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Okay, so this is WAY outside of my comfort zone. I mean... WAYYYYY outside. However, this is a project for school so naturally I am being pushed to the limits. We have to pick a two page spread out of a magazine and duplicate the feel of that spread. I actually picked two spreads and have decided to combine them together.
The kicker is, they MUST be self portraits. So any shots of my mug you see in the coming days/weeks will be thanks to my handy camera work. Or, in this case, not so handy camera work. I'm still learning the ropes of my timer and getting used to taking my own photograph.
No fancy studio, no fancy lights. Just me, at home, playing with settings and praying they work out...
British postcard in the Picturegoer Series, London, no. W 309. Photo: Warner Bros.
Statuesque, smart Canadian-born Alexis Smith (1921-1993), with her blue/green eyes and a seductively husky voice, lent a touch of class to her leading ladies of the 1940s and 1950s. She was paired with the top male stars in Hollywood, including Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, William Holden and Bing Crosby. She was stylishly attired by costume designers like Milo Anderson and Helen Rose in the most glamorous gowns but also proved to be a capable and spirited actress. She reserved her best acting for the stage and in 1972, she won a Tony award for her starring role in Stephen Sondheim's musical 'Follies'.
Alexis Smith was born Gladys Smith in 1921 in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. After her family moved to California, she grew into a precocious talent, performing ballet in public by the age of thirteen, dancing to 'Carmen' at the Hollywood Bowl. She later graduated with a degree in drama from Los Angeles City College, having previously won an acting contest whilst still in high school. During a performance of a play on campus, she was spotted by a Warner Brothers talent scout and signed a contract in 1941. Her earliest film roles were uncredited bit parts, and it took several years for her career to gain momentum. Much to her chagrin, the studio's publicity department touted Alexis as the 'Dynamite Girl'. Her first credited role was in the feature film Dive Bomber (Michael Curtiz, 1941), playing the female lead opposite Errol Flynn. She would make a total of four films with him including the boxing drama Gentleman Jim (Raoul Walsh, 1942) and the Western San Antonio (David Butler, 1945). Though decidedly second fiddle to the action and the charismatic Flynn, Alexis made a good first impression as the fetching romantic interest. She appeared with her future husband, Craig Stevens, in the comedy Steel Against the Sky (A. Edward Sutherland, 1941). Her appearance in The Constant Nymph (Edmund Goulding, 1943) opposite Charles Boyer, was described by a reviewer as an "intelligent rendition". It led to bigger parts. Her biggest hit of the mid-1940s was as Cole Porter's wife in the inaccurate but hugely successful biopic Night and Day (Michael Curtiz, 1946), starring Cary Grant. Until the early 1950s, she was paired with the top male stars in Hollywood. She appeared in two Film Noirs with Humphrey Bogart at his most menacing: the interesting and underrated Conflict (Curtis Bernhardt, 1945) and the excellent The Two Mrs. Carrolls (Peter Godfrey, 1947). As Clark Gable's wife in the gambling drama Any Number Can Play (Mervyn LeRoy, 1949), she was critically lauded as "genuinely appealing". In between there were also some conspicuous failures, particularly her somewhat stolid performance in the period drama The Woman in White (Peter Godfrey, 1948). Stylishly attired by costume designers like Milo Anderson and Helen Rose in the most glamorous gowns, Smith also proved to be a capable and spirited actress, despite relatively few opportunities to break out of the mould of 'the other woman'.
While Alexis Smith claimed in later years to have typecast herself during her Hollywood heydays, and that few of her assigned roles ever challenged her on any level, she frequently enjoyed good critical reviews for many of her performances. She was also popular with directors and film crews, who appreciated her relaxed, professional manner on the set. Smith had little to do in Here Comes the Groom (Frank Capra, 1951) and The Turning Point (William Dieterle, 1952) and her best part in the 1950s, though small, was that of Carol Wharton in The Young Philadelphians (Vincent Sherman, 1959). During the 1960s Alexis took a sabbatical from the screen to appear on stage with her husband, actor Craig Stevens (her marriage, a rare Hollywood success, lasted 49 years) in Critic's Choice, Cactus Flower and Mary, Mary. She reserved her best acting for the stage, becoming the Tony Award-winning star of Stephen Sondheim's musical Follies, in which she played Phyllis during the 1971 run on Broadway and at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles in 1972. In 1973 she played Sylvia Fowler in a revival of Clare Boothe Luce's The Women" and was nominated for another Tony for her leading role of Lila Halliday in Platinum in 1979. On television Alexis was seen infrequently from the mid-'50s, sometimes appearing on the same show opposite her husband. She had a recurring role as the homicidal Lady Jessica Montfort in Dallas during the 1984 and 1990 seasons and was nominated for an Emmy for a guest-starring role on Cheers (1982). Outside the US, she appeared in the French-Canadian thriller The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (Nicholas Gessner, 1976) with Jodie Foster, and in the French film La truite (Joseph Losey, 1982), starring Isabelle Huppert. In her last film, The Age of Innocence (Martin Scorsese, 1993), she was cast as a New York socialite, a type of character she had portrayed frequently in her heyday at Warners. Alexis Smith died in 1993 in Los Angeles of brain cancer.
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I desided to let others view this image, I have been told to stop being so selfconcious and share this pic with others.
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The objects in this wallpaper are separately rendered in 3d Max and Zbrush then finalized in photoshop software. The motivation behind this wallpaper was to portray an odd ,colorful and seductive world that seems to be a dangerous place for human being. I hope you will like it.
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The Burning Witches gang is a dangerous and ruthless group of young women who have been terrorizing communities across the country. They are known for their beautiful appearance, but their actions are far from beautiful. They are a gang of criminals who steal and rob without regard for human life and have been linked to multiple arson cases, hence their name "Burning Witches".
The gang members, who are primarily composed of young women, have been known to lead luxurious lifestyles, often seen driving high-end sports cars and wearing designer clothing. They are also known to seduce men, using their beauty and charm to manipulate them into committing crimes or giving them access to valuable information.
Despite their seductive ways, it is important to note that these women are extremely dangerous and should not be underestimated. They have been known to kill indiscriminately and without provocation, often leaving victims brutally murdered. They seem to have no control over their violent impulses and their actions have caused fear and panic in the communities they operate in.
The police have launched a nationwide manhunt for the gang, but so far they have been elusive. The gang is believed to be highly organized and well-funded, making it difficult for law enforcement to track them down.
In ancient times, witches were burned at the stake, but the irony is that the Burning Witches gang has turned the tables and are now the ones doing the burning. They have caused immense destruction and loss of life, and it is imperative that they be brought to justice.
The public is warned to stay away from these women, and to contact the police immediately if they suspect any involvement with the Burning Witches gang. They should not be approached as they are known to be armed and dangerous.
Model: Customize Figure Kit by Volks
I'm totally in love with her body sculpture! *_*
Non c'è niente da fare, lo sculpt di questo corpicino mi piace da impazzire!