very interested :>

[clicksonawhim]

In Which I've Been Distracted

(Nikki Singing in a Tree)

So... I've been distracted, horribly so.

And it doesn't help that Infinity Nikki is meant to be played for more hours than I sometimes care to do so. I've been busy with a crafting project for my Everyday Journal, and the Steam Next Fest hit hard as I tried to play my demos before they expired.

As a result, while I did finish all the seasonal events, I didn't take time out to take pictures. This one was just from me wanting to take part in the photography contest that now gets held on a bi-monthly basis.

By the way, i really like this whimsicality and will probably mess around with it a bit more in the future.

[clicksonawhim]

And Bye Until Next Season Ends or Starts

(Nikki looking up at the covered moon or black hole in the sky.)

Despite the fact I took a lot of pictures, they were mainly due to the outfit studies this season. I wish I could say I will take more in the current season, but seeing as I'm distracted by other things and it's always a lot of things to do in each season, I'm not sure.

I'm not due for holidays for another month and a half by the time this goes live, so I don't really have the chance to play a lot of Nikki at the moment.

[clicksonawhim]

Above the Ruins

(Something sleeps above the ruins where the water parts)

Originally I was going to wait on taking pictures around the Boneyard, mainly because I was running out of time and wanted to finish the event stuff.

However, it was really hard for me to get up here, and I didn't want to make the trek back up even though I didn't really have an idea for what I would taking pictures of. So I threw Nikki back into the angel outfit and defaulted to one of my favourite poses.

In which it occurred to me I never took pictures of this frame of animation from the back. It is really neat and gives the sense of being summoned. I should remember this exists.

As for the sparkles, I think this lightening effect exists on a separate animation track, which may explain why I didn't realize I could do this.